(4:01 min.) (01 of 27) Family history: Grandfather
Grandfather from Virginia, fought for Union, was a soldier at Sitka during the signing in 1868. Father stayed and married a Creole, part Aleut. Got a Job with the A. C. Co. Grandfather...
(5:56 min.) (01 of 12) Background and arrival in Alaska Auburn University--TVA heavy construction--B. B. Tally Construction quartermaster--Ladd Field construction Jan '41-- Four total projects Ladd Field, Ft. Richardson, Elmendorf and Yakutat &...
10 min, 2 sec film clip, color/sound. Ted Stevens gives an update on current work in the Senate to authorize development on Alaska's coastal plain; thanks long-time staffer Marie [Matsuno] Nash, who recently retired as director of Stevens's...
103 second, black & white/sound film clip. From title frame: "Dec. 22, 1944 / National Archives Collection". Film shows aspects of the lend-lease act, including road construction, Russian, American, and Canadian military personnel, and...
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McIntyre, W. W., Pendleton, Ore
Jones, C. L., Elloree, S. C.
Rank, C. B., Hutchinson, Kan.
White, J. E., Sedalia, Mo.
Wallace, M. L., Albany, Texas
Brevet, E. F., Spokane, Wash.
Lt. (jg) R. C....
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Naticcha. S. J., Cleveland, Ohio
Janousek, R. C., Omaha, Neb.
Madsen, C. E., Karstad, Minn.
Chavez, L. R., Lompac, Calif.
Karselsky, A., Dothan, Ala.
Lt (jg) R. C. Viets, Vincennes, Ind.
Comdr....
38 second film clip, color/silent, of the Alaska Territorial Guard [ATG] moving a house on skids through the streets of Nome, Alaska. They are using a bulldozer; other heavy equipment can be seen in the background.