Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Shows commercial, Army, Navy, and other U. S. Government reservations. Shows aviation fields with list of locations. Shows locations for government offices, railroads, military cables, Native schools and reservations, hospitals, and reindeer...
Base map: Map of Alaska, compiled under the direction of Alfred H. Brooks. Inset: Map of Aleutian Islands from Seguam Island west to Attu Island. Includes list of villages with missions. Map is 32 x 45 cm.
Title from caption. Photograph of Etta Jones holding two puppies. Verso reads: "Montague, Mich.: The long mystery concerning the fate of C. Foster Jones and wife Etta (above) who were the only white couple living on Attu when the Japs...
Title from verso. Photograph of C. Foster Jones holding a puppy. Verso reads: "Montague, Mich.: The long mystery concerning the fate of C. Foster Jones and wife Etta (above) who were the only white couple living on Attu when the Japs...
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...
List of names taken from caption. Standing in the back row (l-r) Julius Pilot, Nenana; Titus Alexander of Hot Springs, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Th (Thomas) Riggs, Mr. Richie, and Chief Alexander Williams.
Title taken from front of photograph. 1930s Military Band photo list (left to right) William "Bill" R. Cashen '37, Herbert "Herb" N. McClarty (matric), George B. Henton ' 36, Leo H. Saarela '38, Carl G. Parker '39, Clarence J. Carlson '39,...
A list of 1950 graduates of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, from the commencement program. Richard Ted Blue; Nickolai Eidem; Ethel Irene Cornue; Dale Malcolm Dahl; Suzanne S Hall; Milton H Lightwood Jr; Charles V Lucier; Mary Ann K S McCall;...
Title from accompanying note. "John Hubers business, 17th & Stacia [Fairbanks]." A building with a Motorola sign. All the automobiles in front of the building are partly submerged in flood water. The sign on the (white) van reads: "Tundra...
Title from verso. "Pan Am Lockheed Lodestar." A greeting card, apparently addressed to Jack Sternmark, with "Seasons Greetings from Flight Radio Officers Alaska Division Pan American Airways." The U.S. flag is painted on the nose of the plane....
Title taken from the container list. View of a man next to a split tree near Seward, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Water and debris are on the ground.
Title taken from container list. Aerial view of Seward, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. View includes damage to railroad yard, with broken and twisted tracks, and overturned railroad cars. Storage tanks, houses and buildings are seen in...
Title taken from container list. View of damage to a railroad yard in Seward, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Sign on building, far left, reads Alaska Railroad Shop. Sign on car, center, reads Alaska Railroad. Railroad cars are...
Title taken from container list. View of damage to a railroad yard in Seward, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. A man is seen in the lower left. View includes overturned railroad cars and damage to buildings. A sign on the building in the...
Title taken from container list. Aerial view of Seward, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Image includes buildings, damage to a dock and to the railroad yard, railroad tracks and cars, buildings, and a crane. Resurrection Bay is on the...
Title taken from container list. View of tanks in what appears to be a dock area in Seward, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Image includes a damage to a building, tanks, and pipes. A car with a person sitting in it is on the right....
Title taken from container list. View of a temporary road and bridge near Portage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. A car and men are visible.
Title taken from container list. Aerial view of Seward, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Damage to waterfront is visible. Resurrection Bay is visible on the right.
Title taken from container list. View of damage to railroad tracks and a railroad bridge near Seward, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. The damaged bridge spans a river. Resurrection Bay is visible in the background.