Title taken in part from photographer's notes. Collection notes: The mother is Annie James, wife of Arthur James Sr. The baby is probably Roland James. Photographer's number 216.
Included in this collection are pictures of the Rodebaughs, Noel and Ralph Wien, A.A. Bennett, Ed Hudson and Fred Mueller. There are also images of the various planes flown in Alaska during this era of newfound commercial aviation and notable...
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
The collection consists of 42 photographs and brief descriptions, taken during an archaeological dig in Fairbanks. Photographs depict fossils, artifacts, rock and soil formations, gold mining operations and equipment, and landscapes. Persons...
The James Edwin Morrow Photographs consist of 121 color transparencies and slides with images of various places in Alaska taken in the early to mid 1960s and in 1971. Subjects include Chicken, Ninilchik, Kachemak Bay, Homer, Kenai, Seldovia,...
Portrait photograph of Major General James C. Jensen, Commander Alaskan Air Command Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska from 1963 to 1966. From verso: "Major General James C. Jensen. Commander Alaskan Air Command Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska (Air...
Portrait photograph of James Doogan. This was taken when he served as a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional Convention, held in Fairbanks at the University of Alaska, November 8, 1955 - February 6, 1956.
Portrait photograph of James Hurley. This was taken when he served as a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional Convention, held in Fairbanks at the University of Alaska, November 8, 1955 - February 6, 1956.
Portrait photograph of James Nolan. This was taken when he served as a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional Convention, held in Fairbanks at the University of Alaska, November 8, 1955 - February 6, 1956.
(6:12 min.) (06 of 12) Lack of experience to arctic conditions Casualties due to cold--4 D-8 dozers stuck in tundra--Attu was a disaster, fiasco--Got winter supplies, shoe packs later--men stuck for 8 or 9 days --Japaneese were better equipped...
(6:24 min.) (07 of 12) Supplies from Massacre Bay Winched up ridge--Lt. Col Green--disposition of Japanese forces--Getting supplies up to engineer hill--Building a switch back road--each man going up carried K-rations, bullets or mortar...
(5:26 min.) (08 of 12) More on supply transportation Poorly prepared and equipped--Pushed caterpillars (bulldozers) off the top of ridge--3 of 4 survived--built switchback down to cats--escorting an engineer company
(8:13 min.) (09 of 12) Battle on Attu Took company of engineers to a ridge --walked back in the dark--connected with another unit--Japanese followed their path and attacked--Screamed "mitsui?"--Many G. I.'s killed--Capt. killed--Japanese got...
(3:59 min.) (10 of 12) Clean-up and next day Remaining Japanese ran into a draw--Engineer company sent in to kill the 26 or so--next day same thing happened again with--same results--only 30-40 left after that--Capt. Siddens charge--Two men...