John Maloney, a master carpenter in the U.S. Naval Reserve, traveled to Alaska with a “work party” on the S.S. NORTHWESTERN. Several images show construction projects in the area of Seward, Alaska, including work on the railroad bridge at Mile...
Text on photo reads "Placing Dome, Driftwood Bay 1958". Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line site construction at Driftwood Bay. Construction worker is visible on scaffolding on the upper left of the dome. DEW Line sites were constructed in the...
Title by indexer. The cross shaped floor plan and the distinct onion dome on top of this church in Saint Michael, Alaska denotes its Russian Orthodox origins. Church identification made possible by "The Flame of the Candle" by Wallace,...
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 from caption in album. St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral in Sitka. A sign above another building reads 'Coliseum'. Power poles and a passenger car are nearby.
Note on slide reads "Russian Church Nicoli [Nikolai], Dec. 1949." Wooden building identified as Russian church. Nearby the building is a bell affixed to a wooden frame. A ladder leans against the side of the...
Title taken from caption. "U.S.G.S Monument and Simon on the top of the Mastodon Dome, in 1934 or 1935. Elevation - 500 feet or more. Note: It was my stomping ground between the creeks in that vicinity." Photograph type and size: 35 mm neg. 74...
Title taken from caption. View of Russian Orthodox Church, Kodiak, Kodiak Island, Alaska. Photo taken during National Geographic Society expedition on the way to Katmai area. 1917. Photographer: J.W. Shipley.
Title taken from caption. View of White Alice site at Port Heiden, Alaska. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United States Air Force telecommunication link system constructed in Alaska during the Cold War. Also from caption: "Port...