Title from caption. Image shows two men seated on horse-drawn reapers in a field. One reaper is harnessed to two horses and the other is harnessed to one horse. A third un-manned machine sits farther back in the field. The men appear to be...
Title from verso. View of a man in a hat and overalls hoeing amidst rows of a leafy plant. The rows are planted in front of a large field lined by trees in the background. The caption suggests that the man is one of the farmers who came north...
Title from verso. Image shows a man driving a horse-drawn buggy across a field. Farm buildings and power lines are visible at the back of the field. Two men can be seen standing on a large cart of hay at the center of the image and two other...
Title from verso. Image shows a man in overalls driving two horses that are pulling a cart of hay. The man is standing on top of the hay in the cart. Another man is walking beside the cart on the right side of the image. A deforested...
Title from indexer. Postcard shows a large group of men with brooms and shovels, and one man is holding a pickaxe. They appear to be miners or quarry workers. They are surrounded by snow. Title in finding aid says: circa 1914.
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
(4:43 min.) (08 of 27) Start of contracting
First job was building the bridge between Illinois St. and College Road over Noyes Slough. Lots of paperwork, everything was an emergency since there was no experience with how to do the simplest...
(3:57 min.) (09 of 27) Denali Highway
One of the complaints is that the Road Commission did most of their own work and contracted out very little. There was no profit in bringing the equipment all the way here. Setting up base and...