Title taken from verso. On verso a letter from the Public Information Division of the United States Coast Guard, dated 14 November 1948, is printed. The letter says the following about this photo: "Offical U.S. Coast Guard Photo. United...
Title from cataloger. Photograph of a woman who may be Cora Rivenburg standing on the porch of a house. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the right is our house at Stevens Village taken the day after our arrival. The school room occupied the...
Title from caption. Photograph of a fish wheel near Stevens Village. Narrative in photo album reads: "[For Indians along the Yukon lived?]mostly on fish, specifically on salmon. These were caught mostly by means of fish wheels, two of which...
Title from image. Photograph of a fishwheel on the Yukon River near Stevens Village. Narrative in photo album reads: "[For Indians along the Yukon lived?]mostly on fish specifically on salmon. These were caught mostly by means of fish...
Title from caption. Photograph of Sam the cat on the Rivenburg's roof in Rampart. Narrative in photo album reads: "Picture on the roof of the back entrance to our kitchen in Rampart. Sam lived on whole raw rabbits which I shot with a '22'...
Photograph of C. D. Brown's home in Seward, Alaska. The home is built off the ground and uses local unpeeled whole round logs. There is an addition to the back that may have used milled lumber. Also visible in the photograph is a child and a...
(2:12 min.) (12 of 12) Final comments for the record -- proud of Alaska; working within the government; obtained Statehood -- without revolution; Alaska -- finest state in the Union; delegates -- thinking of the future; resources -- Natives;...
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Barging on the river
barging; river history; summer -- Galena; hauling 140 ton loads; river trips; whole life on river; Holy Cross; freight; Nenana; Yukon; million gallon barge; Nenana; Fairbanks; Core of Engineers; Chena...
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...
(06 of 09) 6. Consultants and committees There were consultants at the convention to offer advice and assistance, including some consultants who were pushing an agenda. Each of the committees made a good effort and the document as a whole...
Title taken from caption; engraving pages page 658. "Natives of Prince Williams Sound". Drawing of two native men. The portraits show them with nose rings, labrets, earrings and shoulder-length hair. The man on the left is wearing a cloak...
Ttile taken from caption; engraving faces page 699. "Canoes of Oonalashka." The engraving shows two kayaks. The top picture shows a kayak with two paddlers, each with a single-bladed paddle. The men are wearing water-proof gear and...
Title taken from caption; engraving faces page 757. "Travelling in Winter in Kamtschatka". A scene depicting a man riding a team of dogs. The mountain and forest are clearly visible in the background.Book citation: Voyages round...
Title taken from caption; engraving faces page 760. "A Winter Habitation in Kamtschatka". A view of family life; the interior of a large room with exposed wooden beams and narrow, crooked trees used as pillars. Children are snuggled...
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "The Lower Icefall was Hell. Looked like God had picked up the whole glacier and tossed it into the air, letting pieces fall where they may. Going up was 2 hour trip; coming...