A group of men, probably miners, seem to be surveying the mining materials and supplies near their mining camp. One man sits atop a horse-drawn carriage. There are at least 4 stacks of different size pipes laying on the...
Title from cataloger's notes. Image shows a long narrow building built on a wooden platform over a creek. The building is divided into multiple screened cages. Power lines can be seen leading to the roof of the building and building materials...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "3-. #30. Galena, Alaska. Toxic." Image shows two men wearing gloves standing on several barrels in a yard full of oil barrels. Barrels may contain waste materials. Lids of the barrels are labeled in...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "Toxic. Galena, Alaska. 1955. $4. #30." Image shows five men in military uniform sitting and taking a break on top of oil barrels. Some of the men are wearing gloves. In the distance hundreds of barrels are...
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...
Two men standing around a dog and sled at the base of a hill scattered with lumber and what appears to be other building or mining materials and equipment. A building is in the background.
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...
"The home of a Sea Adder hunsher [sea otter hunter]" Two children sit outside of a home. House is constructed of milled lumber, driftwood, and turf. A cache is behind and right of the house, which is also constructed of mixed construction...
Title from verso. Landing vehicles deliver equipment and supplies for the occupational forces in the Andreanof Group. Verso reads: "Supplies for fighting men and machines. Bales and crates of assorted war materials for the U. S. troops...
"Ott and Scheele owned the Northern Commercial Co. store at Eagle, Alaska. Having purchased it when the Northern Commercial Co. discontinued their Eagle Trading Co store at the left of the picture, he dealt mostly with the natives. The building at...
(7:12 min.) (09 of 20) Travel in Nome area--Alaska Steam and its reputation--1952/53 winter spring--Move to Seattle--Tariffs and freight rates--ICC Interstate Commerce Commission--Mr. J. D. Nelson--assistant general traffic manager--Train/ship...
Title by indexer. Photograph of what looks like a supply depot for the construction of the Alaska Highway. Visible are a crane, trucks and construction materials, some under tarp and some out in the open. Also prominent is a group of men...
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Hand colored. "The interesting discoveries made by British and American ships since the first publication of this chart in 1784, together with the hydrographical materials, lately procured from...
The collection consists of 42 photographs and brief descriptions, taken during an archaeological dig in Fairbanks. Photographs depict fossils, artifacts, rock and soil formations, gold mining operations and equipment, and landscapes. Persons...
Lumber and what may be building materials is scattered over the snow covered ground. The steel bridge still under construction is visible in the back ground. A small boat of some type appears to be frozen in the river.
Title taken from caption. "9299 -- (39) Here we see the miners digging loose the bank and shoveling the dirt into the stream. Sometimes blasting is used to loosen the bank. The stream carries the soil with the gold which is in it to a sluice...
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: The familiar mail sleigh coach is in front of this road house. The sign on the side of the building reads "Pioneer Hotel". Numerous tents can be seen further up the hill. An unsightly clutter of...