Verso: "The cake of ice left on beach this spring in front of our house. We got ice to fill our ice house out of a cake like this. You can imagine what a river 500 yards wide, running and jamming full of such cakes is like. It is quite a sight....
Title from photographic record Full notes: "High climber on his way up a large Sitka spruce to be 'topped' for use as a spar pole in high lead logging. Hollis operation of the Ketchikan Pulp Company in the Maybeso Drainage of Prince of Wales...
Wick # 2462 [New York : Asia Pub. Co., 1920] From: Asia, the American magazine on the Orient, vol. XX, no. 4 (May 1920). p. 365-372, 436 : ill. ; 31 cm.
Audio file of a 45 RPM Phonographic Record of Alaska Flag Song. Total running time: 3 minutes, 49 seconds. Words by Marie Drake, music by Elinor Dusenbury. Original record issued by Royal Records, Douglas, Alaska, ca. 1940's-1950's. Visual elements...
The Alaska ferry, Wickersham, was purchased by the State of Alaska from the Swedish Stena Line for $6,960,000.00 in April, 1968, having only been built and in service for 6 months. Originally named M.V. Stena Brittanica, the ferry left Gothenberg,...
[Northern Native camp along coast, possibly near the village of Tanuak; an animal hide is stretched between posts of a frame; a kayak rests on a support, which may be a tusk; a sailing ship is visible offshore.] Photographer’s number 343.
News clipping attached to verso: Smoke rising from fires started by the blasting of American forces marks the small island of Kinnaw, off Chicagof harbor, Attu, where a group of Japanese were making their last stand before the U. S. troops which...
Verso: "Hoonah Thlingets in 1939" (l. to r.) Roy Bean, George Carteeti, Mr. Cordle School Principal BIA (in back), Frank Williams Sr., Robert Grant Sr., Oscar Osborne, BIA Official?, William Sheakley, Harry Douglas. Identified by Harvey Marvin...
Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America; Concluded March 30, 1867. Ratified by the United States May 28, 1867; Exchanged June 20, 1867;...
Suwanee Brand Salmon Salt added Net contents 1 lb. NEFCO Fishery Products. Ready to serve. "Packed with the wiggle in its tail" Distributed by New England Fish Company Seattle, Washington Quality packers since 1868 Salmon...
Verso: May 29, '82. Juneau. 99th Birthday. Bartlett Mem. Hospital. Gov. Parks niece, Mrs. Carl A. Valentine, [Governor Parks], Dora M. Sweeney, and Governor Jay Hammond.
Description: Title taken from verso. Building in image: Store. Image: Merrill Sitka. Verso: Kostrometinoff's store Sitka. Where cathedral apartments now stand. Top figures on porch: Left- George Kostrometinoff. Right- Peter Kostrometinoff. On...
Title taken from image. Child seated at right in front of two totems. A tree appears to be growing from the top of one totem pole. The area depicted may be a ruin of a house site. Photogrpher's number 57.
Title taken from image. Men, women and children in front of Elk's Hall with signs seeking home rule for Alaska.
Signs in image:
This is our nation. Why may we not govern it?
Home Rule. Our birthright.
Uncle Sam: We are American...