1957 Political cartoon of the head of a person who appears to be Adlai Stevenson fishing to make Alaska and Hawaii the 49th and 50th states. The U.S. Capitol Building is in the background with a fisherman holding a fishing rod with the state of...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings. "J. & C. Walker, sculp." Originally published in 1853, with additions to 1855, corrected to 1859. "Sheet III." "2172." Signed and annotated by George Davidson, 1867. ...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings. "2me. Expedition Antarctique Francais (1906-1910)." "Autogravure/Procede a roux/par A. Bizet." Originally published in Bongrain's Description des cotes et banquises. "Garr....
Title from caption and verso. Verso reads: "Galena, Alaska. $12. #30." Image shows an airman identified as Rose, sitting half-inside of the cockpit of what appears to be a Northrop F-89 Scorpion. The words "Air Force" are painted in large...
Naturalist Charles Sheldon (1867-1928) was an authority on big game animals, particularly Alaskan mountain sheep and bear. He participated in a drive which eventually led to the creation of Denali National Park (originally Mt. McKinley National...
Title by cataloger. Photograph of an Alaskan coastal town, probably Southeast Alaska. Narrative in photo album reads: "Coast towns showing how they are squeezed in between mts. and water." Originally titled "Unidentified coastal...
Hand colored. Includes illustrative cartouche and scale bars, as well as a coat of arms and dedication to Guilielmo Backer de Corneliis by Joh. Blaeu. Originally created in 1638 for the Theatrum orbis terrarum, dedication added in 1642. May be...
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...
Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
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...
A photograph of Haines Mission. In the foreground are many stumps -- indicating the land had only recently been clear cut. Fort Haines' actual name is Fort William H. Seward, but also known as Chilkoot Barracks...
Title by cataloger. The animals in this photo were originally identified as Steller sea lions. Identification as northern fur seals courtesy of Ian Dickson, a staff biologist with URS Corporation in Anchorage.
Title by indexer. Caption reads: "Valdez st. FEB 3 1918, W. H. Case". This was originally titled "Valdez st." but has since been identified by the Historical Collections staff of the Alaska State Library as South Franklin Street in Juneau....
Title by indexer. A woman in front of James Wickersham's house.
"Originally situated on the corner of 1st Avenue and Noble Street. It was the first house in Fairbanks built with milled lumber and a white picket fence. The lot was...
Title from verso of an identical photo. Presumably an employee of Wien Airlines. "Originally with Al Du Fault biographical sketch 7/17/70." See identical photo at UAF-1991-98-618A.
William Henry of Chalkyitsik with a diamond willow walking cane.The man in the photo was originally identified as "William Henry", but Rep. Woodie Salmon later (8 Nov. 2007) identified him as "Henry William".
Title taken from creator's notes. Photograph of an amphibious jeep with a 75mm recoiless rifle mounted on the back on parade at the 1947 Fairbanks Winter Carnival Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000.
Title taken from verso. Portrait of Fred Wildon Fickett and his wife Nellie Lord Fickett. Also from verso: "Married Sept. 12, 1886, Carmel, Maine. Originally picture made b[e]t[ween] 1916 & 1920. Same picture as in 'Ariz[ona] Daily Star' July 13,...