Manuscript map. Shows Krenitzin's and Levashev's voyage from Kamchatka to the Fox Islands in 1768 and 1769, and was purportedly secured from Catherine II by or for the Scottish historian William Robertson by his friend Dr. Rogerson, the Empress's...
Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the upper right. Shows steamer routes. Annotations include elevations. Annotated by Thos B. Bishop of the ship Fox. In lower right margin: 8001. Stamped "Sub Office U.S. Coast and Geodetic...
Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the upper right. Shows steamer routes. Annotations include elevations. Annotated by Thos B. Bishop of the ship Fox. In lower right margin: 8001. Stamped "Sub Office U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey...
Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the upper right. Shows steamer routes. Annotations include elevations. Annotated by Thos B. Bishop of the ship Fox. In lower right margin: 8001. Stamped "Sub Office U.S. Coast and Geodetic...
Title taken from creator's notes. Notes read: "This shot was taken of the 'ghost town' left behind in the Fox area when the gold dredge (now Gold Dredge 8) quit operating." Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000.
Caption: Just back of the village, on the side of Cape Mountain there are hundreds of pre-historic pits made of hewn granite stones. These pits are six feet long four wide and four deep. The stone facing the sea...
Title by indexer. Cartoon panel depicts a man trying to get his stuck car out of a muddy road; around him, others watch, and one says to another, "Why don't some of us help him? Help him wot fur? That's the Road Commissioner!" (The 'er' in...
Title from verso. Image shows a fox farm next to a beach. Several small houses are visible within the enclosure. Sand covers the floor of the cages, and driftwood can be seen along the shore. Spruce trees also border the enclosure. ...
Title from verso. Image shows several dozen fox pelts hung on a fence in front of a building. Buildings are assocaited with the Kayak Island Fox Ranch. Photo may have been taken by Calvin F. Townsend, a U.S. Bureau of Fisheries game...
Title from verso. Image shows a fox inside an animal pen at the fox farm on Kayak Island.Trees, part of the fox's house and part of the wire fence around the pen can be seen. Photo may have been taken by Calvin F. Townsend, a U.S. Bureau...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows two orange foxes and one black fox eating a dead caribou. Caption from finding aid reads "Foxes eating dead caribou shot by Skoog". Location is unknown.
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...
Edward Bergman, Charlotte Bergman (Edward's wife), Stephen Bergman, Ceza Bergman, and Billy Bergman. They appear to be holding fox pelts. Taken at Allakaket in the early...
Title from caption. Photograph of a part of the Andersons' fox pen. Narrative in photo album reads: "Above are some baby foxes being reared for their furs. This was part of the Andersen [sic] money income."