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...
Title from caption: "Bergers No. 1 Racing Team Winner Second Annual All Alaska Sweepstakes April 1st 1909 Distance 408 Miles Time 82 hours 2 minutes 41 sec. A. A. Allen Driver. Copyright A. L. Bell."
Title from verso. A man gazes into the distance and appears to be standing on the runway. He is presumably and employee of Wien Airlines. An airplane, looking like a Wien Consolidated jet, is visible in the background. Verso also reads "P.18,...
Title from verso. "Allen D. Hulen CAA District Adminstrator Alaska Region Anc." A shoulder-length, close-up portrait of a man in glasses, wearing a dark suit, a white shirt, and a bow tie. The pin on his lapel has the form of wings on a shield...
Title taken from caption. View of the members of the 1919 National Geographic expedition. Caption also says: "Party assembled in Kodiak before sailing -- left to right: Helt, Sayre, Hagelbarger, Kolb, Yori, Griggs, Folsom, Fenner, Allen, Miller,...
Title taken from caption. View of the 1919 National Geographic expedition gathered in Kodiak. The masts and rigging of a ship can be seen above the heads of the expedition in the background. Caption also says: "Party assembled in Kodiak before...
Title taken from caption. View of seven members of the National Geographic expedition around a campfire in front of the Lagoon Camp cabin. Clothing can be seen set out to dry, while several of the men are eating by the fire. Caption also says:...
Title taken from caption. View of the members of the National Geographic Society expedition at breakfast, Savonoski, Alaska. Caption also says: "Breakfast at Savonoski. Top row - Clisan, Ralph Hagelbarger, Paul Hagelbarger, Fenner, Sayre, Zies,...
Journal kept by Captain Edwin F. Glenn, commanding officer of the 1898 U.S. Army Expedition to Cook Inlet in southcentral Alaska. June 29-Oct. 23, 1898. [228] pages ; 23 cm. The main task of the expedition was to explore the country north of Cook...
Title taken from verso. View of Matanuska, Alaska, at mile 150 of Alaska Railroad, with railroad car in background and pedestrians on street. Signs on buildings shown read: "O.O. Krogh" and "Hotel Allen. Restaurant." "O.O. Krogh" refers to Oliver...
Title from sleeve. Phyllis McCutcheon holds the hand of one small girl and walks with three other children down the boardwalk in Kaltag. George Allen following. Wooden building on left, and barrel and wooden fence on right. Photographer's number:...