Full caption reads: "Pilots of fleet of eight 'aristocrats' before leaving Washington, D.C., June 20, 1929, on the longest air tour ever undertaken. Center (left to right) C. S. Rieman, President, General...
Title from verso. Image shows a woman wearing pants and winter clothing on a hillside in winter. A power pole is visible in the background on the left side of the image.
Titile from verso. Image shows a young man standing in deep snow wearing a fur parka and mukluks and holding a pair of snowshoes above his head. Trees and part of a log building are visible in the background.
Title from verso. Image shows a young woman standing in the snow in front of a pair of snowshoes. A man wearing a plaid shirt, wooden buildings with pitched roofs, a small building with a tall smokestack, a power pole and a tractor are visible...
Title from verso. Image shows view of a large building on a hillside, presumably the main building on the campus of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines. Some people sitting inside an uncovered automobile are visible on the...
Title from verso. Image shows a young man standing in the snow near a track laying vehicle with a long neck and cables. The young man is wearing a burlap sack converted into a backpack and has his hands in his pockets. Part of a mountain is...
Title from verso. Image shows a young man standing against a sign that reads, "Summit Isabella Pass, Elev. 3310." Isabella Pass, now known as Isabel Pass, is on the Richardson Highway, less than 2 miles north of Summit Lake. A tundra landscape...
Title from verso. Image shows a man on a snowy hillside on skis. The man carries ski poles, and is wearing a shoulder bag. Trees are visible in the background.
Title from verso. Image shows a young man standing by the steps to a log cabin near a hillside. The man is wearing a handkerchief on his head and a backpack made from a burlap sack.
Title from verso. Image shows a young man holding a pair of skis and a cigarette and standing in the snow next to a building. In addition to a shirt and tie the young man is wearing a coat, hat and mukluks.
Title by indexer. Verso reads: "1929, L to right, Wilson W. Walton, ---, ---, Chester Meers." Image shows four young men holding up a mammoth tusk in front of double-doors to a large building.
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 George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...