Fifth volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. Jan. 1-Sept. 5, 1918. [191] pages ; 15 cm.
Title taken from verso. View of woman tanning moose hide in preparation for beadwork during tour at Fort Yukon, Alaska. 1960's? Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from caption. View of First National Bank of Anchorage lobby in preparation for 15th Annual Flower Show sponsored by Anchorage Garden Club in Anchorage, Alaska. Also from caption: "The 1958 'Treasures of the Tundra' sponsored by the...
Title taken from creator's notes. Photograph of Lavery's Grocery Store with flags waving in preparation for the Winter Carnival. Caption: It was said during this period of time that two families essentially owned the city. The Lavery...
Title taken from verso. View of helicopter used during survey to place pipeline marker in preparation for Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction south of Atigun Pass at Chandalar Shelf in Interior Alaska. Aug. 1970. Photographer: Steve McCutcheon....
Title taken from verso. View of helicopter and soil testing crew at work on Chandalar Shelf south of Atigun Pass in Interior Alaska, in preparation for Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction. Also from verso: "Chandalar Bench approaching Atigun Pass."...
Title taken from verso. View of man putting pontoons on Wien Alaska Airlines airplane in preparation for spring in Alaska. Printed on airplane: "Wien" and "N5293D." From verso: "Pic taken in early 60s." 1960-1964? Photographer: Frank Whaley....
Title taken from creator's notes. Photograph of Cushman and Second Streets, flags are hung in preparation of the Winter Carnival. Visible is Lavery's Grocery, Quality Liquors, Mecca Bar and the Empress Theater. Caption: It was said during this...
Title taken from verso. Aerial view of preparation for construction of Trans-Alaska Pipeline Pump Station 11 near Glennallen, Alaska. Pump Station 11 was never built. Jan. 29, 1975. Photographer: Steve McCutcheon. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from verso. View of Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction at Tonsina River in Southcentral Alaska. March 1975. Photographer: Steve McCutcheon. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from verso. View of preparations for fuel cell/bladder storage tank construction at Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction camp, Chandalar Shelf, Alaska, with truck, construction machinery, and helicopter at left. March 1974. Photographer:...
In 1949 the Alaska statehood committee was established and preparation for the drafting of the state constitution began. On November 8 1955, fifty five elected delegates from all over the state met in the Constitution Hall at the University of...