(3:26 min.) (02 of 27) Family history: Father
Father from Norway at 10 years old. 1896 came to Alaska for the Hope/Sunrise gold rush. Father carried mail from Seward to Matanuska Valley. Father wouldn't eat Hooligan. Ran a transport boat...
(3:36 min.) (08 of 08) 8. Off-shore oil development Clem has no problem with development of Cook Inlet since there is large amount of water movement to keep it clean. Bottom fishery looks good for growth. [tape ends abruptly]
(4:11 min) (20 of 27) Haul Road -- Cook & conditions
Cook volunteered to go along when he heard about project. He handed out cookies to the kids, helped in building community relations. Construction was moving slow; there were just not...
1954 Roll 1.Title taken from accompanying inventory.Named in 1869 by G. Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), because it appeared to be a shallow lagoon fed by silt laden glacial streams. In 1778 Captain James Cook (1785, v. 28, p....
1st Lieutenant John S. Kulp (left) and Captain Edwin F. Glenn (right), wearing dark glasses and snowshoes, pose for a photograph at Portage Bay on Prince William Sound. Photograph taken by Walter C. Mendenhall during the 1898 Cook's Inlet Exploring...
2 maps on 1 sheet showing a north and south polar projection of the world. Relief shown pictorially. Shows voyage tracks of Cook, Furneaux, Barentsz, Phips and overland routes of Hearne and Mackenzie. From Atlante Geografico, t.4. Engraved by...
"SP3 Johnny L. Deston, Engr. Service Company, Ft. Richardson, Alaska, (cook) talks with KP's peeling potatoes (l-r) John Gregory of Bethel, Alaska, Pvt Louis Beebe of Eek, Alaska, and Ham Cleveland of Eek, Alaska. All the Kp's are memebers of the...
A man sits for a photograph in front of a wooden building in southcentral Alaska. He is wearing a hat, neckware and a vest, and has a beard. Photograph taken during the 1898 Edwin F. Glenn Cook Inlet U.S. Army Expedition. Cyanotype.
A man sits for a portrait. He is wearing a hat and tie, and has a mustache. Photograph taken during the 1898 Edwin F. Glenn Cook Inlet U.S. Army Expedition. Cyanotype.
A man stands behind a large pile of snow in a clearing in southcentral Alaska. A tent stands to the right, and tree stumps are scattered in the foreground. Photograph taken during the 1898 Edwin F. Glenn Cook Inlet U.S. Army Expedition. Cyanotype.