Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a river flowing out of Skilak Lake. Forest surrounds the lake. Caption from finding aid reads "Skilak Lake". Location is Skilak Lake, Alaska.
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. Photograph shows land being cleared for Second St. in Nenana, Alaska, on August 24th, 1916. Caption also reads: "No. 30. A. J. Johnson, Official photographer, A. E. C.".
Title from caption. Photograph shows the view of looking up the Nenana River from a hill at mile 373, on August 28th, 1917.. Caption also reads: "No. 89. A. J. Johnson, Official photographer, A. E. C.".
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...
Title from caption. Photograph of Lawyer and Cora Rivenburg on Bainbridge Island. Narrative in photo album reads: "Mrs. R. & I on an outing on an island between Seattle & Bremerton on Puget Sound."
Title from caption in album: "Sept 7 - 'Camp 2' on Techlaneeka". Photograph shows a tent constructed amongst trees. A few other unknown objects appear to be hanging from trees around the camp.
Title from caption in album: "Sept 25 - South and East sides of my cabin -". Photograph shows fairly large log cabin in the woods; a cache stands at its left.
Title from caption in album: "Oct 3 - The caribou camp - Toklat horse on left". Photograph shows two horses tied up at a campsite. A man is standing near them beside a fire.
Title from caption in album: "Oct 12 - Front of cabin". Photograph shows a log cabin covered in snow. An object that appears to be some kind of tarp or canvas hangs from a tree nearby.
Title from caption in album: "Aug 25 - Back of my camp". Photograph shows a tent set up in the forest from the side. Only the canvas draped over branches can be seen.
Title from caption in album: "Aug 25 - Ram mountains as seen through the woods in front of camp". Photograph shows a range of mountains seen through trees in a forest.
Title from photograph UAF-2009-123-463, current caption in album: "Aug 25 - Same more to the South". Photograph shows a range of mountains seen through trees in a forest.
Title from caption in album, caption reads: "Feb 3 - Profile of head of ram killed Dec 6 - Head frozen". Photograph shows a dead Dall sheep on the back of a dogsled in the forest.
Title from photograph UAF-2009-123-595, current caption reads: "Feb 3 - Same". Photograph shows a dead Dall sheep on the back of a dogsled in the forest.