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.
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.
(3:46 min) (19 of 19) Travel agency Started the first tour agency with Chuck West; called it the Arctic Alaska Travel Agency located in the Co-Op. Paul rented the travel agency's space from Cap Lathrop. He also opened an office in...
(3:46 min) (24 of 27) Road planning and obstacles
Mining drove some of the road planning, but ease was a factor as well. Kennecott and Anaconda Mines were reasons to try and reach Nome. Native Claims Act put lots of right-of-way issues in...
(4:46 min.) (06 of 24) 06 Other tasks Besides doing the cooking and cleaning, the steward was baker, butcher, nurse, waiter, and, on some trips, musician. Cargo handling included shipping the dead; some wouldn't touch the coffins. Was...
(4:46 min.) (11 of 28) 11. Back to the U.S.
Military wanted them to stay and offered George a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. He wanted to get back home for at least a visit, so he flew back with a cargo of latex rubber. Engine problems...
2 maps on one sheet. Relief shown by hachures. From The Royal illustrated atlas, 1854-1862. Components: Welllington Channel, Melville Island &c., from Admiralty chart -- The Arctic regions, showing the north-west passage as determined by Cap. R....
2 maps on one sheet. Relief shown by hachures. From The Royal illustrated atlas, 1854-1862. Components: Welllington Channel, Melville Island &c., from Admiralty chart -- The Arctic regions, showing the north-west passage as determined by Cap. R....
46 second film clip, black & white/silent, of Fairbanks downtown during the 1967 flood. Seen in this film clip are Samson Hardware and the Imaculate Conception Church on the north bank and the Pastime Bar on the south side.
46 second, black & white/silent film clip of a hockey game taking place on the Chena River beneath the Cushman Street Bridge during the 1935-1936 Fairbanks Winter Ice Carnival.
46 second, black & white/silent film clip. Clip shows people at a trash dump in Nome, Alaska, destroying bottles of alcohol. This occurred during prohibition days.
46 second, black & white/silent, film clip of a street car in Skagway. The side of the car reads "Skaguay Alaska Street Car -- to all points of interest -- 25 [unreadable, possibly cents]". There appear to be two stuffed toys or dolls or puppets...
46 second, color with sound film clip. From title frame: "KTVF Collection, 10/23/72". Film shows Leonard Nimoy being interviewed about campaigning for presidential candidate George McGovern.