Title from cataloger. Photograph of the stern wheeler Susie at Eagle, Alaska. The narrative in the album states: "The boat below is the 'Susie,' an oil burner, which carried us from Dawson to Stevens Village. This view was taken at Eagle, the...
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...
"Ott and Scheele owned the Northern Commercial Co. store at Eagle, Alaska. Having purchased it when the Northern Commercial Co. discontinued their Eagle Trading Co store at the left of the picture, he dealt mostly with the natives. The building at...
Title from caption. Photograph of Moore's Wharf showing five steamships. An advertisement for Moore's Wharf Co. is attached. Caption reads: "Moore's Wharf Skaguay Alaska 4 years after completion. July 4th 1904 date of this photo. No. 1....
The John W. Chapman Family Papers consist of material relating to John Wight Chapman and May Seely Chapman and their work as Episcopal missionaries at Anvik, Alaska (1887-1930), as well as family correspondence, genealogical information,...
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Back then you had to check in with customs every time you stopped. Margaret met up with two others bound for Alaska (Major Ware and Joe Barber), and they figured to save money by taking the...
Title taken from caption. "9358 -- (36) We frequently see published statements to the effect that the aborigines are rapidly disappearing, but the scene here depicted contradicts such an assertion. The eleven youthful Esquimaux who make up the...
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "Up ahead, a lumber rig which had jackknifed in the soft shoulder and was blocking the ALCAN highway. Occured before we reached Canadian Customs at Beaver Creek. View is from...
Title taken from caption. Photographer number C34. Cataloguer's note: A picture of a family from King Island, Alaska, dressed in seal skin parkas and other traditional garments. A large boat and a tent can be seen in the background. The...
Title provided by cataloguer. This is a snap shot of five men seated on the ground. In the background, one can make out a large crowd; this event is probably a gathering for a whaling festival.
Title is based on identification furnished by Roy David Tok, Alaska during the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005.
Title is based on identification furnished by Roy David Tok, Alaska during the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005.
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: This is a view of a log cabin which is presumably a customs' office. What is striking about this picture is the hill behind the cabin. There are numerous tree stumps through out and across the hill....