Left to right: Little Frank Walley, Mrs. Frank Walley, Billy Walley. Mrs. Wm. (Kitty) Sibley, Billy Sibley. "Mrs. Walley lived to be 96. She's half Indian, half...
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 Stevens Village as seen from a steamboat on the Yukon River. Narrative in photo album reads: "A picture of Stevens Village taken by Sievers from a steamboat in early October, 1914 from the west or down-river...
Earl and Natalie Norris talk about learning about sled dogs and moving to Alaska, selling and donating dogs to search and rescue, Natalie's arrival in Alaska, meeting Earl, the use of Natalie's dogs during World War II for northern latitude search...
Six men and one woman sitting around a table, eating and drinking. Postcard was sent from Tacoma, Washington on December 10, 1918 and is addressed to L.J. Clemons, Cumby, Texas. Basil writes, "Dear folks at home, a merry...
Title from donor notes. Postcard of Kotzebue dancers.
Further information was supplied by George Taylor at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005. He knows the dancers and...
41 second, color/silent, film clip of Eskimo dancing at Kotzebue. Children watch from the background. Further information was supplied by George Taylor at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks,...
51 second, black and white, silent film clip of the ferry M/V Kalakala (meaning "Flying Bird" in Chinook). Originally launched as the Peralta on October 14, 1926, in San Francisco, she burned to the waterline on May 6, 1933. The intact hull was...
note reads: "New bus arrival Fairbanks, October 11, 1937, driven by Paul Greimann, owner, from Valdez, Alaska over Richardson Highway. From left to right - Bill Arend - Accountant, unidentified, Paul Greimann, Wally Shaw - mechanic."
Title from verso. Photograph of a man walking in front of the Bethel Roadhouse in Bethel. Verso reads: "June 1951. Bethel Roadhouse - operated by Northern Consolidated Airlines."
Further information was supplied by Paul Gregory...
Title taken from caption. "Audience". The general public listening to a graduation address delivered at the first graduation ceremony of Chukchi Community College, July 1983 .
Further information was supplied by Andrea Gregg of...
View of two log buildings in Tetlin. Note the unusual roof.
Further information was supplied by Roy David of Tok, Alaska during the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005. ...
Two men building log home. Here they are whip-sawing.
Further information was supplied by Roy David of Tok, Alaska during the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005. One of...
A man is carrying (transporting) a canoe on his head, using one hand to balance the canoe, while the other hand is holding a canister or perhaps a gas can. The man is walking along a field of tall grass or possibly some type of grain. In the...
Two of the women are dressed in warm fur coats, hats, thick socks and foot wear. The woman in the center is wearing a striped blanket coat, scarf and a head band. Two small children are standing in front of the women. All appear to be posing for...