(6:24 min.) (07 of 12) Supplies from Massacre Bay Winched up ridge--Lt. Col Green--disposition of Japanese forces--Getting supplies up to engineer hill--Building a switch back road--each man going up carried K-rations, bullets or mortar...
(6:47 min) (24 of 28) 24. DC-3 training
George met a Pan Am Clipper pilot who set him up for training at LaGuardia Airport. He was leasing a Pan Am DC-3 but the corporate heads cancelled the deal. Bill Conrad was the instructor George went...
Title taken from front. Alaska Railroad bridge over Talkeetna River, Alaska, formed from three photos to create a panoramic view. Also from front: "A.E.C. G1313. A.E.C. G1314. A.E.C. G1315." An Alaskan Engineering Commission photo. Photographer's...
S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd. [1900?], 320 pages An adventure tale, set in Alaska, with a buried treasure; "Red Mountain," referred to in the title, is named for a red ore, "Cinnabar," from which miners can extract mercury
Amason, Lena (artist). Sculpture: Wood, paint, beads, seal whiskers, walrus whiskers. Size: 24 x 12 x 6 in. This work is made from a well-used hatch cover from the fishing boat owned by Lena Amason's step-father.
(6:23 min.) (21 of 24) 21 Purchasing agent (cont.)
Purchasing agent had to fulfill requests in an expeditious manner. Sewick maintained contacts with many suppliers. Sold off some of the company's property. Employees' had first chance to...
(6:56 min.) (23 of 24) 23 Cannery runs
A ship would take up the crews and the empty cans in the spring. Filipino workers were in the majority. In the fall, the cannery workers and the fish would come back. The Swedish fishermen were...
Title taken from front. View of railroad construction site at mile 438 in Interior Alaska. An Alaska Engineering Commission photo. Photographer's number 69. July 24, 1919. Original photograph size: 6 1/2" x 8 1/2".
(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...
(6:52 min.) (17 of 24) 17 Purser's job vs. Steward's job. Union strikes
Purser dealt more with freight. The strikes happened, and the crew started making more money. "We didn't even know what overtime was." The price of everything went up...
Title taken from front. View of railroad construction site at mile 438 in Interior Alaska. An Alaska Engineering Commission photo. Photographer's number 68. July 24, 1919. Original photograph size: 6 1/2" x 8 1/2".
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,...
ASL-MS4-2-3b-5 Item 5 (acc. # 10213) Physical description: [68]p. Interpretation by Lydia Black, 1975 The following are stitched together as one booklet.
1. Title page bears the following inscription. File Re....
Sign for Earthquake Park, where huge tracts of land slid into the Inlet during 1964 Alaska Earthquake, in Anchorage, Alaska. Seal with totem pole and Alaska flag at left. Sign reads: "Alaska Purchase Centennial 1867-1967. Earthquake Park. 'And...
(4:48 min.) (09 of 24) 09 Food and health on-board the ship Beef served frequently and caused complaints. Sometimes it was the waiter's fault, sometimes it was the traveler's fault, and sometimes it was the sea. The nurse had to help lots...
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....
6 maps on one sheet. Components: Chart of Iliuliuk Harbor, Unalaska -- Sketch of Sannak Ids. And reefs, Alaska -- Sketch of Acherk Harbor, Sannak I. -- Sketch of Port Moller, north side, Alaska Peninsula, Bering Sea -- Sketch of St. Matthew and...