Title from indexer. Photograph shows a man and an older woman standing in front of an airplane. Another man appear to be working on the airplane. The man appears to be Joe Crosson and the woman appears to be Nellie Ross Norwood. They are...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows Lillian Crosson wearing a fur coat standing in front of an airplane. A man is sitting on the airplane in the background.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows Lillian and Joe Crosson standing in front of an airplane. On the side of the airplane "Airways, Inc." can be seen.
Title by indexer. Photograph shows a crowd surrounding a dogsledder and his team. In the background a large American flag hangs from a building. Original size is 3 x 5.5 in.
Title from caption: "Front St., Ruby, Alaska, Jan. 11, 1912."
Street scene of downtown Ruby, Alaska. Rows of businesses and shops are shown with pedestrians walking outside in the snow. Postcard is postmarked from Tanana, Alaska on Feb. 15,...
Four Eskimo girls are standing with three reindeer in front of a tent. Postcard is addressed to Mr. Newton Clemons, Devine, Texas, Medina Co. [County]. Written on verso, "Dear brother Newton, I received your postal of...
59-second film clip, black & white/silent. From title frame: "Machetanz Collection , 1951 - 1954". Film clip of a boy retrieving a dog harness from a cache and harnessing a dog. The boy then is seen with several puppies.
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 taken from caption. "11506 -- (35) Some of the sites selected by the prospectors who joined the stampede to the Yukon in 1898 were both picturesque and romantic.
In the view here represented, a cosy spot has been chosen under the...
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: A close up shot of an indigenous Alaskan man, with a weary expression and riding a sleigh driven by a single reindeer.
Title by cataloguer. The Fur Seals are warm blooded. Their thick fur coats keep them warm in the Arctic. Once a year, the Fur Seals shed their fur as well as a layer of blubber under the skin. The Seals also have long sensitive whiskers that...
Title taken from sign on photograph. A group of passengers dressed in heavy fur coats are seated in an open coach (the back of a vehicle). A small crowd is gathered, seemingly to see them off. The side of the truck is painted "U.S. Mail, Wells...
Title taken from sign on photograph. A horse-drawn stage sleigh/coach and mail carrier with passengers dressed in fur coats and hats. The sleigh reads: "U.S. Mail", "Ed. S. Orr & Co.", and "Fairbanks Valdez Stage".