Sketch of three people running rapids in a long narrow boat Note: Edwin Tappan Adney (1868-1950) was an artist, a writer, a photographer, and an experienced woodsman. Harper's Weekly sent Tappan Adney to the Klondike in the summer of 1897
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
Title by cataloger. A young man is standing atop one side of the ferry. There are pulleys and cables, a steering wheel, and a spare boat attached to the ferry. The roadhouse is on the far river bank. Compare with UAF-2003-63-165.
Title taken from the back of photograph. "Inflated seal skins in place of old automobile tires. Samuel Irrigo at the steering end Roy Iworrigan with white cap. The other boat far middle: Addison Kiponga, steering". Additional information with...
The John W. Chapman Family Papers consist of material relating to John Wight Chapman and May Seely Chapman and their work as Episcopal missionaries at Anvik, Alaska (1887-1930), as well as family correspondence, genealogical information,...
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...
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,...
Title taken from caption. " Loading clay on Klutena lake to build a fire place in San Jose cabin 1898. Photographer: P. S. Hunt, photo No. 53. Reproduced from glass plate.