Hunters pose with a wide variety of game after the second annual hunt in Seward, Alaska. The following men appear in the photograph: Front row from left to right: Elgin Vaughan, George Sexton, Claude Matson, Frank Cotter, Anton Eide, W. R....
Title taken from caption. A large group of Seward, Alaska men pose for a portrait with their hunting trophies. Back row from left to right: Elgin Vaughan, George Sexton, Claude Matson, Frank Cotter, Anton Eide, W.R. McDonald, Herbert Tozier, Sam...
The highly anticipated "Vital Signs" television series launches on Alaska One and KUAC-TV. Alaska has been a leader in delivering high quality health care to its citizen, especially in rural and remote locations. Alaska's health professionals...
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.
Handwritten note reads "Allen Kilbuck, Napakiak". Man appears to be seated on a pile of wood while a child in a winter hat stands near what appears to be a small building. The photo's colors have faded and it now...
Title from verso. Image shows members of the Lindley-Liek Expedition that made the first successful ascent of both peaks of Mount McKinley in 1932. The men are shown looking for the body of Allen Carpe, who also climbed Mount McKinley in 1932...
Title taken from verso. Full caption on verso reads, "Camp where Koven was found, near head of Muldrow Glacier, photo by Merl LaVoy, Summer 1932, Farquhar Collection." Image shows members of the Lindley-Liek Expedition that made the first...
Title by indexer. Caption on verso says, "LaV. 1932." Image shows three members of the Lindley-Liek expedition approaching two tents near the head of Muldrow Glacier. The Lindley-Liek Expedition made the first successful ascent of both...
Title from verso. Image shows a man leaning over a grave in the snow on the side of a mountain. A shovel and a wooden pole mark the location of the grave. Theodore Koven's body was discovered near the head of Muldrow Glacier on Mount McKinley...
Title taken from verso of identical photo (UAF-1981-208-7). Verso reads, "Camp where Koven was found, near head of Muldrow Glacier, photo by Merl LaVoy, Summer 1932, Farquhar Collection." Image shows members of the Lindley-Liek Expedition...
Title from verso. Theodore Koven's body was discovered near the head of Muldrow Glacier on Mount McKinley by the Lindley-Liek Expedition in 1932. Theodore Koven and Allen Carpe were scientists working on a high altitude cosmic ray research...
Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
In 1925, Norman H. Read (1891-1992) was part of the first expedition to climb Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada and the second-highest peak in North America. Read returned to make a second ascent of the mountain in 1950, at the age of...
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,...