(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...
(4:20 min.) (09 of 09) 9. After the convention. Les played a very valuable role in bringing people together. There was great camaraderie among the delegates. Les went home and showed his father a copy of the constitution. His father read...
(4:00 min.) (20 of 24) 20 Purchasing agent
Nicky Jones was the purchasing agent, but he got too sick to do the job. They hired a replacement from Boeing. Buying for an airplane company was very different from buying for a ship. He quickly...
(4:11 min) (20 of 27) Haul Road -- Cook & conditions
Cook volunteered to go along when he heard about project. He handed out cookies to the kids, helped in building community relations. Construction was moving slow; there were just not...
(4:35 min.) (20 of 24) 19 Labor negotiations
The steamship companies retained lawyers to negotiate. Alaska Steamship Co. had Bogo, Bogo and Gates to represent them. Some of the smaller companies would represent themselves. John had a good...
Title taken from caption. View of three people standing at end of dock with steamboat at dock at left in McGrath, Alaska. Also from caption: "See letter to Dad, July 20, 1943." July 4, 1943. Original photograph size: 4" x 5".
(4:17 min) (08 of 20) Nome was different--seasonal office--King Islanders--Larger territory--lighterage companies--Hireing longshoremen--Lomen Comercial Co.--ship fire--insurance--general average agreements
(4:45 min) (10 of 20) Tariffs--East bound fish--Northern Transportation Company--Eastbound Tariff 2c--Rates from west to east cost--loading ships and trains--Protests against tariffs--Train/ship--Setting tariffs--Section 1 Interstate Commerce...
(4:23 min.) (17 of 20) Shismaref/ cargo unloading-piece hauling problems with fixed tariff--Umiaks with outboard motors--unloading a pick-up truck--George Goshaw--published tariff easy to undercut and regulations on general carriers
(4:36 min.) (19 of 20) G. W. Skinner/ tourism--Oregon (ship)--Alaska Consolidated Canneries--Cannery ship--Yes Bay--Bob Rose--Paid commissions to railroad companies as well as travel agents--Kenny Cross--H. N. Peterson
Title taken from sign in photo. Several women planting flowers around sign in Anchorage, Alaska, with buildings and vehicles in background. Sign reads: "Blue Star Memorial Highway. A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States...
Title taken from front. Frank Glaser sits in front of log building with silver tip grizzly hides from bears he shot mounted on walls, Interior Alaska. Also from front: "Phot. of F. Glaser." From verso: "4 silvertips killed by F. Glaser in 20...
Title taken from front. View of concrete mixer and construction workers at railroad bridge pier construction site on Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska, with crane at left. An Alaska Engineering Commission photo. Photographer's number 20. Aug. 4, 1922....
Wrapper for Sunrise brand bread, Anchorage, Alaska. Printing on wrapper reads: "Marlatt's Sunrise white enriched bread. Sunrise, the good bread." From information with photo: "Sunrise bread in new wrapper." Aug. 20, 1957. Photographer: Ward W....
View of group of men on shore of creek, possibly in Anchorage, Alaska area, with paddle wheel in background. From front: "A.E.C. No. 20. The Sydney Laurence Co." From verso: [Men identified include:] "1. F.A. Hansen [second from left], 2. Anton...
London : Nisbet, [1881?] 432 p., 4 leaves of plates : ill. : 20 cm.
The Giant of the North, published around 1881, is a tale about an Eskimo man who serves as a guide to a group of Englishmen as they search for the North Pole