Title taken from front. View of musher and dog sled preparing to start in the Solomon Derby sled dog race, Nome, Alaska, with spectators lining the street. Also from front: "Start of [Scotty] Allan and Darling entry, Percy Blatchford, driver." From...
View of pilot Noel Wien in Fairbanks, Alaska, preparing for first commercial flight between Fairbanks and Nome, with Fairbanks Mayor Dr. de la Vergne in derby. From verso: "The personal service which is a watchword with Wien was evident even in...
Title taken from verso. View of boats and fishermen in harbor during fishing derby, Seward, Alaska, with buildings in background. Also from verso: "Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society." 1956. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Totem pole presented to the All-American soap box derby in Akron, Ohio, by the Juneau Rotary Club. The original pole stands in Wrangell, where it is a memorial to the Kiksadi Chief, Kolteen.
Frank Maier, winner of the Juneau soap box derby, went to Akron, Ohio, to compete. Totem pole was presented by the Juneau Rotary Club. Original pole stands at Wrangell as a memorial to the Kiksadi Chief, Kolteen.
Title from album caption. Dog team in a race on the Chena River ice. A small group of people watch from the hull of a boat. According to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner of March 12, 1931, the Julian Hurley team was driven by Kelley in the H....
Title from caption in album. Dog team in a race on the Chena River ice. According to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner of March 12, 1931, the Tom Wright team was driven by Herbert Lawrence in the H. Wendell Endicott dog derby.
Title from album caption. Start of sled dog race near Cushman Street Bridge on Chena River. Samson's Hardware and Immaculate Conception Church steeple in are in the background. According to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner of March 12, 1931,...
Title from album caption. Start of sled dog race near Cushman Street Bridge on Chena River. Samson's Hardware and Immaculate Conception Church steeple in background. According to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner of March 12, 1931, the Bill...
Title from album caption. Start of sled dog race near Cushman Street Bridge on Chena River. According to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner of March 12, 1931, the Judge (Cecil) Clegg team was driven by Mitchell Cristo in the H. Wendell Endicott...
Title from album caption. Sled dog musher on river ice. According to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner of March 12, 1931 the Julian Hurley team was driven by Kelly in the H. Wendell Endicott Derby.
Title from album caption. Dog team running on Chena River ice. The sternwheeler Idler sits at the river's edge. According to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner of March 12, 1931, the Bill Corey team was driven by Jack Murphy in the H. Wendell...
Title from accompanying notes. A man in a dark suit, a derby hat, and leather shoes is conversing with a group of three Native children, while two other men look on. The conversation is happening in front of a log home, and there is laundry...
Title taken from sign in photo. View of people gathered in front of a tent structure lined with tables and signs in Valdez, Alaska. The signs read: (above left) "[Va]ldez Young [A]dult Club", (lower left) "Winner of the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby",...
View of signs in Valdez, Alaska. Signs read: "Motel Valdez Alaska small boat launching area", and "Have fun at Valdez the Switzerland of Alaska. Valdez is the farthest north, ice free port, on the North American continent. Columbia Glacier &...
Title taken from front. Leonhard Seppala with his dog team of Siberian huskies and sled. Also from front: "Winners, Eighth and Ninth All Alaska Sweepstakes, Nome, Alaska, 1915 and 1916. "Ruby Derby", Ruby, Alaska, 1916." 1916. Photographer: Lomen...
Title from sleeve. View down a paved street in Ketchikan. A pedestrian reading a book walks under a neon sign for Trading Post. A boat is parked on the street corner near a sign advertising Derby Day Prizes. Two more pedestrians walk under a...