Photo looks down Front Street in Nome, Alaska during a storm on October 7, 1913. The street is wet, and lumber and boards are strewn about. People are gathered, possibly to assess damage or clean up from the...
Title taken from caption. View of Tanana Valley Railway cars loaded with gravel at gravel pit near Fairbanks, Alaska, with men and horses in background. Caption also reads: "No. 96, A. J. Johnson, Official Photographer A.E.C."
Title from caption. Photograph shows view of tents at railroad construction camp at mile 462 Fairbanks District, Alaska. Caption also reads: "No. 105, A. J. Johnson, Official Photographer A.E.C."
Title from caption. Photograph shows men standing on railroad locomotive on railroad bridge during construction at mile 462.7 in Fairbanks District, Alaska. Caption also reads: "No. 106, A. J. Johnson, Official Photographer A.E.C."
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 gold rush town of Ruby, Alaska showing many newly constructed buildings and many canvas tents. The sternwheeler Sarah with three barges is just off shore.
Title from caption. Photograph of a street scene in Ruby, Alaska. Two horse drawn wagons are mired deep in the mud. A hotel and a general store are visible.
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
Title from caption. Photograph of the wharves of Skagway during an extreme high tide. A lumber mill is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Shewing our sawmill at left, & railroad track in 1901 during an extraordinary high tide - our wharf in...