Transcript of diary kept by Myrtle Ryan (later Bunger) in 1900 that describes her journey to and life in Dawson in the Yukon Territory and Nome, Alaska. Myrtle recounts how she traveled from Los Angeles, California to Skagway by boat in January...
The H. C. Barley Photographs consist of more than 200 images of Skagway and vicinity in Alaska as well as nearby parts of northwestern British Columbia and southern Yukon. Barley, the official photographer for the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad,...
Title from caption. Photograph of ship 'City of Seattle' as it is passes by sister ship 'Humbolt'. Narrative in photo album reads: "We meet a sister ship of our 'City of Seattle' going south from Alaska to Seattle."
A few men watch as others on and nearby try to assist a steamship stranded in ice. There is a person to the far left who seems to be doing something in the ice. Others are climbing the cabling on the ship. The word...
Title from caption. Photograph of Moore's Wharf showing five steamships. An advertisement for Moore's Wharf Co. is attached. Caption reads: "Moore's Wharf Skaguay Alaska 4 years after completion. July 4th 1904 date of this photo. No. 1....
Title from accompanying materials. Three vessels, all in the North American Transportation and Trading Company's dry dock facility. The ownership of these vessels was established using material from the North American Transportation and...
Title from cataloger. Panoramic photograph of three sternwheelers tied up at the Northern Commercial Company dock in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Delta is on the left, the Tanana on the right, and the river boat in the center is probably the Rock...
A ship seems to be stuck in the ice floes of the ocean. This is probably the S.S. Portland. Photos UAF-1985-122-151 to UAF-1985-122-156 and UAF-1985-122-164 to UAF-1985-122-165 seem to be of the same ship at the same time.
A man stands on snow and ice floes on the ocean, with the S.S. Portland in the background. Photos UAF-1985-122-151 to UAF-1985-122-156 and UAF-1985-122-164 to UAF-1985-122-165 seem to be of the same ship at the same time.
Title from attached news release. Full news release reads: "Sid Hayman Manager, Service Department Alaska Steamship Company Pier 42 - MA 2-4530 (nights: WE 5-4250) Seattle, Washington For the ship whose crew brought her...
Title from caption. "'S.S. Saidie' loading the 'John Reilly' for Kobuk Sept 29th '03." The creator's mark reads "Nowell 112." The ship on the left is marked "John Reilly [San Francisco] on the aft deck. This was probably taken in Kotzebue...
Title taken from front. View of wreck of S.S. Mariposa on Alaska coast, with man in boat next to ship. Also from front: "Thwaites 3108." Photographer's number 3108. Oct. 8, 1915. Photographer: Thwaites.
Title taken from front. View of S.S. Mariposa at dock in Valdez, Alaska, with people standing by on land and also on board ship. S.S. Admiral Sampson is visible in left background. Also from front: "P.S. Hunt J1139. S.S. Admiral Sampson standing...
Title from image caption Full caption: "Aboard the government cable ship, BURNSIDE, Wednesday, August 24, 1904, for the official splicing of the two sections of the Alaska Cable, [which] took place ten miles from Seattle on the return of the...
U.S.C. Buffalo docked in Seward, Alaska to test coal from fields. The Admiral Sampson is docked behind the Buffalo. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Title taken from front. Part of the title is obscured. People line the street near the Northern Hotel waiting for a parade of marines and sailors from the U.S.S. Maryland (not pictured) in Seward, Alaska. The Alemeda is also tied up at dock. Sign...
The U.S.S. Curb, Coast Guard cutter Onandaga, and other rescue boats at the scene of the shipwreck of the S.S. Yukon near Seward, Alaska. 1946. Original size of photograph: 2 1/2" x 3 3/4".
Fairbanks waterfront with three sternwheelers, the Luella of St. Michael, the Florence of Eagle and the Delta of St. Michael. Some of the businesses visible on the waterfront are: Abe Stein & Son Traders, Pioneer Hotel, California Saloon, Northern...
A steamship floats in a sea of ice. There are three men standing on ice in the foreground with tools, possibly trying to reach the stranded ship. This is probably the S.S. Portland. Photos UAF-1985-122-151 to...