Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Title from margin notes. Photograph shows a railroad crossing on a street in Seward, Alaska. A man is walking away from the crossing and there are many cars and trucks parked along the street.
Title from caption. Photograph shows a pile driver driving piles at the Nenana crossing at mile 373.25, on April 4th, 1918. Caption also reads: "No. 109, A. J. Johnson, Official Photographer A.E.C."
Title from caption. Photograph shows men operating a pile driver at Nenana Crossing. It is snowy outside, and they appear to be using steam to cut through the ice. Caption also reads: "No. 108, A. J. Johnson, Official Photographer A.E.C."
Title from caption. Photograph shows men operating a pile driver at Nenana Crossing. It is wintertime and all the men are wearing cold-weather gear. Caption also reads: "No. 107, A. J. Johnson, Official Photographer A.E.C."
The H. C. Barley Photographs consist of more than 200 images of Skagway and vicinity in Alaska as well as nearby parts of northwestern British Columbia and southern Yukon. Barley, the official photographer for the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad,...
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 taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "Crossing Clearwater Creek East Fork: Bob Working (left), Pierre Juillerat, and Al Randall."