The Alaska ferry, Wickersham, was purchased by the State of Alaska from the Swedish Stena Line for $6,960,000.00 in April, 1968, having only been built and in service for 6 months. Originally named M.V. Stena Brittanica, the ferry left Gothenberg,...
Title from caption. Photograph shows a large crowd at the the sale of the first lot, in Nenana, Alaska. Caption reads: "The first lot sold at Nenana, Alaska. Aug. 24th. 1916. And the purchaser, Harry E. St. George". A large black spot appears...
Title taken from caption. A view of the information center at Wood Center. According to the sign posted on the wall, Daily News Miner, Anchorage Daily News, and Anchorage Times all sold for 15 cents, and the Wall Street Journal sold for 40...
Title taken from caption. "Copyright, 1897, By Keppler & Schwarzmann J. Ottmann Lith. [Lithography] Co. Puck Building New York". This color cartoon drawing/poster captures a large man towering over a mining site while digging and seemingly...
Title by indexer. This is NCA's famed all-metal Lockheed Vega NC 12288. It was the first of only three all-metal ones manufactured by Lockheed. Wiley Post's Vega and the others were of wood frame construction. This metal Vega was one of...
Title supplied by cataloger. Slide labeled, 'Bob Bacon 30' Boat he built sold to Joe Sr.' Slide carousel labeled, 'Old Pictures.' Original format: 35mm color slide
One map on 2 sheets. "By Robt. Morden & Will'm. Berry." Shows California as an island; much of the Arctic is blank. Relief shown pictorially. Ancillary map: [Polar projection of the arctic and subarctic]. Decorative cartouche including Captain...
One map on 2 sheets. Shows California as an island; much of the arctic is blank. Relief shown pictorially. Ancillary map: [Polar projection of the arctic and subarctic]. Decorative cartouche including Captain John Wood's coat of arms. Many...
Shows land and sea routes to Alaskan and Klondike gold fields with distances. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Cover title: Pocket map of Alaska. Panel title: Correct map of Alaska and Klondike. Issued by Wm. W. Hart & Co. Prime...
Women in Tanana in calfskin parkas. Names were written on the back of photograph as follows from left to right: Charlotte Nicholia (Helen Peter's aunt), Susie Kennedy...
Additional text on photo reads: "A. E. C. G560. P. S. Hunt." Text on album page reads: "Picture of the town of Wasilla, Mile 159 on the Government Railroad, taken on the day of the first sale of lots, June 20,...
Caption from cataloger. This photograph shows reindeer carcasses hanging on heavy frames. Four people also appear in the picture. The mission referred to is probably the Society of Friends (Quaker) Mission in Kotzebue. "Here is a picture of...