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...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows snow piled up in front of a home. The photograph is slightly blurry. Location may be Nome, Alaska. Compare with UAF-2010-50-11. Original size is 4.5 x 2.75 in.
Title by indexer. Photograph shows ice and snow broken up in large chunks, along the shore of what appears to be Nome, Alaska. There are buildings in the background. Original size is 5 x 2.75 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows two men standing next to a Loening C-2C "Air Yacht"airplane. They appear to be standing on some sort of decking next to a body of water. The plane's registration number reads NC9728. Original size is...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a man in a suit standing next to a plane. The side of the plane reads: "Spokane Sun God". Other letters and numbers can be seen but are not clear enough to be read. Original size is 2.75 in. x 1.75 in.
Title taken from verso. View of men butchering reindeer hanging from a log rack in Kivalina, Alaska. To the right of the photo a girl is pushing a wheelbarrow and hanging racks can be seen in the background. Ca. 1930-1939. Original photograph size:...
Title taken from verso. View of reindeer carcasses wrapped in cloth and hanging on long log racks in Kivalina, Alaska. A group of men, women, and children can be seen sitting and kneeling on the ground in front of the racks as they work. Ca....
Title taken from verso. View of abandoned barabaras at Point Lay, Alaska. One of the structures has its frame exposed. Ca. 1930-1939. Original photograph size: 2.75" x 4.5".
View of Glenn H. Bowersox in his uniform petting a polar bear cub on a leash at Point Barrow, Alaska. From verso: "Bowersox, Pt. Barrow. One of two polar bear cubs Backlund was going to bring to Seattle Woodland Park Zoo, 1931, Bowersox." 1931....
Title taken from verso. View of group of people stacking lumber on the beach at Point Barrow, Alaska. Icebergs can be seen in the ocean and in the distance a ship is anchored off shore. Ca. 1930-1939. Original photograph size: 2.75" x 4.5".
Title taken from verso. View of a large two-story wood frame house at Point Barrow, Alaska. A barabara can be seen in the right foreground and more wood frame buildings can be seen in the distance. Ca. 1930-1939. Original photograph size: 2.75" x...
View of 2nd Mate Isaac Lystad standing with a group of women and children on board the ship, North Star, in Alaska. In the background another ship's officer can be seen to the left of the photo and to the right stairs leading to the upper deck have...
Title taken from verso. View of Mrs. Wiley Post, on left, standing with two teachers on beach in Alaska. Ca. 1930-1939. Original photograph size: 2.75" x 4.5".
Title from verso. View of barge carrying men and supplies being towed to shore in Alaska. The ship, North Star, can be seen in the background. Ca. 1930-1939. Original photograph size: 2.75" x 4.5".
Title taken from verso. View of top deck of ship crowded with farmers heading for the Matanuska Valley in southcentral Alaska. 1935. Original photograph size: 2.75" x 4.5".
Title taken from verso. View of Glenn H. Bowersox in a fur parka standing on the ice pack next to the bow of the ship, Boxer, in northern Alaska. Lettering on the bow of the ship reads: "G5432." 1931. Original photograph size: 2" x 2.75".
Title taken from verso. View of barabara with church in background in Tununak, Nelson Island, Alaska. Ca. 1930-1939. Original photograph size: 2.75" x 4.5".
Title taken from verso. View of men unloading cargo from boats while a group of men, women, children, and dogs look on from among the rocks in the background at King Island (also known as Ukivok), Alaska. Ca. 1930-1939. Original photograph size:...