Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
Remainder of title: , and conferring jurisdiction upon said court to hear, examine, adjudicate, and enter judgement upon any and all claims which said Indians may have, or claim to have, against the United States, and for other purposes.
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, - That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty...
Remainder of title: and recommending an appropriation for the payment for the territory ceded to the United States, and legislation for the occupation and government of the same. At head of title: 40th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Ex.Doc....
Two women identified as Nora (left) and Angnolok (right).
Caption: Eskimos are not Indians, but Mongoloids. Both have all inherent reverence for their ancestors, the Japanese possessing the characteristic a degree stronger than the...
1 map on 6 sheets; sheets from atlas with facing pages joined to make 3 sheets. Shows tracks of various voyages. Includes text, historical and geographical notes, and tables of comparative astronomical observations. Relief shown pictorially. ...
1 map on 6 sheets; sheets from atlas with facing pages joined to make 3 sheets. Shows tracks of various voyages. Includes text, historical and geographical notes, and tables of comparative astronomical observations. Relief shown pictorially. ...
1 map on 6 sheets; sheets from atlas with facing pages joined to make 3 sheets. Shows tracks of various voyages. Includes text, historical and geographical notes, and tables of comparative astronomical observations. Relief shown pictorially. ...
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. "Drawn by G. Noetzel. Engraved by W.P. Sefton and J.A. Waddey." "Issued with H.O. Chart No. 68 as a supplement." "No. 1189." "Printed July, 1890." Annotated.
Title from verso. Photograph of a camp during the advance across Attu Island. Verso reads: "As Americans advanced on Holtz Bay." "Attu Island--When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and...
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of protecting and conserving the fisheries of the United States...
Ta'giuqtigapta Tuapaktusu'gmi Immersion Camp: Iñupiaq Land Use Values and Resources Video: 1 minute and 23 seconds, MPG-1 format. A group of campers went on a long hike, heading out first along the shore and then arcing inland and back towards...
Relief shown pictorially. Shows major routes of exploration. From Thomas Jefferys and others, The American atlas. Series: A chart of North and South America : including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes trails and railroad routes. Inclosed area indicates land from which the Cassiar Central Railway may select 700,000 acres. Inset: Key map of the Canadian Yukon and northern territory of British...
Relief shown by hill shading and spot heights. Shows U.S. post offices in Alaska. Includes ancillary descriptive text and maps: Map of Great Northern Railway Coast Lines and connections for Alaska -- Key map showing routes to Alaska. In color....
Relief shown by hachures. Shows water and overland routes to gold fields. Inset: Section map of Turn Again Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska. "Compliments of Alaska Transportation and Investment Co." Includes distance table, and an index in the margin. ...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings and isolines. Oriented with north to the upper left. Shows tracks of the "Bear" on sea, summer and winter, and tracks of Lieut. Jarvis' and Dr. Calls' overland trip, Lieut....
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings and isolines. Oriented with north to the upper left. Shows tracks of the "Bear" on sea, summer and winter, and tracks of Lieut. Jarvis' and Dr. Calls' overland trip, Lieut....