United States military personnel examine the wreck of the S.S. Yukon near Seward, Alaska. Sign on ship reads: "No admittance." 1946. Original size of photograph: 8" x 10".
Unknown military personnel standing beside a PBY Catalina seaplane during World War II on an airstrip at Adak Island, Alaska, with propellers in motion. Surface on the ground is Marsden matting (perforated steel plating that interlocks to provide a...
Verso: Ceremony commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the transfer of Alaska to U.S. U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard stands in front of a group of Tlingit, U.S. Navy sailors and civilians during a celebration of the anniversary of the purchase of...
Verso: First Sergeant Kermin Gutierrez receives the Eisenhower Trophy from Governor Ernest Gruening on behalf on Company D. of the 208th Infantry Battalion (Sep) during Governor's Day review at Juneau subport. The Sitka unit is the first Alaska...
Verso: Major General C. F. Necrason, Alaskan Air Command commander, pins the Exceptional Service Award on Mr. Robert J. Fischer, Pt. Barrow, Alaska, civilian pilot.
Verso: Senator E. L. "Bob" Bartlett of Alaska is shown being greeted by Col. L. E. Chloupek, Commanding Officer, 1st Battle Group, 35th Infantry (Cacti) during the Senator's visit to the 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning) at Schofield...
Verso: Taking the rank off the white man and putting it on the Eskimo. This was one of the best decisions I made. The white man in this picture turned out to be Bishop Gordon and the Eskimo's name David Frankson of Pt. Hope.
View of 4th (Fourth) Avenue, at D Street, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. View includes extensive damage to buildings. A military man stands in the center. The tall building in the background is the Mt. McKinley...
View of a map of Alaska on stage during the March 28, 1958 White Alice Communications System dedication in the Talkeetna Theater on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as seen from the audience. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a...
View of a person in a rescue basket being hoisted up to a U.S. Air Force helicopter. Crewmen can be seen operating the hoist from the hatch of the helicopter. From verso: "That others may live - An H-21 helicopter of the 5017th Operations Sq....
View of Christine M. McClain having breakfast with Father James E. Poole and several military personnel in St. Marys, Alaska. Caption reads "St. Mary Fr. Poole". Photo taken between 1963 and 1969. Original photograph size: 10" x 7 3/4".
View of damage to buildings in downtown Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. View is of 4th (Fourth) Avenue looking east. Large building in background is the Mt. McKinley Apartments. Denali Theater, having sunk, is seen in center....
View of damage to buildings on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. A military man stands in the street. Image includes cars, trucks, debris and signs. The Denali Theater appears, center. The large building in the...
View of damage to the Penney Building in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Sign on lower left of the building reads Penneys. People appear in the foreground, right. At least one is a military man, carrying a rifle. A crane,...
View of Japanese soldier skiing, Attu Island, Alaska, during World War II. Photo among those later found on Attu after its capture by the United States. From front: "Attu, 1943." 1943. Original photograph size: 7" x 5".
View of men on stage during the March 28, 1958 White Alice Communications System dedication in the Talkeetna Theater on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as seen from the audience. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United States...