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...
Portrait of Andrew Kashevaroff, later Russian Orthodox priest, taken in San Francisco, California. From front: "Fred's [Fred Wildon Fickett's] assistant in Weather Bureau - then U.S. Signal Corps. Andrew Kashavaroff [sic]. Sitka, Alaska." From...
View of (left to right) customs house, castle, and barracks in Sitka, Alaska. From front of image: "Office of Fred W. Fickett," "Valuable picture," and "Custom house - castle or U.S. Signal Office - barracks in Sitka." Fickett's office was in the...
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...