A group of Cordova Airlines passengers gets into jeeps at the May Creek Airfield, prior to exploring McCarthy, Alaska and the Kennecott Copper Mine operations in Kennicott. From caption: "This is our cavalcade of tourists at the May Creek airfield...
A group of tourist walk along railroad tracks in Kennecott Copper Mine area in Kennicott, Alaska. From caption: "From 1913 to 1938 these tracks were used to haul copper ore from Kennecott [sic] down to McCarthy and then on to Cordova, where it was...
A snow covered town in the vicinity of McCarthy, Alaska.
McCarthy, Alaska takes its name after a prospector named James McCarthy, and the nearby Kennicott Glacier is named for the early explorer Robert Kennicott. Both men were honored this...
Aerial view of Gertrude Cove area, with landing craft on beach and tents going up on nearby hillside in an area of former Japanese installations Photographer's number 346-7
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...
Beluga whale carcasses lined up along beach after hunt at Nome, Alaska, with women and children nearby and boat and drying racks in background. 1950's? Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Ferry across the Chena River with several children sitting nearby. Also seen are tents on near side of river and houses and cabins on far side. The ferry operators shack is near the lower left.
Ford AT Trimotor Transport NCB-403 on runway, possibly a refueling stop; a half dozen people and a child stand on or near the plane; two vehicles parked nearby
Image clipped from a publication of the community of Wrangell, Alaska, as seen from mountainside nearby. Image published in the August 1917 issue of "The Alaskan Churchman" v.11, no. 4, p. 125.
Interior of the bar in McCarthy, Alaska, where a bartender pours drinks for the tourists standing at the bar. A Great Northern Railway calendar is visible on the far wall. From caption: "Just a shot of the old bar where we had a beer before supper....