Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska...
Fairbanks 1967 flood photographs is a collection of over 200 color slides and currently 3 color photographs developed from the slides. The slides include images of Fairbanks and surrounding areas submerged, notably the downtown area showing water...
Full title: A sketch of Kutchin phonology / Ronald Scollon.
Publication: Honolulu : University of Hawaii, Dept. of Linguistics, [1975]
Physical desc: p. 17-87 ; 28 cm.
General Notes Offprint: Working papers in linguistics, vol. 7, no....
Identified: Langhofer (Project Chief); Caroline Jensen, Ronald Mayo, Bill Twenhofel [USGS], and Ralph Marsh Note from Dave Stern: This Bell-47B cabin model, AF (Armstrong-Flint) helicopter, owned and operated by Knute Flint, assisted in USGS...
L R Standing: Johnny Willard, Manager; Lawrence Willard; Paul Woods; Ronald Martin; Charlie Moses; Evans Willard; Dick Hotch, Coach. L R Front: Charles Williams; Darry Howard; Billy Albecker; Marvin Willard.
Manook, (Buster) Ronald James (artist). Size: 6.75 x 8.5 in. Medium: Wood, feathers, nails, glass Wood, raven head. Face is split in half with white wooden "bill" shape inside 4 chicken (?) Feathers inserted. Split halves are painted black, bill...
Maxie Wassillie with his wife Kate, and children: Joan, Sam, Gusty, and Ronald. The boat was the fishing boat that Maxie used while fishing in Bristol Bay.
Slavery was an accepted custom in many Native tribes. On May 8, 1886, District Judge Layfayette Dawson in Sitka decided that the Thirteenth Amendment and the 1866 Civil Rights Act abolishing slavery applied to the "uncivilized tribes" of Alaska. ...
The first laws for the Harris Mining District (Juneau) were drawn up by Richard T. Harris on October 4, 1880, shortly after he and Joe Juneau made their initial discovery of gold. This set of laws was superceded by another code which was adopted...
Title from caption and verso. Verso reads: "$12. #30." Photo taken at the Galena Air Force Base. Image shows two men in uniform joking around outside a building. An African American airman is pretending to hit another airman with a...
Title from caption and verso. Verso reads: "$6. #30. Galena, Alaska. 1955." Image shows an African American airman standing on a dirt road in a village, probably Galena, Alaska. He is wearing sunglasses and military clothing, smiling and...
Title from cataloger's notes. Verso says: "FWW." Image shows uniformed girl scouts meeting with a U.S. Army officer on the Fort Wainwright Army Base. A woman, presumably either a mother or troop leader, stands behind each...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a couple of foxes next to a dead caribou and a snowy and barren landscape. Caption from finding aid reads "Foxes and dead caribou shot by Ron Skoog for specimen lab in Talkeetna Mts.". Location...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows Ron Skoog holding a rifle in front of an airplane on skis. Caption from finding aid reads "Ron Skoog, doing caribou surveys, rifle used to shoot a caribou for parasite specimen". Location is unknown.