Caption reads: "A. C. Co.'s tunnells and buildings, in ridge adjoining Copper Mountain, from opposite side of Landlock Bay Narrows, April 18, 1905." Photographer: P. S. Hunt, photo No. G217.
View of what appears to be a landslide somewhere near Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Three men are visible on the top of the ridge, center. A pole, evidently dislodged by the earthquake, is seen below them.
Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
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Title taken from caption. View of volcanic ash deposit with Platform Ridge in background as seen from National Geographic Expedition base camp in what was later designated Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. 1919. Photographer: A.J. Basinger.
American soldiers "in the thick of it" on Attu Ridge in May 1943. By the end of the month the battle of Attu ended with American victory and the invader was driven from American soil.
Supplemental material: "Break, break break, on thy cold gray stones, O sea!" East side Whale Island. RWM Looking along E. Shore Whale Is. To Martin Point [Cape Martin] & ragged ridge snow capped mts. Alt. 1800-2000 ft. Taken in July.
Signal Corps photo number SC 179466. Verso: During the American drive on Chichagof Bay, our forces came across groups of Japanese soldiers, 30 or 40 in a group; a great many of them realizing that they were trapped and going to be killed...
Title from verso An H-21A/B [Piasecki, "Flying Banana" assault helicopter] lands with hot food and mountaineering equipment at Co. C, 1st Battle Group, 23rd Infantry bivouac area on Kenai Peninsula mountain ridge, during the [Fort Richardson]...
In Winter and Pond Company's photograph album THE TRAIL OF '98 Full album caption: "Klondikers on the trail to the Yukon near the summit, 1898. Over ridge after ridge of knife-like hills and snow-choked ravines and valleys the trail led."...
Title from caption in album: "Aug 22 - Bear where it died - many sheep in herd-". Photograph shows the tundra-covered slope of a mountain with a rocky ridge. A dead bear can be seen lying in a gully in the foreground.