The photographs primarily relate to Valdez and the Copper River country during the period 1899-1905. Included are photographs of towns, buildings, camps, social events, mining, packing supplies and equipment, people, and scenery.
(6:47 min) (24 of 28) 24. DC-3 training
George met a Pan Am Clipper pilot who set him up for training at LaGuardia Airport. He was leasing a Pan Am DC-3 but the corporate heads cancelled the deal. Bill Conrad was the instructor George went...
Boots with smoked moosehide sole, commercial unsheared cow, wolf trim, about 3 in. They have a wide band of solid beadwork, flowers with many colors, white background, and orange felt with scalloped top trimmed with beads. The top is blue felt....
Children of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hansin Eide. From front: "Arthur Bjarne Eide. Born on Diomede Is. Sept. 30, 1915. Margaret Solway Eide. Born on Diomede Is. July 1, 1917. Died at Nome Dec. 28, 24. Alice Eide. Born at Pt. Barrow Jan ?, 1922." From...
Earring base - two flat pieces of ivory with concentric circles; (not mates); ear hooks missing; each attached to 12.7 cm long strands (8) of red, white, blue, pink, light green, dark green seed beads with some larger beads scattered throughout;...
Fejes, Claire (painter). Oil on canvas board. Size: 24.25 x 20.25 in. Signed lower right. Title and dated, Verso. Inscription: "Mother Aleut, Father Russian. July, 1990."
Front Row - sitting - left to right
1. J. Paul Huff, CSK, Chicago, Illinois
2. Abraham Angel, CSK--Huntington, W Va.
3; John Thomas Scott, CSK, Sitka, Alaska
4. E. E. Tucker, Lt.(jg) SC, San Diego, Calif.
5. R. G. Culbertson,...
Gold nugget necklace, 25.5 in. long (doubled), forming a loop or circle. Each nugget is rather flat and is about 1/4 in. long including attached loops at either end for fastening to other nuggets. 152 nuggets. 24.5 dwt.
Includes forecast of wind and weather in the North Pacific for July, U.S. weather and temperature signals, U.S. storm signals, fog signals, time ball, steamer routes from Brito to Yokohama and Hongkong, equator crossings for sailing passages in the...