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,...
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...
Drawing of a cabin in the trees near Dawson, Yukon Territory. Artist may have been Frederic N. Atwood, who operated a studio in Dawson during this time. From verso: "Cabin on creek near Dawson, Y[ukon] T[erritory]." ca. 1899-1902.
View of woman standing next to car at Canadian Customs station at Pleasant Camp, Yukon Territory, Canada. Sign on building reads: "Canada Customs. Stop and report." Early 1960's. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
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...
Title from accompanying notes. "29 March (still). Hat & our VW Bus at milepost 1202. Canadian Customs at Beaver Creek, Yukon Territory." Canadian Customs point, Beaver Creek, Yukon Territory.
United States atlas: maps and charts accompanying the case and counter case of the United States, by the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal, and published by the United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1904.
Relief shown by hachures. Shows gold-bearing locations. Insets: Copper River of Alaska -- Klondike River of N.W. Territory. Includes table of distances and mail routes. Printed for S.N. Wood & Co., Columbian Woolen Mills, 718-722 Market St. San...
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...
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "Roadhouse near Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory where Pat & I treated Rich to a T-bone steak dinner in payment (small that it was, but we were broke) for bringing us down to...
Title from accompanying notes. "Yukon River before arriving in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Spent night in Whitehorse." A dock and walkway on the thawing Yukon River.
Title from accompanying notes. "22 April (still). Mount Logan: far distant in the Yukon Territory." Aerial view of Wrangell Mountain Range and Saint Elias Mountains.
Title taken from verso. View of people standing on bridge over Yukon River in Miles Canyon, Yukon Territory, Canada. Also from verso: "1929." 1929. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 5 3/4".
Group photo of (left to right) Billie Ferry, Patsy Henderson, and Peter L. Ferry standing in front of building in Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada. From front: "Carcross, Y.T., Aug. 22, 1929. P. Henderson, one of the first to find gold in the...
Title taken from verso. View of Peter L. Ferry family members at celebration of founding of Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada, with vehicles full of people in background. Family members, left to right: Peter L. Ferry, Catherine Ferry, Catherine B....
Title taken from verso. View of people, possibly Peter L. Ferry family members, standing on bridge over Miles Canyon on Yukon River in Yukon Territory, Canada. Also from verso: "1929 ... only bridge across the Yukon." 1929. Original photograph...
View of man in fur parka standing in front of sled pulled by five dogs near Dawson, Yukon Territory. From verso: "Dog team Dawson - Y[ukon]." ca. 1899-1902. Photographer: possibly Grace Carr Raymenton.