(7:03 min.) (06 of 27) Alaska Road Commission II
Commission members lived in Alaska, but had to get funding from Congress. Later got funding from the Departments of Commerce and Interior. Head of the commission was Richardson, a personable...
(3:27 min) (12 of 19) Early Fairbanks agriculture Fixed thresher and then traveled to where the machine was needed. Description of the Rickert homestead -- 320 acres in Fairbanks.
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,...
Title taken from caption. "9065 -- (1) In the summer of 1897 our Uncle Samuel began to discern what a bonanza he had bought from Russia 30 years before. From Sitka to Siberia the vast country seems to glitter with gold. There is said to be...
Title taken from back of photograph. Cataloguer's note: Two men in full academic robes can be seen standing in front of a tall sign that reads 'Dedicated Sep 13, 1922, Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines.' The excited crowd is seen...
Title taken from back of photograph. "35 mm Neg 72 - 14. Cataloguer's note: Two men in full academic robes can be seen standing in front of a tall sign that reads 'Dedicated Sep 13, 1922, Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines.' The...
Title by cataloguer. "Alaska Agriculture College, Fairbanks A.A.A September 21, 1929. Photo by Marier Bros. Negative N-68-139. 58-1026-1989 - also 58-1026-1104 in "duplicate" file."
Title by cataloguer. "Mining short course." "The Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines along with the standard four year courses began offering short courses. The ten weeks short noncredit courses were offered between late November...
Title taken from back of photograph. "First Geology field trip. Third from the left is John Sexton Shanley, graduate in Agriculture at the first Commencement in June, 1923. The first alumnus had previous training at Cornell. 35 mm neg 77-220 1...
Title from caption. "U.S. Experimental Station - Matanuska, Alaska 5-29-30. R.35J S.W. Dist." Road leading to farm buildings. There is a fence along pasture and crop lands. Part of Agricultural Experiment Station program of the U.S. Department...
Title by indexer. Various notes, possibly from the publisher, adorn this collage. The circular stamp in the center reads: "United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey. Alaska Game Commission." Other notes in the back...
Title taken from caption. View of cattle in the ash covered pasture of the U.S. Department of Agriculture experiment station on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Photo taken during National Geographic Society expedition on the way to Katmai area. 1915.
Title taken from caption. View of the "Red Wing" under sail. Caption also says:"The Red Wing owned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kodiak Experiment Station. Sept. 24th." Based on other photos in the series this photo was most likely taken...
Title taken from caption. View of a scale used to weigh cattle set up in front of a barn. The print on the scale reads "Howe Pacific Scale & Supply Co. Portland Ore." Caption also says:"The farm scale finds its place in Alaskan agriculture. Part of...
Text of telegram: Signal Corps, United States Army. Telegram. Send the following Message: Juneau, February 26, 1912Hon. Walter E. Clark, Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.Action commenced against Collector Customs to compel issuance manifest for...
Title taken from front. View of man standing among young apple trees on U.S. Department of Agriculture Experiment Station farm, Matanuska Valley, Alaska. Also from front: "A.E.C. G956." An Alaska Engineering Commission photo. Photographer's number...
Title taken from front. Farm belonging to Axel Olson, north of U.S. Dept of Agriculture Experiment Station, Matanuska Valley, Alaska. Also from front: "A.E.C. G960." An Alaska Engineering Commission photo. Photographer's number G960. Oct. 1918....
Title taken from front. View of men standing outside manager Fred Rader's house at U.S. Department of Agriculture Experiment Station, Matanuska Valley, Alaska. An Alaska Engineering Commission photo. Photographer's number G946. Oct. 12, 1918....
Title taken from front. View of farmers' social hall near U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Experiment Station, Matanuska Valley, Alaska. Also from front: "A.E.C. G961." From verso: "Matanuska." An Alaska Engineering Commission photo. Photographer's number...