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...
[Newly appointed State Assistant Fire Marshal Wallace Dawson (right) discusses his appointment with Gov. Egan and State Fire Marshal Robert Crouse (left).]
Title from verso. Military aircraft on Amchitka Island. Verso reads "Occupation of Amchitka Island in the Aleutians provides U.S. airmen with a base only 63 miles from Jap-held [ Japanese held ] Kiska and within 1700 miles of Tokyo. ...
Title from verso. Photograph of a camp during the advance across Attu Island. Verso reads: "As Americans advanced on Holtz Bay." "Attu Island--When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and...
Title from verso. Aerial photograph of landing barges bringing supplies to the American forces fighting on Attu Island. Verso reads: "Attu -- Crates of supplies litter the beach of Attu as landing barges bring more supplies ashore to...
Title from caption. Photograph of the gold rush town of Ruby, Alaska showing many newly constructed buildings and many canvas tents. The sternwheeler Sarah with three barges is just off shore.
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. Includes decorative border vignettes showing inhabitants of various regions, methods of transportation and other cultural details. "Newly augmented by I. S. 1626." Includes small portion of Alaska. ...
Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. Includes decorative border vignettes showing inhabitants of various regions, methods of transportation and other cultural details. "Newly augmented by I. S. 1626." Includes small portion of Alaska. ...
Title taken from donor's caption. "1905 Steamer Santa Ana". "Our first trip to Alaska - 16 days to Valdez. The boat was small, only 700 tons, and it was slow. We were to land at Valdez, a thousand miles north and seven hundred miles west,...
Title taken from accompanying note. A three-quarter-length tinted color portrait of a newly wed couple. The bride is wearing a white wedding dress and a veil. She wears small beads or ribbons braided around her forehead. She is holding a...
Title from caption. From verso: "Showing approaches and falsework for Lower Chords, Slana Bridge." Bridge construction over a river in early winter. There are men at work, a tractor and other equipment on the road, a boat in the river, and...
Title from accompanying notes. A group of men in a newly formed base camp at Russell Glacier. Their supplies are scattered on the grounds, along with skis, flags, poles, ropes, axes, markers, equipment, boxes and bags.
Title taken from caption. View of the exterior of the newly completed McKinley Park hotel. The hotel was inside Mount McKinley National Park (later Denali National Park and Preserve).
Title taken from caption. View of the front entrance exterior of the newly completed McKinley Park hotel. The hotel was inside Mount McKinley National Park (later Denali National Park and Preserve).
Title taken from image. Photo shows a crowd gathered outside the newly constructed Matanuska Valley Hospital for the dedication ceremony. Dr. Albrecht, medical director of the hospital, is at the front door. "P-546-B Hewitts Photo Shop" written...
Title taken from caption. View across the newly completed, single lane Matanuska Bridge in Matanuska Valley, Alaska. 1934. Original photograph size: 7" x 5".