Senator John F. Kennedy speech. November, 10th, 1958
at Gross 20th Century Theatre, Juneau, AK. Introduction by Ernest Gruening. Recorded on ¼” reel-to-reel.
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 34 seconds MPG format. The Bald Eagle is a large raptor known for its white head and tail. Young eagles develop the distinctive white markings after they are 5 years old. They are Alaska's largest resident bird...
Rofkar, Teri (artist). Video, 58 seconds MPG format. Teri Rofkar is a Tlingit master weaver from Sitka in Southeast Alaska and of the Raven Clan and Snail House. She learned weaving and basketry from classes in college and at museums, and was...
Gross-Hope, Margaret (artist). Video, 1 minute MPG format. Margaret Gross-Hope is a Tlingit sewer and beader from Sitka. She learned to sew as an early age with her mother and grandmother. She sews and beads a variety of contemporary and...
Pook, Cathleen (artist). Video, 1:02 minutes MPG format. Cathleen Cass Pook is from Sitka and is known for her traditional Tlingit beadwork and basketry. She is a member of the Eagle Clan and the Killer Whale House. She learned her art from her...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 31 seconds MPG format. This kittiwake is a widely distributed breeder across the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It builds nests of grasses, seaweeds, mosses, and mud on small ledges on vertical...
Alexander, Selina (artist). Video, 1minute MPG format. Selina Alexander is an Athabascan who grew up along the Yukon River between Ruby and Galena and now lives in North Pole. She learned beading and skin sewing from her mother, grandmother, and...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 31 seconds MPG format. This auklet is largely confined to the Bering Sea region, where it typically nests in huge colonies on islands near cold, saline water currents. Colonies of 250,000 or more of the species...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 33 seconds MPG format. Male northern fur seals in the water and on the rookeries and haul-outs of St. Paul Island, Pribilofs.
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 31 seconds MPG format. This ornate seabird breeds only on the coast and offshore islands of the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering and southern Chukchi seas. Typically it builds its scant nest of grasses and...
Pullock, Charles (artist). Video, 1:02 minutes MPG format. Charles Pullock is an Inupiaq artist living in Nome, Alaska. He carves wood and ivory and is a traditional dance performer. In addition to his carving, he works in construction and lives...
Silook, Susie (artist). Video, 58 seconds MPG format. Susie Silook is a St. Lawrence Island Yupik ivory carver. She began her work by using the whole tusk of the walrus, as she didn't have tools to cut it into small pieces. Instead of the animals...
Hewson, Wayne (artist). Video, 57 seconds MPG format. Wayne Hewson is a Tsimshian carver from Metlakatla, Alaska. Hewson's carving career began in 1967 in a boarding school in Wrangell, when he used a pocketknife and a bar of soap to carve a...
Ryan, Abel (artist). Video, 1:05 minutes MPG format. Born in Ketchikan, Abel Ryan now lives in Metlakatla. This Tsimshian carver learned basic flat design techniques from a master carver while in high school, and has now been carving for 14...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 2:10 minutes MPG format. After Robin Davis 19 2nd grade class used Northern Journeys: Dogs in Alaska as part of their classroom curricula, they came to the Museum to tour the galleries and to meet two dog...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 36 seconds MPG format. The northern fur seal is an eared seal similar to the sea lion. They have a thick waterproof underfur with over 350,000 hairs per square inch. Their fur appears gray or brown when dry, and...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 30 seconds MPG format. The northern fur seal is an eared seal similar to the sea lion. They have a thick waterproof underfur with over 350,000 hairs per square inch. Their fur appears gray or brown when dry, and...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 27 seconds MPG format. The northern fur seal is an eared seal similar to the sea lion. They have a thick waterproof underfur with over 350,000 hairs per square inch. Their fur appears gray or brown when dry, and...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 31 seconds MPG format. Over 90% of the world's Parakeet Auklets occur in the Bering Sea region. Most nest in small, scattered groups or as solitary pairs, but some 150,000 birds nest on St. George Island in the...
Presentation of the first installment of the Frederica De Laguna: 1) Opening Remarks by Gladi Kulp, Head of Historical Collections; 2) Introduction of Dr. Guedon by James Simard, Curator of Historical Collections; 3) Remarks on the Collection and...