(3:13 min.) (04 of 20) Merger I--Northland trans absorbed by Alaska Steam--Pacific steamship co.--G. W. Skinner--Ray Anderson--D. E. Ned Skinner--William Semar--Captain Erling Brastad
(3:58 min.) (13 of 27) Problems with cooks
Camp cooks were brothers, and cooks were good as long as they were sober. One went to Livengood after an argument and got drunk. When he returned and his brother got off shift, he cut up all the...
(3:33 min.) (13 of 24) 13 Hiring and the unions
Unions started up in earnest in 1935 or 1936. Sometimes you had to work around the union to get who you wanted for your crew. The stewards' crew didn't have much time when they were in port,...
(3:28 min.) (13 of 28) 13. Whitehorse and Fairbanks
George stayed awhile in Seattle and saw Boeing in full wartime production. Eighteen to twenty B-17's a day were produced. He went to Whitehorse, YT. Bill Lavery was a pilot for Morrison...
Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Title from caption. Photograph shows men operating a mile driver to construct a bridge over Moose Creek. The bridge is apparently bridge no. 13 and sits at mile 460.3. Caption also reads: "No. 98, A. J. Johnson, Official Photographer A.E.C."
Title taken from front. View of floatplane "Boston No. 3" used in U.S. Army Air Service World Flight in harbor at Seward, Alaska, with boats in background. April 13, 1924. Photographer: Alaska Shop. Postcard. Original photograph size: 3 1/8" x 5...
Title taken from front. Group of people enjoying watermelon, Barrow, Alaska. From photographer's notes: "Picture taken at midnight in Pt. Barrow, Alaska, 1921. Sandy Smith? second from left came over land and bought a watermelon. No. 1 from left,...
View of Kodiak, Alaska. From verso: "With kindest thoughts. H. P. Allen. [Address:] Dr. Haverstock, Anchorage, Alaska. [Postmark:] Kodiak, Alaska. Jun 13 1928. 10 AM." 1928. Postcard. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 5 3/8".
Pair of smoked moosehide moccasins that show much wear;
unplucked beaver fur trim at ankles and on tongues; ties of
twisted blue and red wool; flower on vamp of each
moccasin, daffodile? done in seed beads, black, yellow,
three shades of green,...
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,...
Rusty (Benzie "Rusty" Ola Dow) standing in the doorway of the rear railroad car. Photo taken in Nenana, on the way home from Fairbanks. Two other passengers are standing beside the train. A railroad crossing sign is visible to the left of the...
Title taken from caption. View of a woman musher wearing a bib numbered 13, standing with her sled and dog sled team on 4th Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. There are at least three people with their cameras out, two in the act of taking...
Atlas of award: twenty-five sectional maps and index map showing the line fixed by the Tribunal, by the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal, and published by the United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1904.
Title from indexer. Collection of photographs related to the duel between Soapy Smith and Frank Reid, and the running out of town of Soapy Smith's gang. Many of the photographs appear to be from Case & Draper. Caption reads: The tragedy...
Title from caption in photo album. Full Caption reads: "The Alaskan Polar Bear Hockey Team 1 Pat O'Neill 'Alaska's native son' (Trainer) 2 Glen Franklin 'We GOT to win this game fellows' (Manager) 3 Doc. L. L. Hufman 'Judge of scotch'...
Title by cataloguer. Names were furnished by Hilda Stevens. Front row (l. to r.): 1. Liza Luke; 2. Old Moses; 3. Rachel Jacobs; 4. Selina Pitka; 5. Katherine Peter; 6. Esther Peterson; 7. Old Stephen; 8....
View of Copper River flowing through Copper River Valley, Alaska, with Wrangell Mountains. From front: "Mt. Drum, 13,100 ft. - Mt. Wrangell, 14,100 ft. - Mt. Blackburn, 16,140 ft., Alaska." Photographer's number 601. n.d. Photographer: Sawyers....