View of several men on stage during the March 28, 1958 White Alice Communications System dedication in the Talkeetna Theater on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as seen from the audience. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United...
View of several men on stage during March 28, 1958 White Alice Communications System dedication in the Talkeetna Theater on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as seen from the audience. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United...
View of several men on stage during the March 28, 1958 White Alice Communications System dedication in the Talkeetna Theater on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as seen from the audience. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United...
View of several men on stage during the March 28, 1958 White Alice Communications System dedication in the Talkeetna Theater on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as seen from the audience. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United...
View of several men on stage during the March 28, 1958 White Alice Communications System dedication in the Talkeetna Theater on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as seen from the audience. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United...
View of several men on stage during the March 28, 1958 White Alice Communications System dedication in the Talkeetna Theater on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as seen from the audience. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United...
(3:53 min.) (05 of 12) Experiences working towards Statehood; Senate of the United States; arguments for and against Statehood; Statehood Bill passed -- June 30th, 8 pm 1958; American -- Alaskan; worked towards Statehood -- no blood shed;...
(3:50 min.) (07 of 12) Appropriate balance between outside experts and long time Alaskans good balance; 11 attorneys; Judicial Article -- aware of attorneys; Alaskans wanted to prevent lawyers from being a judge; had to be a long time Alaskan; ...
(2:53 min.) (09 of 12) People's lack on interest in Statehood and politics; airplane business; dedicated mother; Toast Mistress Club; education; Alaskans -- not interested in regulations or laws; citizens -- some felt effects; Lathrop, Cap --...
Title from verso. "Wilkins (expedition). Reproduced by Jerome Lardy." A close up shot of the large Fokker airplane which was part of the Detroit News-Wilkins Arctic Expedition of 1927. The side of the ski plane reads "Fokker"; the nose,...
Caption: during the first attempt of flying over the north pole Sir Hubert Wilkins the expeditions aircraft developed problems. Supplies needed for the flight were sent to Point Barrow on snow motors and dog sled. This party developed troubles as...
Title from verso. "Wilkins. Reproduced by Jerome Lardy." In 1927 Explorer George Hubert Wilkins led the Detroit News-Wilkins Arctic Expedition. This was Wilkins's second venture into the Arctic. The plane, a Stinson-Detroit biplane which was...
Title taken from front. Portrait of Dr. Willis E. Everette, Alaskan doctor, taken in Washington, D.C. From verso: "In memory of our "Alaskan experience!" Willis E. Everette, M.D. June 3, 1886. Wash[ington], D.C." From border of photo: "Johnson...
Title from margin notes. Photograph shows two Native Alaskan women dressed in elaborate parkas standing on a mound of snow. One of the women is holding a baby. Another woman stands below them and a child stands between them.
Title from margin notes. Photograph shows a person in a parka being thrown in the air during a blanket toss. A banner in the background reads "Alaskan Dogmushers, Start, Finish"
Title from verso. "In the winter of 1942-43, Sir Hubert Wilkins, celebrated Arctic explorer, visited Ladd Field, Fairbanks, Alaska, to help solve some of the problems that arose in pushing lend-lease planes through to Russia during one of the...
Woman wearing hat decorated with fruit stands with man next to car, probably in mining settlement, in unknown Alaskan location. Buildings, piles of lumber, and raised tramway are in background.