Senator E. L. Bob Bartlett (seated) with Jules Wright, President, Fairbanks Native Association; Charles Blomfield of the Alaska State Housing Authority; Bill Hopkins of the Alaska State Housing Authority; and Keith Arnold of the Alaska State...
Remainder of title: , and conferring jurisdiction upon said court to hear, examine, adjudicate, and enter judgement upon any and all claims which said Indians may have, or claim to have, against the United States, and for other purposes.
(5:15 min.) (05 of 27) Alaska Road Commission
Alaska Road Commission -- access in Alaska authority of U. S. Army. Started with authority to create WAMCATS. Three Army officers were to maintain building roads and trails, almost no...
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty of March thirtieth, eighteen hun- dred and...
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of protecting and conserving the fisheries of the United States...
Shows roads and trails in the regions of the Klondike and Sixtymile River gold fields. Includes notes on roads built in 1901 with mileages. Selective relief shown by hachures. "W. Thibaudeau, Territorial Engineer." "Under authority of the Hon....
Naturalist Charles Sheldon (1867-1928) was an authority on big game animals, particularly Alaskan mountain sheep and bear. He participated in a drive which eventually led to the creation of Denali National Park (originally Mt. McKinley National...
Title taken from caption; engraving pages page 658. "Natives of Prince Williams Sound". Drawing of two native men. The portraits show them with nose rings, labrets, earrings and shoulder-length hair. The man on the left is wearing a cloak...
Ttile taken from caption; engraving faces page 699. "Canoes of Oonalashka." The engraving shows two kayaks. The top picture shows a kayak with two paddlers, each with a single-bladed paddle. The men are wearing water-proof gear and...
Title taken from caption; engraving faces page 757. "Travelling in Winter in Kamtschatka". A scene depicting a man riding a team of dogs. The mountain and forest are clearly visible in the background.Book citation: Voyages round...
Title taken from caption; engraving faces page 760. "A Winter Habitation in Kamtschatka". A view of family life; the interior of a large room with exposed wooden beams and narrow, crooked trees used as pillars. Children are snuggled...
Title taken from caption. "Revenue Cutter ' Bear' arriving at Valdez, Alaska Sept. 26, 1908 with Japanese seal poacher." Cataloguer's note: From 1874 - 1913 the Revenue Cutter Service operated under the authority of the United States...
Title taken from caption. "Steamer 'Jeannie' in Prince William's Sound, March 1891." [Library of Congress Authority file for 'Jeanie (Steam schooner)' identifies it as "supply vessel for the Pacific Steam Whaling Co." (referenced in...
Title taken from caption. A sign posted on a home after the 1964 Good Friday earthquake. The notice reads: City of Anchorage Building Department. Notice is hereby given that it is unlawful to occupy ... of this building, located at Number ......
View of 4th (Fourth) Avenue at A Street in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Armed soldiers stand on the street. Buildings, cars, a crane, stores and bars, electric lines and street lights are visible. Signs on stores on the...