John J. Sesnon Co.'s cable way for landing freight at Nome. 1400 feet long, shore tower 125 feet high, Cassion tower 90 feet above highwater. The largest cable way of its kind in the world.
Portrait photograph of John Rosswog This was taken when he served as a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional Convention, held in Fairbanks at the University of Alaska, November 8, 1955 - February 6, 1956.
Portrait photograph of John Boswell. This was taken when he served as a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional Convention, held in Fairbanks at the University of Alaska, November 8, 1955 - February 6, 1956.
Shows Smith Strait, Peabody Bay, and Kennedy Channel along Grinnell land [i.e. Grinnell Peninsula], Arctic Canada. Senate Ex. Doc., 1st session, 34th Congress ; no.1. "Ackerman Lith." Includes detailed tracks and location of caches, as well as...
Shows Baffin Bay, Melville Bay, Smith Strait, Peabody Bay & Kennedy Channel with corresponding coastlines of Greenland and Grinnell Land [i.e. Grinnell Peninsula]. Senate Ex. Doc., 1st session, 34th Congress ; no. 1. "Ackerman...
Selective relief shown by hachures. Shows routes and destinations of various explorers. Inset: Discoveries in and north of Wellington Channel by Lt. DeHaven in Sept. 1850 and by Capt. Penny and his parties in May, June and July 1851, compiled by...
Shows locations of relics of the Franklin Expedition and the routes of the Ross, Osborn, Browne, Rae, Collinson, Anderson, M'Clintock, Hobson, and Young expeditions. Inset: Probable route of the Franklin Expedition. In color.
Portrait photograph of John A. McNees. This was taken when he served as a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional Convention, held in Fairbanks at the University of Alaska, November 8, 1955 - February 6, 1956.
Caption reads: "Taken - Camp John Hay." A woman stands at the top of a staircase surrounded by plants and a chair, possibly on the porch of a house? Camp John Hay is the common name of John Hay Air Station. According...
Portrait photograph of John Hellenthal. This was taken when he served as a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional Convention, held in Fairbanks at the University of Alaska, November 8, 1955 - February 6, 1956.
Portrait photograph of John Crass. This was taken when he served as a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional Convention, held in Fairbanks at the University of Alaska, November 8, 1955 - February 6, 1956.
A main log building sits on the left side of a gravel road with two small log buildings to the right. Sky filled with big clouds, with no snow on ground. Appears to be summer or autumn.
Title from indexer's notes. Image shows two men in suits and ties standing inside an animal pen surrounded by young molting musk oxen. The man on the right is wearing a white carnation in his lapel and holds a clump of qiviut wool in his right...
One map on 2 sheets. "By Robt. Morden & Will'm. Berry." Shows California as an island; much of the Arctic is blank. Relief shown pictorially. Ancillary map: [Polar projection of the arctic and subarctic]. Decorative cartouche including Captain...
One map on 2 sheets. Shows California as an island; much of the arctic is blank. Relief shown pictorially. Ancillary map: [Polar projection of the arctic and subarctic]. Decorative cartouche including Captain John Wood's coat of arms. Many...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...