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 indexer. Photograph shows a Christmas card with a caribou next to tree. The card reads:"Season's greetings from Nome Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Miller". Original size is 3.25 in. x 5.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows Detroit News-Wilkins Arctic Expedition pilot Alger Graham by tail of Stinson Detroiter during 1927.. Original size is: 3.25 in. x 5.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows
Charlie Brower and Joe Crosson posing next to each other. Charlie Brower is smoking a cigar. Original size is: 3.25 in. x 5.25 in.
Brower Hopson who is the great grandson of both Charlie Brower...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a system of steam pipes thawing the permafrost on what may be the Seward Peninsula. Original size is 5.25 x 3.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a gold dredge in the distance with men working around it, with a system of pipes in the foreground. Location may be on the Seward Peninsula. Original size is 5.25 x 3.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a gold field being thawed by steam pipes. It is being prepared for a gold dredge. Original size is 5.25 x 3.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a street in Nome, Alaska piled high with snow. A horse can be seen behind a large mound of snow in front of the Maynard Columbus Hospital. The horse may be for snow removal. Original size is 5.25 in. x...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows smoke coming out of a house that appears to be on fire. People are standing around watching it. Original size is 5.25 in. x 3.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows smoke coming out of a house that appears to be on fire. People are standing around watching it. The house is next to a radio tower. Original size is 5.25 in. x 3.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows very deep snow in Nome, Alaska. It appears to be as high as the roofs on the houses that can be seen. Original size is 5.25 in. x 3.25 in.