61 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clip shows the early Bristol Bay salmon fishery. Narration discusses the use of the sailboats during the time that power boats were banned from Bristol Bay, a ban that lasted until the...
97 second film clip, color/sound. From title frame: "Alaska Review Collection, 1978". Film shows footage of two vehicles traveling down an extremely muddy road near Talkeetna. The voice of Riley Roberts can be heard discussing the need for...
(5:36 min.) (18 of 28) 18. Virginia's students
Virginia's students were varied -- a man who became a jet pilot, a prostitute, and a construction worker named Bullwinkle. She discusses some of her flights to Manly and other interior...
Daryl Miller is interviewed by Dave Krupa on April 27, 2000 in Talkeetna, Alaska. Miller discusses his personal background and how he was introduced to climbing; his first climbing experience on Denali; not summitting on his first attempt and the...
Edward Westen (at left) discussing his ivory carvings with writer Howard Kosbau in Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island, Alaska. From information with photo: [Photo used in article entitled] "Nunivak Island Reindeer Story - August 1954. By Howard Kosbau and...
(3:10 min) (03 of 04) Trying to organize in the wake of the earthquake. supplies -- washed out\ fishing -- nets\ gas drums\ fish trucks\ Akwe River\ Dry Bay\ steam -- sand flats\ Geddes, Bill\ foam -- insects
(2:17 min) (04 of 04) Reorganizing after the earthquake. earthquake\ cabin -- sank\ cabin -- Army style\ four-wheelers\ Williams Creek\ Edwards, Sigurd\ Francis, Ernest\ strawberries
This is part two of H2001-10-02 and selected for...
Campaign commercial in which Elton Engstrom endorses Elmer E. Rasmuson in the 1968 U.S. Senate race, and discusses fish hatcheries. 65-second film clip, color/sound.
Expedition journal, 13 pages. 5.5 inches wide by 8.25 inches high. Discusses stay at Fort St. Michael, trip on the U.S.S. Corwin to Unalaska, sailing to San Francisco, and the trip from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon. This item is essentially a...
Expedition journal, 95 pages. 5.5 inches wide by 8.25 inches high. Volume spine is broken and many pages are loose. This volume begins with Fickett's leaving Portland, Oregon, to go to Alaska for the start of the expedition to explore the Copper...
Expedition journal, 50 pages. Dates March 20-June 13, 1885. 4 inches wide by 6.75 inches high. Discusses the Allen Expedition up the Copper River and describes their activities and hardships; it also contains weather and other scientific...
[Newly appointed State Assistant Fire Marshal Wallace Dawson (right) discusses his appointment with Gov. Egan and State Fire Marshal Robert Crouse (left).]
1 min, 29 sec film clip, black & white/sound. Mark Ringstad discusses the excitement every year in Fairbanks when the ice on the Chena River broke up and began flowing.
(5:20 min.) (05 of 09) 5. The convention It was a cold winter. Les drove some of the delegates to the University, where the convention was held. Sessions lasted most of the day and near the end there were evening sessions. Les briefly...