View of Japanese soldier skiing, Attu Island, Alaska, during World War II. Photo among those later found on Attu after its capture by the United States. From front: "Attu, 1943." 1943. Original photograph size: 7" x 5".
Skiers, buildings, and quonset huts at Arctic Valley, near Anchorage, Alaska, with view of Knik Arm in distance. From verso: "Arctic Valley skiing 2-26-50." Feb. 26, 1950. Original photograph size: 4" x 5".
Skiers on ski slopes, Curry, Alaska, with rope tow. From verso: "Ski slopes at Curry. Official Alaska Railroad photo." n.d. Original photograph size: 5" x 7".
Title taken from verso. View of buildings and ski tow, Arctic Valley, near Anchorage, Alaska. Also from verso: "2-26-50." Feb. 26, 1950. Original photograph size: 4" x 5".
Title taken from verso. Skiers and buildings at Arctic Valley, near Anchorage, Alaska, with view of Knik Arm in background. Feb. 26, 1950. Original photograph size: 4" x 5".
52 second, black & white/silent, film clip of people hiking with skis, lacing up their boots, traversing a hill, skiing downhill, and failing to land a ski jump. Also included are scenes of skiers warming up around a fire and a sunset.
Title taken from caption. Beulah Marrs (later Beulah Marrs Parisi) on snow skis with others skiing in background in Alaska. ca. 1945. Original photograph size: 4" x 5".
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a pair of water skiers being pulled out of the harbor into Gastineau Channel by a skiff. Caption from finding aid reads "Water skiing 1951". Location appears to be Juneau, Alaska.
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...