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 taken from photograph. Photo taken from deck of ship. Image shows the Taku Glacier 1910-1912. Written on the page of the photo album is the following text. Nearly all pictures were taken, developed and printed by myself. The...
Title taken from image. Color postcard of the Taku Glacier. Postcard shows glacier and the ice that has calved off. Nearly all pictures were taken, developed and printed by myself. The following pages contain vews of our trips to and from...
Title taken from image. Color postcard of the Tanana mail team. Nearly all pictures were taken, developed and printed by myself. The following pages contain vews of our trips to and from Alaska and our four years residence there. The...
Title from cataloger. Photograph of the passengers on the sternwheeler Whitehorse. The following narrative states: "Above is all of our crowd on the 'White Horse' taken by myself with a string at a wood camp in Canadian Territory. Most of them we...
Title from cataloger. Lawyer Rivenburg in front of a wood pile with an axe in hand. Narrative in the album reads: "Myself in my out of door working dress, slipper moccasins, ordinary sweater jacket, beaver cap and moose skin mittens. Working...
Title from cataloger. Photograph of Lawyer Rivenburg seated at his kitchen table reading a book. Visible behind him is a pantry full of canned food, a plant, and a still life poster. Narrative in album reads: "Here is a flashlight of myself...
Title by cataloger. Photograph of students turning soil for a new garden. Narrative in photo album reads: "Part of my school and myself, breaking up new ground for our school garden. This was part of the regular school work and was done...
Title by cataloger. Photograph of two children standing in front of a fence. Narrative in album reads: "Above are Edward and Kittie Pitka. Kittie was a cute little girl and pretty for an Indian. She was only three and on Saturday every time...
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 of Mr. & Mrs. Rivenburg, Mrs. Jack Rice, Arthur Pitka and Mr. Paul Shultz in front of Mr. Shultz's store. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the left is a picture taken by Mr. Rice in front of Mr. Shultz's...
Title by cataloger. Photgraph of Lawyer Rivenburg playing a guitar; a United States flag can be seen behind him. Narrative in photo album reads: "Pictures of myself and Mrs. Rivenburg. The ones with beard were taken in 1912, early spring."
Title by cataloger. Photograph of Lawyer Rivenburg and a dog, outside of a log building. Narrative in photo album [relating to several photographs] reads: "Pictures of myself and Mrs. Rivenburg. The ones with beard were taken in 1912, early...
Title by cataloger. Photograph of Lawyer Rivenburg playing a mandolin. There is a flag behind him. Narrative in photo album reads: "Pictures of myself and Mrs. Rivenburg. The ones with beard were taken in 1912, early spring."
Title by cataloger. Photograph of Lawyer and Cora Rivenburg seated in a chair. Narrative in photo album reads: "Pictures of myself and Mrs. Rivenburg. The ones with beard were taken in 1912, early spring."
Title by cataloger. Photograph of Cora Rivenburg seated, reading a book. Narrative in photo album reads: "Pictures of myself and Mrs. Rivenburg. The ones with beard were taken in 1912, early spring."
Title from caption. Photograph of Lawyer Rivenburg relaxing with a pipe after eating lunch. Photo was taken on a break during a hike. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the right is a picture of myself taken after eating lunch on a hiking...
Title from caption. Photograph of Lawyer Rivenburg in his winter clothes, holding snowshoes. Narrative in photo album reads: "Myself in winter garb & large snow shoes."
Title from caption. Photograph of a kitchen in Rampart, Alaska. Narrative in photo album reads: "Above right-business end of our Rampart kitchen. The table, stool & flour bin were made by myself."