Relief shown by hill shading. Cover title: Alaska: through scenic seas to the land of the midnight sun. Inset: [Grand Trunk Pacific railway line from Prince Rupert to Edmonton]. Text and photos on verso are promotional material for Grand Trunk...
8x10 photo. Title from caption. Full caption reads:
"Ralph and Ida Savory in the cockpit of a Boeing 707-320 just prior to Take-Off non stop London to Seattle, October 13, 1969. This was the final flight for Pan Am, mandatory...
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...
Title from cataloger. Photograph of the stern wheeler Susie at Eagle, Alaska. The narrative in the album states: "The boat below is the 'Susie,' an oil burner, which carried us from Dawson to Stevens Village. This view was taken at Eagle, the...
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...
Title from caption. Photograph shows that annual midnight baseball game being played while spectators watch. Caption also reads: "Photo taken at 12 o'clock."
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...
Title from caption. Photograph of the midnight sun as seen from Rampart, Alaska. Narrative in photo album reads: "Midnight sun seen from front of our cabin in Rampart. Main Street in front and Yukon River."
Title from caption. Image is a postcard. Image shows the sun setting on the Yukon River. Caption reads "Midnight sun on Yukon River". Verso reads "Apr. 29, 1924. On my way back to Alaska. Expect to be in Seward tonight. Having a big snowstorm...
Title from caption. Photograph of Broadway in the Skagway business district. Businesses visible include: Case & Draper Photo supplies, Yukon Outfitters, Indian Curio Bazaar, The American Tailor, and Keelar the Money King, Caption...
Full note reads: "1949 03 Football on Kobuk River below the school house @ Shungnak, AK. This was a favorite pastime for all of the kids. We would play on the river in the winter until well after midnight most...
The Harry Heins material consists of a photograph album documenting the building of the Canol Highway. The Canol (short for Canadian Oil) Road was a project that built a pipeline and a road from Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada, to...
Title taken from caption. "Midnight". Notes from the collector - "A view of the river (badly faded)". Collection note: All photos are in the Yukon River area of Alaska.
Title taken from caption. "First annual midnight shoot for the Tanana Rifle Club Trophy. June 20th 1912. 500 yard range. Photographers number: Johnson D90." Cataloguer's note: The trophy mentioned here is not apparent.
Verso: Russ Hart (L), former station manager for the Federal Aviation Agency at Nome receives a retirement certificate from Virgil Knight who represented Allen D. Hulen, the FAA Assistant Administrator for Alaska. Hart completed 30 years of...