George Glass and his seventeen year old son Ophir, stand with their sled dog teams at the Pass Creek Roadhouse at Rainy Pass. The roadhouse was owned by the Anderson brothers at the time. A magazine article by Irving Reed...
Six men pose for this photograph in front of Clough's Roadhouse in McGrath. George and his seventeen year old son Ophir are the two on the left and Irving Reed is third from the right. Irving Reed and the two Glasses...
George Glass and his seventeen year old son Ophir with Irving Reed (center) pose for this photograph at the Skwentna Roadhouse. Skwenta Crossing, is where the Iditarod Trail crossed the Skwentna River. Reed wrote in a...
View across the frozen Susitna River to the town of Susitna Station. In March 1920 Irving Reed traveled the Iditarod Trail by dog team. In his magazine article, "Rainy Pass by dog team," he wrote that Susitna station was...
Two mushers outside two log cabins at Yankee Creek. George Glass, his seventeen year old son Ophir, and Irving Reed traveled by dog sled for 14 days from Wasilla to Yankee Creek in late March 1920. Reed described this...
Irving Reed, in front, with George and Ophir Glass on either side of him, pose with "French Joe" (Joe Blanchell), who is holding the rifle. Three dog teams with sleds are visible. French Joe's was also known as the Rohn...
George Glass and his seventeen year old son Ophir, pose with their dog teams outside the Northern Commercial store in Takotna. A magazine article by Irving Reed (Alaska Sportsman, v. 31, Oct. 1965, pp. 8-13) identifies...
Relief shown by hachures. Panel title. "For the purpose of giving the general public reliable information regarding Alaska and a better understanding of Alaskan conditions." Text on verso lists basic information on Alaska's economy, minerals,...
Relief shown by contours. "Topography by R. H. Sargent and C. G. Anderson." "Geology by J. B. Mertie, Jr., G. L. Harrington, A. G. Madden, H. M. Eakin, P. S. Smith, and J. E. Spurr." "Surveyed in 1898, 1908, 1912, 1914, 1915, and 1917." ...
Riverfront view of Iditarod, Alaska in 1911 showing: a machine shop, a real estate business, the public dock, and a business advertising baker made whisky? and beer. Also visible are several barges and a large quantity of firewood.
Includes tables of distances and text describing gold districts. Relief shown by hachures. Cover title: The Iditarod and Kuskokwim: the prospector's opportunity. "Compiled from reliable prospectors' data, government surveys and personal...
Left to right Mrs. F. W. Herms (Emily), Dr. F. W. Herms Sr. and an unidentified man. They are standing in the Assay Office of the American Bank of Alaska (Iditarod, Alaska) in front of $125,000.00 of gold bricks.
Smoky scene of downtown Iditarod. Part of a cigar shop's sign has burned away with the only part remaining, "...nest's Cigar Store." People are standing from a distance looking at the burning buildings. Written on the...
Postcard is postmarked from Iditarod, Alaska on Sep. 18, 1911 and is addressed to Mrs. Clemons, Ridgeway, Tex. [Texas]. Written is, "Sept. 18. Dear Mother, received your letter the other day. Was glad to hear from you. ...
Postcard is postmarked from Devine [Texas] and is addressed to L.J. Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas, Hopkins Co. [County]. Written on verso is, "Iditarod. July 16, 1910. Dear folks at home, I'm glad to hear from you this...
Portrait photo of six men and two dogs standing outside a building. Fourth man from the left is holding a pair of snowshoes, fifth man is holding a pipe. One dog standing in between the legs of the third man from the left...