Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter, flown by Flight Petty Officer Tadayoshi Koga in an attack on Dutch Harbor, June 4, 1942. His plane was hit on the oil line. When Koga attempted to land on Akutan Island, the wheels of his plane sank between hummocks,...
Portrait of man wearing fur cape and carved amulet necklace, holding raven rattle; [George Jim, Sr., of Angoon (1901-1997) identified this man as his paternal grandfather, Berner’s Bay Jim (Aanxudaas, Dl’oogudzees), of the Wooshkeetaan clan of...
Portrait of Ano-Thlosh (Aanyálahaash) Gaanax.adi clan, Ishka hit (Ishitaan) house, T'aaku Kwaan, in Chilkat blanket and headdress. Photographer's number 120-N.
Title and description (except in brackets) from photo verso. [Fishing vessel Alaskan Monarch capsized under a wave that hit the ship.] USCG Storis (WMEC 38) and the 96 - foot crabber Alaskan Monarch. Alaskan Monarch went aground Mar. 15, 1990 on...
Description: wool; brass; braid; piping; serge; cotton; silk; ribbon Used: Chief Kowee; Kaawa.ee Descriptive Narrative: a). Jacket - navy blue wool, double breasted, w/row of 7 brass navy type buttons & 7 buttonholes up each side of the...
History: Found in the collection with no documentation. The name "Kow-ee" (Kaawa.ee) was given to several prominent men of the L'eeneidí clan, Teel' Hít (Dog Salmon House), Aak'wkwaan (or Auke Tlingit). Such signs were attached to the residences...