Title taken from front. View of Seward, Alaska looking north from Resurrection Bay. John E. Thwaites' photographer's mark is on the front of the photograph. 1905-1910. Photographer: J.E. Thwaites. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Title from caption. View of several farm buildings from the experiment station at Kalsin Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska. The image shows the buildings surrounded by snow at the base of a hill. A wooden barn, silos with dormer windows, and several...
Shows Baker Lake with Christopher Island and Bowell Islands. Annotated. From Department of the Interior annual report for 1901. Compass rose. In color.
Published in [Ottawa] by the Canada Dept. of the Interior in 1901. Scale...
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...
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,...
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,...
(6:09 min.) (14 of 20) (Wholesaling structure/DEW line and Pipeline--DEW line--Pipeline--Alaska Steamship did DEW line project (single employer)--Pipeline was handled by different contractors and subcontractors that each did their own...
(2:44 min) (14 of 27) Assistance from the community
Alaska Road Commission built roads with the assistance of local miners. The miners would volunteer their time, fuel, and equipment.
(6:02 min) (14 of 17) Fur buyers made use of airplanes Fur buyers rarely dealt directly with trappers. Fur buyers never quibbled about price, but always had a case of booze to aid in the negotiations. Regular mail service destroyed the fur...
Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Inset titled "Profil du Chemin de Carthagene des Indes au Plateau de Santa Fe de Bogata," which is a profile of the valley of the Magdalena River and the subsequent topography rising up to Bogata,...
(3:39 min) (14 of 19) Business grew Within five years he needed to expand the shop. Moved into a building built by McPhee who opened a saloon and rented the rest out. Fairbanks Exploration Company [FE Co.] was across the street. Largest...
(4:47 min.) (14 of 24) 14 Chief Steward's duties Dealt with VIP's. Directed tourists to local attractions such as the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau or Totem Pole Park and the Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Sitka. Arranged transportation. ...
Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
The following is the text on...
(4:18 min.) (14 of 28) 14. Pacific Alaska Airways
Joe Barrows set up this airline; he wanted Pan Am to take it over for him. He wanted to fly clipper flying boats. His wife stayed in Alaska and was the first woman (Mary Barrows) to get...
Panoramic photograph of Fort Greely, a military base on Kodiak Island. The base is located adjacent to a harbor. Photographs are taped together to form the panorama. Original photograph size: 6 x 2 3/4 inch.
Photo caption reads "Gus Owen and Roy Lynch weighing a sponge to be sent to Anchorage. About $14,000." View of two men working the scales used to weigh the gold removed from the Independence Mine, Alaska. 1939.
Title taken from caption: "Camp 14 just above Naknek rapids. Note frame work for native wigwam in foreground." View of tent used by National Geographic expedition at Naknek Lake, Alaska, with man loading boat at bottom left corner of photo and old...
Second volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. Nov. 22, 1915-Jan. 14, 1917. [166] pages ; 16 cm.