Fourth of July float in downtown Anchorage. Kimball's Dry Goods store sign is visible in the background. Spectators line the street. The float, on the back of a truck, carries two children standing behind a miniature house, along with two buckets...
Title taken from image. Group of men around pool table; five players in back wear Treadwell Volunteer Firemen's uniforms with mine emblems. Emblems in image:700(3), M(2), RB (1). Emblems represent 700 Mine, Mexican Mine, Ready Bullion Mine. ...
Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
Title from verso of a similar photo. "The Red Star of Russia is a familiar sight at East Base and has been for months and months. With the lifting of military secrecy, this southern station of the Alaskan Division, ATC, has been disclosed as...
Title from verso. "The Red Star of Russia is a familiar sight at East Base and has been for months and months. With the lifting of military secrecy, this southern station of the Alaskan Division, ATC, has been disclosed as the funnel for a vast...
Round embroidered fabric patch. Design comprises a snarling polar bear head and gold star on blue field. This patch was in use by the Alaska Defense Command beginning in 1943. Object size: 2 1/2 inch diameter circle.
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,...
Title and description taken from verso. These people were all participants in a large potlatch that was held in Sitka in December of 1904. They are wearing a variety of ceremonial clothing for the occasion, including: hats trimmed with beads,...
Gold charm with Fairbanks Curling Club emblems on it. Overall shape is 4-part, with a curling stone at center and two crossed brooms behind. "F" at left, "C" at top-center, "C" at right, and "06" at bottom-center.