Two totem poles stand in front of some wood buildings with three people walking at left. Totem poles suggest that this is Southeast Alaska. The area appears to be heavily forested. A nearly identical photograph is...
Two totem poles stand in front of some wood buildings, which suggests that this is Southeast Alaska.The area appears to be heavily forested. What looks like the bow of a kayak can be seen in the foreground. A nearly...
Shows coast along the arctic from Norway east to Siberia and south through the Bering Strait; insets show two different versions of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Relief shown pictorially. Insets: [Northern Siberia with the Kamchatka Peninsula] --...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a machine that appears to be separating gravel into different sizes. There is a small conveyor belt attached to it. A man stands behind it. Caption reads "May '59 screening plant".
Shows world from north pole to the Tropic of Capricorn within sphere, with mountain ranges continuing into the sea and surfacing on different continents, and southern landmasses drawn outside sphere. Relief shown by hachures. From Gentleman's...
Shows area surrounding the Gulf of Boothia (including part of Baffin & Somerset Islands). Relief shown by hachures. With six small engravings illustrating different coastlines, with a focus on the coastline of southern part of Somerset Island. ...
Shows second section of the Klondike Mines Railway, Grand Forks to the Dome, along the Bonanza Creek Valley, in the Yukon Territory; includes streams, ditches, and claims along the railway route. Relief shown by hachures. Annotated with numbers...
Shows geological ages of formations and deposits. Includes legend. "Geological outlines,those of map published by Department of Interior, 1904." "Geology from results of various expeditions. Letters denote where fossil remains have been found in...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows many different types of fur pelts hanging and lying in front of the Rodman Alaska Trading Co. A piece of white paper is lying across the center of the image.
Title by cataloger. Photograph of Elsie and a boy seated in a box. Narrative in photo album reads: "Above are two views of Elsie in two different moods, showing a box of our sweetpeas."
Title by cataloger. Photograph of Elsie, who is happy. Narrative in the photo album reads: "Above are two views of Elsie in two different moods, showing a box of our sweetpeas."
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...
Title from caption in album: "Aug 5 - Self + bear". Photograph shows two images on top of each other. One is a man, center, kneeling with a pipe in his mouth and holding up the head of a dead bear. The other, left, is a close-up of a different...
Title from photograph UAF-2009-123-550, current caption reads: "Sept 4 - Same different exposure". Photograph shows Mt. McKinley far in the distance. Shrubs and a light hide appear in the foreground.
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,...
(10:14 min.) (09 of 09)
Learning about the barging business
Eskimo boy hunting; beach; tied up the boat; land downstream on the barge; Demientieff, Martha; summer; advice; barge business; safety net; schooling; adventure; educated children in both...
(3:15min) (02 of 08) Working different jobs worked -- tug boats; Foss Company -- Seattle; father -- civilian blacksmith; Fort Lodden; Pierson, Paul -- friend; Pierson, Paul -- became superintendent of Foss Company; worked -- Standard Oil...
(4:17 min) (08 of 20) Nome was different--seasonal office--King Islanders--Larger territory--lighterage companies--Hireing longshoremen--Lomen Comercial Co.--ship fire--insurance--general average agreements