The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
The collection consists of 42 photographs and brief descriptions, taken during an archaeological dig in Fairbanks. Photographs depict fossils, artifacts, rock and soil formations, gold mining operations and equipment, and landscapes. Persons...
Title from caption in album: "July 26 - Another exposure - Still McKinley not appear in negative". Photograph shows an area of heavy brush with trees in the background.
Title taken from verso and cataloger's notes. Verso reads: "As We Began. 1950 (May)." Image shows three men standing outside a quonset hut surrounded by black spruce trees. One man appears to be jacking up the structure. Parked...
Title from photographic record Full notes: "Hollis operation of the Ketchikan Pulp Company on Prince of Wales Island in the Maybeso Drainage. Felling a large Sitka spruce. Note the springboard which is used to give the faller a place to work...
Title from photographic record Full notes: "High climber on his way up a large Sitka spruce to be 'topped' for use as a spar pole in high lead logging. Hollis operation of the Ketchikan Pulp Company in the Maybeso Drainage of Prince of Wales...
Spruce logs, harvested from West Coast of Prince of Wales Island, float in rafts; a man measures one of the logs; houses line shore in background Photographer's number 189811