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...
Article describes the events of February 5, 1945; debate on the floor of the Alaska Territorial Senate regarding the "Equal rights" bill, House bill 14. Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich testify about conditions in Alaska, along with statements from...
Signal Corps photo number SC 174201. Verso: Medics massage the legs and feet of 17 year old Pvt. Donald Lynch who was forced to remain in a water filled trench at the front for over twenty- four hours due to enemy fire. At the time this picture...
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...
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...
(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...
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....