White marble bear sculpture on a stone base; [made for the Grave of Jim K--------. The orthodox priest refused to allow it in the cemetery, and so it was placed in front of his clan house, Gaayeis’ Hít (Iron House) of the Chookaneidí; the...
View of Susitna Lodge in Southcentral Alaska. A statue of a bear stands next to the stairway leading up to the lodge from the parking lot. Vehicles are parked around the lodge and there are several small cabins to the left of the photo. Signs on...
Atlas of award: twenty-five sectional maps and index map showing the line fixed by the Tribunal, by the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal, and published by the United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1904.
View of sign at Point Hope, Alaska. Sign reads: "Point Hope, Alaska. 130 miles above the Arctic Circle. Population 350 - Established: date unknown. "Polar bear hunters' paradise" - "Home of the bowhead whale hunters." Governed by Village Council -...
View of polar bear pelts hanging in front of Alaska Fur Factory in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with men at right. Car is parked at left and bicycles are in front of store. Signs on buildings read: "Reductions" and "Alaska Fur Factory." Photograph...
View of Nellie Neal Lawing's cabin and property, Kenai Lake, Lawing, Alaska. From verso: "Lawing and some of Nellie Neal's property site - she had a young bear tied up near the little cabin on Kenai Lake; this is in 1938." 1938. Original photograph...
View of Glenn H. Bowersox standing next to a dead polar bear being hoisted onto the deck of the ship, Boxer, near Wainright, Alaska. From verso: "Bowersox with polar bear shot by Natives on ice pack about 25 miles off Wainright, 1931." 1931....
View of Glenn H. Bowersox in his uniform petting a polar bear cub on a leash at Point Barrow, Alaska. From verso: "Bowersox, Pt. Barrow. One of two polar bear cubs Backlund was going to bring to Seattle Woodland Park Zoo, 1931, Bowersox." 1931....
View of damaged Alaska Railroad tracks and bridge by the Whittier tunnel in Bear Valley, Alaska, with several men standing to the side of the damaged area. From caption: "Bear Valley tunnel and bridge. Bridge blown out March 1946." March 1946....
View of black bear harnessed to sled, with one man sitting in sled while two stand behind, Valdez area, Southcentral Alaska. Photo is property of Cook Inlet Historical Society. n.d.
View of Alaska Northern Railroad cars, Seward, Alaska, with railroad tracks and men sitting in cars. From verso: "Alaska Northern Railway. Alaska Central Railroad, now the Alaska Railroad. Seward - up Bear Creek. 1910." 1910. Original photograph...
View of Alaska Department of Highways sign with facts about Alaska posted on Alaska Highway, possibly near border between Alaska and Canada. Sign reads: "Alaska Department of Highways. Facts on Alaska. Alaska is twice as large as Texas, covering...
View of a statue of a Kodiak bear sitting in front of the Kodiak Hotel in Kodiak, Alaska. The plaque reads "Presented to the city of Kodiak by Alf Madsen in memory of Charles Madsen who pioneered Kodiak bear hunting". From caption: "50's". 1950's.
View of a statue of a Kodiak bear placed in front of the Kodiak Hotel in Kodiak, Alaska. The plaque reads "Presented to the city of Kodiak by Alf Madsen in memory of Charles Madsen who pioneered Kodiak bear hunting". From caption: "50's". 1950's.
View of a bear cub on a chain walking down a log while a man watches at left in Seward, Alaska. Photographer: Elsie Blue. 1910? Original size of photograph: 6 1/4" x 4".