Written on the back of the photographs: Barge that picked up survivors of passengers of S.S. Yukon that broke in two parts - Alaska Gulf. Leo Douglas was on it. Taken near Seward, Alaska. 2 copies. Original size of photographs: 5" x 7" and 8 x 10".
One boy and three girls pose in a classroom with their books at the Jesse Lee Home in Seward, Alaska. A blackboard is on the wall in the background, along with some pictures mounted next to it. From verso: "Carrie Ida Pierce Seward, Alaska, Box...
View of man and child walking on dock on main street of Seward, Alaska, with another person in background. From front: "Seword [sic] Alaska main street, taken by W.A. McPherson [sic]. 1904." From verso: "Seward, Alaska, 1904, a few days after it...
"Ott and Scheele' placer mine headquarters on Crooked Creek, a tributary of the 70 Mile River, it in turn being a tributary of the mighty Yukon River." Panoramic photograph of mining headquarters.
Title taken from creator's notes. Notes read: This was a picture Cecil bought. It was somewhere on the Richardson Highway and was part of the Alaska Highway. Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000.
Title taken from creator's notes. Notes read: Cecil's friend, Newell Kelly, posed on a maintenance vehicle beneath the foot bridge in front of the Catholic Church. This foot bridge did not go across the Chena. It actually paralelled the river...
The highly anticipated "Vital Signs" television series launches on Alaska One and KUAC-TV. Alaska has been a leader in delivering high quality health care to its citizen, especially in rural and remote locations. Alaska's health professionals...
"The hydraulic operation at Crooked Creek under full working head in the spring run of water. It was quite a show. Like most of the operations it was always too little water to operate the 'giants' and too darn much gravel mixed with the gold." ...
"Hand operated steel cable ferry, constructed by O. & S. to span the 70 Mile River when the waters were too high for fording. It was located at a point called 'Nimrod Bar.' Nimrod worked for O. & S. at Crooked Creek, but had also worked his own...
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Shows the Aleutian Islands including Kodiak, most of Cook Inlet and Bristol Bay. "Ispravlena s opisi shturmana Vasil'eva, proizvedenoi v 1829 g. Amerik. Berega ot rieki Kuskokvima do...
"Thompson with oar, Larson rowing, Norwood taking it easy. A memorable trip, in a small boat, following the ice breakup on the Yukon River. Lake LaBarge was still frozen we pulled the boat on a crude sled over the ice. We were commanded by the...
Men, possibly miners, standing on a pile of dirt, snow and tailings in front of what looks like mining equipment, with a ladder in front and a building behind it. Structure is wooden, and looks similar to scaffolding. ...
A group of people gathered around, with a piano nearby. The people are labeled, left to right, front row: Arthur Cole, Bill McGuire, [unknown] Browne, Otto Van S., [unlabeled]. Second row: Mary Browne, [unlabeled],...
A large group of people (mostly men, it seems) are gathered on the street. There are a couple posters promoting candidates and voting for an election. One poster shows: "VOTE for Colin Beaton, school trustee." Another...
A man is standing and three women are sitting on the steps to a house. A black dog, possibly a poodle, is sitting on the ledge near the people. A column on the house has the number "2102" displayed on it, probably the...
A woman is sitting near a window wearing a fur shawl and muff. Next to the window, there is a small tree, maybe a sapling or possibly a prop for the photo. There is a shelf behind the woman with a small statue and a...
A young boy stands in front of a railing holding a cake on a plate over his head. The cake has candles on it and may be a birthday cake. Similar to UAF-1985-122-102.
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...
A man and his wife, labeled as Mr. and Mrs. Howard, pose in what may be their home, probably in Knik. They stand at a table with a vase of flowers on it. There are team banners and a mirror displayed on the walls and a...