Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Title from caption: "Carving ice in the Yukon River at Ruby, Alaska. 5 ft. 8 in. thick, Mar. 1, '13." Postcard is postmarked Ruby, Alaska on Mar. 29, 1913 and is addressed to Mrs. Alice Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. R.R. no. 7 Hopkin [Hopkins] Co....
Relief shown by hachures. 1 map on 8 sheets bearing dates between 1828 and 1831. Inset sheet 4: Port of Vera Cruz. Inset sheet 8: Isle of Georgia and Sandwich Land. Drawn and engraved by J. W. Lowry.
Relief shown by hachures. 1 map on 8 sheets bearing dates between 1828 and 1831. Inset sheet 4: Port of Vera Cruz. Inset sheet 8: Isle of Georgia and Sandwich Land. Drawn and engraved by J. W. Lowry.
Relief shown by hachures. 1 map on 8 sheets bearing dates between 1828 and 1831. Inset sheet 4: Port of Vera Cruz. Inset sheet 8: Isle of Georgia and Sandwich Land. Drawn and engraved by J. W. Lowry.
Relief shown by hachures. 1 map on 8 sheets bearing dates between 1828 and 1831. Inset sheet 4: Port of Vera Cruz. Inset sheet 8: Isle of Georgia and Sandwich Land. Drawn and engraved by J. W. Lowry.
Relief shown by hachures. 1 map on 8 sheets bearing dates between 1828 and 1831. Inset sheet 4: Port of Vera Cruz. Inset sheet 8: Isle of Georgia and Sandwich Land. Drawn and engraved by J. W. Lowry.
Relief shown by hachures. 1 map on 8 sheets bearing dates between 1828 and 1831. Inset sheet 4: Port of Vera Cruz. Inset sheet 8: Isle of Georgia and Sandwich Land. Drawn and engraved by J. W. Lowry.
Relief shown by hachures. 1 map on 8 sheets bearing dates between 1828 and 1831. Inset sheet 4: Port of Vera Cruz. Inset sheet 8: Isle of Georgia and Sandwich Land. Drawn and engraved by J. W. Lowry.
Relief shown by hachures. 1 map on 8 sheets bearing dates between 1828 and 1831. Inset sheet 4: Port of Vera Cruz. Inset sheet 8: Isle of Georgia and Sandwich Land. Drawn and engraved by J. W. Lowry.
Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
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Photograph of a wagon laying out telegraph lines. Caption with photo reads: Eight miles of wire was strung in this manner, five months before the line was built. In summer wire could be handled only by pack-mule, one coil...
Eight women in fur garments are standing on the ice at the Village of Tanana. Each is dressed in fur and hide clothing, including mittens and footwear. Note the stitching along the edges of the photograph. Pictured left to right are: Charlotte...