Relief shown pictorially. Includes legend showing the division of land to different controlling countries and notes on dominant religions in different areas. Alaska is vaguely represented, labeled as the discoveries of Chirikov in 1741. ...
Relief shown pictorially. Includes legend showing the division of land to different controlling countries and notes on dominant religions in different areas. Alaska is vaguely represented, labeled as the discoveries of Chirikov in 1741. ...
6 maps on one sheet. Components: Chart of Iliuliuk Harbor, Unalaska -- Sketch of Sannak Ids. And reefs, Alaska -- Sketch of Acherk Harbor, Sannak I. -- Sketch of Port Moller, north side, Alaska Peninsula, Bering Sea -- Sketch of St. Matthew and...
Verso: Senator Ernest Gruening (D-Alaska) meets with two members of the "Spenard Lions," one of the two Anchorage hockey teams in Washington, D.C. this week for the Capitol Invitational Hockey Tournament, just before winning their first game. The...
Verso-Viewing Yukon Damsite--Among a group of engineers, specialists and consultants to visit Rampart Canyon damsite on May 28 were Dr. William R. Wood, left, President of the University of Alaska, and Member of the Rampart Advisory Board; and...
Title from verso. Verso: A study group visiting the Rampart Canyon site of a proposed hydroelectric development project on the Yukon River are shown at Texas Creek Bridge. Across the stream is the camp set up by Army Engineers this winter as a...
Title taken from verso. On verso a letter from the Public Information Division of the United States Coast Guard, dated 14 November 1948, is printed. The letter says the following about this photo: "Offical U.S. Coast Guard Photo. United...
Title from image. Verso reads: "P.5 -OIL. 2 col x 25 1/2 PICAS. "Chena Sign --" Cutline. 100. 26." Verso also stamped with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers logo and the dates Sept. 1974 and Jan 16, 1975. Image shows a sign posted in...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "Peter Smith. Director, North Pacific Division, Hydraulic Laboratory, Oregon. Lowering gate in model of one bay of the outlet works. Pebbles show water action in stilling basin." Verso also stamped with the...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "Close-up of a portion of the 100-foot long model of a 3-mile segment of the Chena River. Tinted water carrying strips of colored paper is passed down the trough (river bed). Photos of the movement show how the...
Title taken from verso. Verso reads: "At the outlet works segment of the 100-foot long model of three miles of the Chena River. From the left: Bill Craine of the Alaska District's Hydraulics & Waterways Section; Hugh Smith from the Corps'...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "Close-up of single-bay model (one of the 4 gates in the outlet works on the Chena River), showing experimental baffles in the stilling basin down-stream from the gate. Varying sizes, shapes, and locations of...
Map of the coast of B.C. and the Yukon, showing travel routes to the Klondike, and listing approximate distances between points on the journey. Compiled from the latest official reports for the British Columbia Board of Trade, Victoria, B.C. by...
Title and caption taken from verso of UAF-1970-11-51, from which this image differs only slightly. Photograph of soldiers carrying ammunition from a protected position. Verso reads: "Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu...
[A check for $5,168,967.71 is presented to Governor Egan by Lyle F. Gones, Chief of the Bureau of Land Management, Division of Engineering. The Check represents Alaska's share of Federal Revenues obtained from public lands under the Mineral...
(4:40 min) (12 of 17) Flying for DGGS pt.1
As a pilot for Division of Geology and Geodetic Surveys had emergency call to fly in whiteout conditions to get a badly burned man at another station. Flying under 200 ft. elevation so not to miss...
(4:16 min) (13 of 17) Flying for DGGS pt. 2
As a pilot for Division of Geology and Geodetic Surveys had emergency call to fly in whiteout conditions to get a badly burned man at another station. Flying under 200 ft. elevation so not to miss...
Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...