Photo of, left to right, Private Fred Wildon Fickett, Lieutenant Henry T. Allen and Sergeant Cady Robertson, members of the Copper and Tanana Rivers Expedition. Photo taken in Saint Michael, a village on St. Michael Island, Alaska. Annotations on...
Cover: "Scrap-book, belonged to George Kostrometinoff ('Father Sergius') who was in the employ of the Russian gov't. and also the United States gov't.in the early days."
Portrait of Fred Wildon Fickett, San Francisco, California, on his return from Henry T. Allen's expedition to explore Copper and Tanana Rivers in Alaska. He is wearing boots made from animal hides and fur. From verso: "Same picture in news-paper...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Engraved for the People's Publishing Co, Chicago, Ill." Page 95. Map does not include Nome or other towns established during the gold rush. North portion of S. America on verso. In color.
Relief shown by hachures. Shows Alaska prior to the Gold Rush with part of eastern Siberia and the Northwest Territory. Page 27 from atlas. On verso (pg. 28): map of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In color.
Relief shown by hachures. Shows Alaska prior to the Gold Rush with part of eastern Siberia and the Northwest Territory. Page 27 from atlas. On verso (pg. 28): map of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. This map is identical to copy 1, even print...
Title is based on caption in Thomas W. Benham's handwriting. View of a barabara, a traditional Unangan semi-subterranean sod house, in Unalaska. Original photograph size: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inch.
Title taken from border of photo. Portrait of Lieutenant Henry Tureman Allen, leader of 1885 expedition to explore Copper and Tanana Rivers in Alaska. He is wearing boots made from animal hides and fur. From verso: "Lieut. Allen." ca. 1885.
Title taken from caption. "Pira y sepulcros de la Familia del Cacique An-kau en el Puerto Mulgrave (ano 1792). Image is a drawing of a forest scene. There is a large totem (aproximately 20 feet high) in the center; men in western...
Title taken from caption. View of an open sided, rectangular shaped building. Large wooden poles provide the structural support; two walls and the roof are covered with skins. Original photograph size: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inch.
Title taken from caption. "Vista de una Galeria natural de cien de largo y diez de Ancho en la immediacion del Puerto del Descanso en el estrecho de Juan de Fuca." A drawing of trees in the forest on one side and the shore on the other. In...
Title taken from image (handwritten by Thomas W.Benham). View of the U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service cutter "Bear" with steam launch heading out to sea. Original photograph size: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inch.
Title taken from image (in Thomas W .Benham's handwriting). Formal portrait of John C. Cantwell, a lieutenant in the Revenue Cutter Service. He is wearing a beaded jacket. He explored the Kobuk River (also known as the Kowak River) in 1884-1885....
Title taken from image (Thomas W. Benham's handwriting). View across the harbor to the town of Wrangell, along the waterfront. Original photograph size: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inch.
Title taken from image. Group portrait of teacher and pupils outside the first public school in Juneau, in the building that became the Log Cabin Church, ca. 1885. Accompanying notes: #1, Miss Murphy, teacher. #2&3, Kennedy boys. #4&5, Bill...