Slavery was an accepted custom in many Native tribes. On May 8, 1886, District Judge Layfayette Dawson in Sitka decided that the Thirteenth Amendment and the 1866 Civil Rights Act abolishing slavery applied to the "uncivilized tribes" of Alaska. ...
Shows fur district boundaries in red. Includes notes on each district. Relief shown by spot heights. Inset: [Eastern Aleutian Islands] "Alaska Game Commission: Circular No. 8, 1931-32." "Alaska Map A."
Title from note on verso. Note reads: "Gifts for St. Joseph's - District #4. Alaska Nurses Association has given St. Joseph's Hospital a [tracheotomy] set in memory of Sister Gustave Marie, staff member who died last January. Making the...
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,...
Group photograph of the U.S. District Court (floating), taken in Unga, Alaska. Identifications are: front row left to right, Steve Casler, ?, Judge Brown?, Joseph L. Reed; back row, Isaac Hamburger, Judge Brown?, ?, Babe Hayes?, ?. The men are...
Map of southeastern B.C., showing the divisions within the Kootenay District and portions of some adjacent districts. Includes creeks, settlements, railroads, etc. On verso: Sketch Map of the Southern Portion of British Columbia; Map of the...
Title from caption. Photograph shows view of tents at railroad construction camp at mile 462 Fairbanks District, Alaska. Caption also reads: "No. 105, A. J. Johnson, Official Photographer A.E.C."
Title from caption. Photograph shows men standing on railroad locomotive on railroad bridge during construction at mile 462.7 in Fairbanks District, Alaska. Caption also reads: "No. 106, A. J. Johnson, Official Photographer A.E.C."
Title from caption: "Joe [Roy?] and Co. [illegible words] Dump Trail Creek-Ruby gold mining district, 1913. Written on the verso, "Dear Mama, your letter of May [?] at hand. I am all O.K. and glad to hear from you. I am as you imagoned...
62 second, black & white/silent film clip, of the business district in Palmer, Alaska. Shown in this film clip are Sally's Cafe, Koslosky's General Store, Valley City Cafe, the post office and barbershop. A man pumps gasoline into an...