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...
Polly Petty plays ping pong with man in uniform in basement of UFO building in Anchorage, Alaska, while other men look on. From caption: "Polly was a pretty good player. Bowling alley was also in basement." ca. 1945. Original photograph size: 4" x...
Title taken from front. View of shaking screen and table used for washing coal in coal washing plant, Sutton, Alaska. Coal was moved onto screens using conveyors where it was sorted for size, and waste products were removed on picking table. Also...
Title supplied by cataloger. Vi Redington sits on a folding chair at a table with other people. Two women, two children, and a man sit at a table with cups and mugs. Original format: 35mm color slide
Title from cataloger. Photograph of Lawyer Rivenburg seated at his kitchen table reading a book. Visible behind him is a pantry full of canned food, a plant, and a still life poster. Narrative in album reads: "Here is a flashlight of myself...
Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
Two women that are possibly standing on a blanket- or rug-covered table, with a moose skull on the front and two men also visible. On the right is Charlotte who married Big Steve and on the left is Margaret Lord.
Title taken from caption. View of one of the National Geographic expedition members at work using an alidade. An alidade is a topographic surveying and mapping instrument used for determining directions, consisting of a telescope and attached...