A young boy stands in front of a railing holding a cake on a plate over his head. The cake has candles on it and may be a birthday cake. Similar to UAF-1985-122-102.
Outside a house, a woman stands over a boy, possibly shaking her finger toward him. The boy is holding what looks to be a birthday cake with candles on it. This may be the boy's 5th birthday. Similar to...
Handwritten note reads "Napskiak [Napakiak] Russian church." Interior view of a church decorated with Christmas decorations, similar to UAF-1997-108-219, UAF-1997-108-222, UAF-1997-108-223, and UAF-1997-108-224.
Handwritten note reads "Eskimo priest." Interior of a church with Christmas decorations, similar to UAF-1997-108-213, UAF-1997-108-222, UAF-1997-108-223, and UAF-1997-108-224. Priest appears to be performing part of...
Handwritten note reads "Napaskiak [Napakiak], Russian church". Interior of a church with Christmas decorations, similar to UAF-1997-108-213 and UAF-1997-108-219. Priest appears to be participating in a religious...
Handwritten note reads "Russian Christmas. Napaskiak [Napakiak]." Four women in headscarves and holding candles kneel with a priest near an altar. The interior of the church is decorated with Christmas decorations.
Handwritten note reads "Napaskiak [Napakiak], Russian church." Two Alaska native women wearing headscarves hold candles and bow toward an altar. Image includes a man's back and part of a woman's scarf.
Woman in bridal attire and man in suit stand next to a priest. The wedding couple hold candles. Several people surround the couple. Behind the group of people are crosses, indicating a cemetary. See also...
Handwritten note reads "Russian wedding, Tony Larsen, Napaskiak [Napakiak], 1-7-50." Similar to UAF-1997-108-228, but more people have joined the crowd surrounding the wedding couple and priest.
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a man doing the dishes inside of a cabin. A shelf sits in front of him holding various cans. Caption from finding aid reads "Wally Fixen doing dishes". Location is on Lyman Fork, Alaska.
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...
Photograph of the interior of a church showing decorative branches, candles, and a cross on a table. A wood stove and part of a pew are in the foreground.
Title from donor notes. Full donor notes read: "Milton Swan, long the lay leader of the Kivalina congregation, as the first Inuit ordained deacon by the Episcopal church. He was later ordained priest, again a first for the church."
Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
Title taken from stereograph. "343-13329 -- Eskimo Girls and part of Crew of Steamship Eric at Uper-Navik, northernmost Danish trading post, Greenland"
"Upernavik is the northernmost Danish trading post in Greenland. Greenland, as you...
Title taken from caption. "Souvenir presented to President Taft; Photographer, Johnson Photographers # D15." Indexer's note: This is an ivory and gold desk set presented to President Taft.