Title from donor notes. Photograph of an earthmover on the beach near Point Hope. Additional donor notes read: "This 1958 [?] attempt at constructing an airstrip -- a project planned elsewhere with no local consultation -- was frustrated...
(3:10 min) (03 of 04) Trying to organize in the wake of the earthquake. supplies -- washed out\ fishing -- nets\ gas drums\ fish trucks\ Akwe River\ Dry Bay\ steam -- sand flats\ Geddes, Bill\ foam -- insects
(2:17 min) (04 of 04) Reorganizing after the earthquake. earthquake\ cabin -- sank\ cabin -- Army style\ four-wheelers\ Williams Creek\ Edwards, Sigurd\ Francis, Ernest\ strawberries
This is part two of H2001-10-02 and selected for...
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...
View of six women dressed in period costumes in Skagway, Alaska. From front: "Skagway Gals of [18]98". From verso: "Chris McClain, some of the gals". 1958. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2". Women in photo identified as (left to right):...
Interior shot of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line construction camp dining hall in Driftwood Bay, Unalaska Island, 1958. Two men are standing at a counter; tables are set with dishes and cutlery. DEW Line sites were constructed in the Aleutian...
Text on photo reads "Placing Dome, Driftwood Bay 1958". Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line site construction at Driftwood Bay. Construction worker is visible on scaffolding on the upper left of the dome. DEW Line sites were constructed in the...
Title taken from caption. View of First National Bank of Anchorage lobby in preparation for 15th Annual Flower Show sponsored by Anchorage Garden Club in Anchorage, Alaska. Also from caption: "The 1958 'Treasures of the Tundra' sponsored by the...
View of explosion on water at Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada during dredging operation, with boat visible at right. From slide mount: "August 1958." 1958? Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Leland A. Olson.
View of explosion in water at Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada during dreging operation, with boat visible at right. From slide mount: "August 1958." 1958? Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Leland A. Olson.
View of three men standing on shore at Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, possibly during dredging operation. Man at right wears military issue hat, while two other men are visible in inflatable boat in background. Icebergs are visible in left...
View of bay at Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. From slide mount: "August 1958." 1958? Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Leland A. Olson.
View of sunset at Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. From slide mount: "August 1958." 1958? Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Leland A. Olson.
View of man, as seen from above, standing on rocky shore at Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Orange marker is partially visible at lower center edge of photo. From slide mount: "August 1958." 1958? Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer:...
View of two men, one in background, standing in field of rocks at Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. From slide mount: "August 1958." 1958? Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Leland A. Olson.
View of tent on shore at Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, with boats in background. Barrels and machinery are visible at far right. From slide mount: "August 1958." 1958? Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Leland A. Olson.
View of several men on stage during the March 28, 1958 White Alice Communications System dedication in the Talkeetna Theater on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as seen from the audience. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United...
View of man standing next to barrel above marker on rock pile on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. From slide mount: "August 1958." 1958? Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Leland A. Olson.
View of a map of Alaska on stage during the March 28, 1958 White Alice Communications System dedication in the Talkeetna Theater on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as seen from the audience. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a...