Musher and small sled dog team of three dogs passing one adult onlooker with a few small children. Some buildings are visible in the background. From other related photographs in the collection, it is assumed this is on the...
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...
Title from verso. Photograph of seals on the beach of a Pribilof Island. Verso reads: "Pribilof Islands -- A big bull seal (center) lords it over his harem of nearly 30 cows and their pups, presenting an amusing picture for crewmen of...
Title from indexer. Identifications from verso are: 1. Alfred Frank left top, 2. Hazel Frank, left bottom, 3. Jeff Frank, middle top, 4. Arthur Frank, middle center, 5. child at middle bottom is unidentified, 6. Lucy Frank at...
(3:36 min) (02 of 19) Young adult #1 Got a job CB& Q railroad working on a coal chute. Next, had to wipe the locomotives down. Went to help Uncle thresh grain. Went home to shuck corn and went north.
(4:03 min) (03 of 19) Young adult #2 Traveled north. Shucked corn and by the end he was averaging 95 bushels a day. Went back home and got a job with his brother-in-law on a dairy farm. Took a class to become a railroad fireman. Train...
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
Verso: An experiment in adult education was concluded successfully with the graduation August 10 of eight native Alaskans from the RCA Institutes in New York. All completed an 18-months course in Industrial and Communications Electronics. Here,...
Title taken from caption. "By long hope tradition, the church distributed toys (mostly contributed) to all the children, and also gave an adult present to each family. One year the family present was a deck of cards. (Point Hopers were...
Title taken from caption. Caption also says: "Eskimo woman dressing salmon, Naknek. This woman was away from the village at the time the Flu struck otherwise she would have died for the epidemic carried off practically every adult native in the...
Title taken from sign in photo. View of people gathered in front of a tent structure lined with tables and signs in Valdez, Alaska. The signs read: (above left) "[Va]ldez Young [A]dult Club", (lower left) "Winner of the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby",...
View of the sign welcoming people to the Seward Municipal Boat Harbor in Seward, Alaska. The sign reads: "Welcome. Seward Municipal Boat Harbor. The following rules are posted for your safety and convenience. Anything left on ramps, floats or...
Large group of children pose next to a decorated Christmas tree inside a house; adult man standing in background; religious art on wall, The Triumphal Entry