Title taken from front. View of Alaska Engineering Commission Railway construction site with workers on tracks before blasting at mile 85 along Turnagain Arm, Alaska. From verso: "I worked handling powder in the coyote holes for this shot. J[ames]...
Title taken from verso. View of crane and workers on Alaska Engineering Commission railroad bridge during construction over Riley Creek in McKinley Park (later Denali National Park and Preserve), Alaska. From front: "AEC H 139.1." Photo is property...
Title taken from label on front. View of ice cutting Alaska Engineering Commission dock during spring ice breakup on Tanana River in Nenana, Alaska. Men stand in front of pile driver in right background. An Alaska Engineering Commission photo. May...
Title taken from verso. Aerial view of preparation for construction of Trans-Alaska Pipeline Pump Station 11 near Glennallen, Alaska. Pump Station 11 was never built. Jan. 29, 1975. Photographer: Steve McCutcheon. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
A man kneeling next to the hide covering for a skin house. The house frame can be seen behind. House was created by Simon Paneak and various other people from Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska.
2 maps on one sheet. Relief shown by hachures. From The Royal illustrated atlas, 1854-1862. Components: Welllington Channel, Melville Island &c., from Admiralty chart -- The Arctic regions, showing the north-west passage as determined by Cap. R....
2 maps on one sheet. Relief shown by hachures. From The Royal illustrated atlas, 1854-1862. Components: Welllington Channel, Melville Island &c., from Admiralty chart -- The Arctic regions, showing the north-west passage as determined by Cap. R....
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
Title from caption: "Front St., Ruby, Alaska, Jan. 11, 1912."
Street scene of downtown Ruby, Alaska. Rows of businesses and shops are shown with pedestrians walking outside in the snow. Postcard is postmarked from Tanana, Alaska on Feb. 15,...
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
(3:05 min.) (11 of 12) Working behind the scenes -- behind the Convention and the effects of the Constitution on Alaska inexperience -- parliamentary law; rules; behind the scenes; 6 men -- spoke at length; time to think; delegates -- speaking...
(5:29 min.) (11 of 12) Prisoners Few prisoners taken--Strip search at a distance--sent prisoner back to rear--had problems because G.I.'s wanted to kill him
(2:49 min.) (11 of 20) How train/ship developed--Mr. Skinner--first container shipping industry in the world--Too expensive for American flagged ships--City of New Orleans (Ship) Renamed Alaska (Ship)--denied American registry--Clair Engle...
(6:10 min.) (11 of 27) Denali, Nenana and Taylor Roads Why was Denali road built? Pressure was to get road access to McKinley Park. Road to Nenana was put in because, due to people of Nenana, the city was able to get right of way for entire...