Relief shown by hill shading. Cover title: Alaska: through scenic seas to the land of the midnight sun. Inset: [Grand Trunk Pacific railway line from Prince Rupert to Edmonton]. Text and photos on verso are promotional material for Grand Trunk...
Selective relief shown by hachures. Inset: North America showing location of Alaska in relationship to the United States. Ancillary maps: Alaska Steamship Company's map of Southeastern Alaska Route, the Alaska Excursion Route -- [Southcentral and...
48 second color/silent film clip, of a trip on the Riverboat Discovery in Fairbanks, Alaska. Clip shows passengers loading, Jim Binkley talking on a microphone, Mary Binkley talking to passengers about fur, and a trip to an Athabascan fish camp.
(3:46 min) (19 of 19) Travel agency Started the first tour agency with Chuck West; called it the Arctic Alaska Travel Agency located in the Co-Op. Paul rented the travel agency's space from Cap Lathrop. He also opened an office in...
(5:35 min.) (08 of 24) 08 Spring preparations. Rust preventation on ship. Liked to work on the SS Aleutian -- a nice ship and a fast one. Assistant Steward assisted passengers, cleaned cabins before the next passengers were brought aboard,...
(4:47 min.) (14 of 24) 14 Chief Steward's duties Dealt with VIP's. Directed tourists to local attractions such as the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau or Totem Pole Park and the Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Sitka. Arranged transportation. ...
(6:26 min.) (15 of 24) 15 Deck Steward Deck steward arranged entertainment and kept the passengers happy with games. Wealthy lady from San Franciso had John Sewick fired. Dart's of Seattle stored the cars of passengers. John Sewick was...
(4:20 min) (18 of 24) 18 Strikes and Seattle in the 1930's
Smith Towers. Strikes caused lots of problems with tourists; they only had limited time and couldn't afford the time loss. The Steward and the Purser would have to work things out...
41 second, black & white/silent film clip of scenes from a trip up the Inside Passage, Southeast Alaska. The scenery includes a steamship, clouds, mountains, and a coastal town. The people may be tourists.
57 second, black & white with audio track, film clip of Jay Hammond discussing the difference between the sightseeing tourist to the sport hunter/fisher before the JFSLUPC (Joint Federal State Land Use Planning Commission) at Naknek, Alaska. Jay...
Title from cataloger notes. Full notes read: "First bus trip to Anchorage from Fairbanks over Richardson Highway 1946 or 1947. Persons from left to right - Charles B. West, Jack Musiel, (Russell Swank - garage operator Anchorage), Paul...
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "McKinley Park Hotel. We didn't spend the night here, but instead sacked out at the train station."
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: This is a view of the bay area from an elevated location. The picture captures the harbor with extended wooden piers and wharfs that resemble a commercial port. Two small islands are also visible.
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: This is a view of Esquimalt harbor from shore. Several ships at various distances can be seen as well as the dock yard, and other houses along the shoreline.