The Coleen M. Platner Photographs (ca. 1909-1920s) contain photographs of pioneer children and their families living in Alaska, chiefly Iditarod, Chatanika, Little Eldorado City, and Eldorado Creek. There are also photographs from Nome and the...
Title taken from front. View of steamboat "Dawson" at Five Finger Rapids on Yukon River, Yukon Territory, with passengers on deck. Postcard incorrectly labeled "Alaska". Also from front: "P.E. Kern. Skagway & Valdez, Alaska." Postcard. Original...
Title taken from front. View of steamboat making its way through Five Finger Rapids on Yukon River, Yukon Territory, Canada. Photographer's number 34716C. 1938? Photographer: Ordway, Juneau, Alaska. Postcard. Original photograph size: 3" x 5".
A boy has his finger attended to by a woman at the Jesse Lee Home in Seward, Alaska, while two other residents stand by. From verso: "Carrie Ida Pierce Seward, Alaska, Box 516." 1946-1955. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Outside a house, a woman stands over a boy, possibly shaking her finger toward him. The boy is holding what looks to be a birthday cake with candles on it. This may be the boy's 5th birthday. Similar to...
Title from caption: "The Government farm. Fairbanks, Alaska." Image shows six men in hats, suits and ties standing in a field and measuring grain. One of the men is holding a measuring stick with his finger pointing between the 4 and 5 foot...
Title by indexer. Verso says: "3-. 30. Galena, Alaska. 1955." Image shows five young men in uniform sitting at the end of a bar or counter drinking. The man in the back of the room has a cigarette in his mouth and is flipping his middle...
Three men work on a steam shovel or other excavator. A fourth sits on the ground (center). Photographer's finger visible at right. Compare with UAF-2007-64-169.
Additional text on photo reads: "A. E. C. G560. P. S. Hunt." Text on album page reads: "Picture of the town of Wasilla, Mile 159 on the Government Railroad, taken on the day of the first sale of lots, June 20,...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a few islands in the distance. One of the islands has a building on it. The building appears to be the Five Finger Lighthouse.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows two airplanes with skis that have landed on a snowy mountain. The American Airways logo can be seen on the airplanes and the airplane in the foreground also reads NC 9745. A man is standing behind the...
Title from caption in album: "Aug 2 - Horses in plains + McKinley in distance'. Photograph shows a landscape of rocky tundra with Mt. McKinley in the distance. There appears to have been a finger or a bug on the lens.
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
Title from caption in photo album. Full Caption reads: "The Alaskan Polar Bear Hockey Team 1 Pat O'Neill 'Alaska's native son' (Trainer) 2 Glen Franklin 'We GOT to win this game fellows' (Manager) 3 Doc. L. L. Hufman 'Judge of scotch'...
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "Looking down the McKinley River. The water is gray in color and full of silt (you can't see your finger 1/2 inch below the water's surface)."
View of four men hauling in a large rope, most likely at the pier, in Whittier, Alaska. The blurred object to the left of the photo in the photographer's finger. From front: "1965". Photo taken in 1965. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2".