The highly anticipated "Vital Signs" television series launches on Alaska One and KUAC-TV. Alaska has been a leader in delivering high quality health care to its citizen, especially in rural and remote locations. Alaska's health professionals...
The George A. Llano Collection consists of 111 photographs relating to Llano's lichen research and the Anaktuvuk Pass and Wainwright areas, circa 1948. Subjects include plant collecting and identification, people and village activities in...
Family photograph of John Minook, his family and home. Identifications made by Robert E. King, cousin to Sally's husband Samuel Heeter, with the data Alfred Mayo's last surviving child, Mrs. Antoinette (Mayo) Roberts Woods of Rampart & Fairbanks,...
Title from caption. Photograph of a group of passengers ashore while sternwheeler loads wood for fuel. Man at left is Charles Bunnell. Narrative in photo album reads: "A group of passengers ashore while boat takes on wood. At the left of...
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...
Title from donor notes. Jim VanStone reads a comic book, surrounded by Christmas decorations. Additional donor notes read: "Anthropologist Jim VanStone embarassed at being caught reading a comic book."
Title from donor notes. Photograph of Jim VanStone with Chrismas decorations and gifts. Additional donor notes read: "Dr. James W. VanStone spent a year, 1955-56, at Point Hope. His book, 'Point Hope: An Eskimo Village in Transition' was...
Title from donor notes. Full donor notes read: "Jim VanStone making an oil-drum stove for his rented house (w/oversight by Bernard Nash)." The men appear to be in a workshop and tools can be seen hanging on the wall.
(2:37 min.) (01 of 12) Ada's Background and Statehood Nome -- born; education -- Nome; Boston Tea Party -- learned in fourth grade; "taxation without representation"; Statehood; married -- aviation in Alaska; three children -- raised;...
(2:20 min.) (02 of 12) Toast Mistress Club and the Statehood Issue debating committee; debate -- Statehood issue; rules; politics, religion; appoint a committee to study issue of Statehood; too political -- couldn't study Statehood; Dr. Moberg...
(3:01 min.) (03 of 12) Ada studying Statehood Packets Hawaii -- Statehood for Constitutional Convention; State Constitutions -- compared all articles; Treaty -- Russia and the US; purchase of Alaska -- 1867; Article 3 -- Alaskans could choose...
(2:08 min.) (04 of 12) Benefits of Statehood Territorial days -- governed by the Department of the Interior; policies constantly changed; no money -- exploration and development; no set regulations or policies --prevented business growth;...
(3:53 min.) (05 of 12) Experiences working towards Statehood; Senate of the United States; arguments for and against Statehood; Statehood Bill passed -- June 30th, 8 pm 1958; American -- Alaskan; worked towards Statehood -- no blood shed;...
(2:39 min.) (06 of 12) Types of development in Alaska after Statehood and the Resource Article development -- resources; 33 -- strategic minerals; undeveloped minerals -- Alaska; oil on Arctic Coast; 1920 -- husband forced down; Prudhoe Bay --...