The competition was open to Alaska schoolchildren between grades 7 and 12. Benson was a 13 year old student at the Jessie Lee MIssion Home in Seward. The competition was organized by the American Legion, who collected a total of 142 entries from...
Shows north and south polar projections of the world. Relief shown pictorially. Southern Hemisphere illustrated with whale and ship; borders surrounding hemispheres illustrated with clouds, the Four Winds, fanciful creatures and vines. 42.4 x...
A reduced version of the De l'Isle/Buache map published by the Prussian Academy of Science & Literature, published by Euler, a German mathematician who was with the St. Petersburg Academy. Shows routes of Russian discoveries in 1723, 1732, and...
Azimuthal projection from the North Pole to the 50th parallel. Shows extend of drift ice, northern tree line and extent of human occupation. From Stieler's Hand-Atlas, no. 10. Inset: Erebus & Terror Bay in Nord Devon. Drawn by Ad. Stieler 1832. ...
Relief shown by hachures. Hand colored; outline color. "Neue Ausgabe No. VIII" (New Edition). From Stieler's Hand-Atlas (No. 41b). "Entw. u gez. v. Ad. St."
Published in Gotha by [J. Perthes]. Scale is not given (W180 00 E180 00 N90...
Shows route of Barentsz's [Barendsz's / Barents's] voyage. Illustrated with ships, compass roses and fanciful sea life. Attributed to J.T. and J.I. Bry.
Published in [Frankfurt] in [1601]. Scale is not given.
Ms. pencil on paper. Shows wagon roads, trails and "AD Co's" camps. Mended on verso with pieces of envelope bearing return address of Washington State Senate Chamber.
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows people walking along 4th Avenue in Anchorage Alaska. A banner hangs over the street announcing a visit by Bob Hope. Caption from finding aid reads "Anchorage Stewarts photo and ad for Bob Hope visit"....
Title supplied by cataloger. Sponsorship photo for Carrs Food Center. Car and road obscured by large snow berm. Dog sled has Carrs Food Center ad on side. Slide carousel unlabeled. Original format: 35mm color slide
Title taken from verso. KFQD radio station advertisement display for Camel cigarettes in Anchorage, Alaska, with cigarette packages and cartons, microphone, and signs. Signs read: "KFQD CBS presents" and "CBS KFQD." Printing on boxes reads: "Camel...
Title supplied by cataloger. Dog team in harness in front of Redington. Dog truck with ad for Kashim Inn behind people. The Kashim sponsored Joe Redington Sr. in the Iditarod. Original format: 35mm color slide
Article describes the events of February 5, 1945; debate on the floor of the Alaska Territorial Senate regarding the "Equal rights" bill, House bill 14. Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich testify about conditions in Alaska, along with statements from...