Title by indexer. Photograph shows a collection of photographs illustrating the deaths of Jefferson "Soapy" Smith and Frank H. Reid. The photographs include Smith on the day he died, doctors examining his body, and his gang being rounded up....
Title from verso. Photograph of a soldier witing in a notebook from the entrance of a tent. Verso reads: "His cartridge belt by his feet, Private Oliver Delorio of San Francisco takes time out during the Attu Island campaign to write a...
Title from caption. Photograph of a scow shooting Miles Canyon near Whitehorse, YT. Caption reads: "Shooting Miles Canyon on scow, the waters of this Box Canyon run very swift and many early stampeders lost their lives [on] it decending in...
Title taken from caption. "9272 -- (31) On March 28, 1898, the government reindeer relief expedition landed at Haines Mission. The herd then numbered 525.
From the date of the landing of the deer at Haines Mission the story of the...
Title taken from caption. "13 Apr 45. [WACs setting type for printing]."
World War II changed the lives of women in significant ways. The war not only drew American women to the labor force, but it also brought them into the organized...
Photograph of the USS Juneau at dry dock. Probably just prior to commissioning. The USS Juneau was sunk just after the battle of Guadalcanal, only 10 of her crew survived. Five of the dead from this ship were the Sullivan...
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note. "Junior Red Cross boxes brought smiles of delight to the faces of Aleut children in the Red Cross shelter at Camp Denali while plans were being made for their return to Old Harbor. Gift...
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note. "A pickup immersed by the waters off the point of Nyman's Peninsula aboard the Naval Station, Kodiak, forced two seamen, William D. Maule of Canoga Park, Calif., and Bruce Reid of Selah,...
Title taken from donor's caption. A cabin stands next to two tents. Behind them are trees and mountains; in front, possibly piles of fuelwood and a rack hung with skins or fish for drying. "The unwritten law of the early day Alaskan...
Title taken from caption. The card reads "Thy bounty shines in Autumn, unconfined, / And spreads a feast for everything that lives. / So many we, Lord, the greater blessing know / That comes to him who hath and gives." Color postcard.
Title taken from creator's notes. Photograph of a church congregation with the following caption: The church "faithfuls": the pastor, Orland Cory on the front row. The upright support of the light over the church sign appears to be pointing to...
Title from accompanying notes. "Floyd & Pete burying skis for use as anchor points to tie down the plane for the night. Floyd, and Lois who lives in Illiamna (which is NW of Kodiak) spent the night. Note: Lois describes her night staying with...