A ship floats in the ice floes of the ocean. The word 'Portland' is printed on the side of the ship. 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...
Four men stand and sit near a large round banner, possibly the ship's insignia for the S.S. Cleveland. According to the book "Alaska and the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service: 1867-1915" by Truman R. Strobridge and Dennis L....
Title by cataloger. Postcard of two sternwheelers, the Dawson and the Yukon, at Tanana, Alaska. The Dawson (front) is advertising a Marconi Wireless and has a banner remarking the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
Title from caption. Photograph of Moore's Wharf with the S.S. Spokane and the S.S. Alki tied up. Passengers and soldiers from the USS Buford can be seen on the dock. Also visible is a pen full of sheep. Caption reads: "Our wharf again...
Title from image. Photograph of two sternwheelers, the Dawson and the Yukon, at Tanana, Alaska. The Dawson (front) is advertising a Marconi Wireless and has a banner that reads "Seattle Chamber of Commerce."
The Coleen M. Platner Photographs (ca. 1909-1920s) contain photographs of pioneer children and their families living in Alaska, chiefly Iditarod, Chatanika, Little Eldorado City, and Eldorado Creek. There are also photographs from Nome and the...
(3:55 min.) (03 of 24) 03 Worked for Alaska Steamship Co. during WWII Laid cable for Alaska Communication System [ACS]. Worked on a troop transport (possibly the Chinook Victory). Delivered soldiers to and from Truck Island; the ship...
The Candace Waugaman Collection consists of historical manuscripts, photographs, memorabilia, and ephemera donated by private collector and local historian Candace Waugaman. The collection focuses upon the history of Alaska...
76 second, black & white/silent film clip. Clip shows two sternwheelers, the Alice and the General J. W. Jacobs, traveling on the Yukon River. A short segment near the end shows dogs tied up on a barge.
Title taken from caption. "Two weeks after landing". Notes from the collector - "Supports for the cabin and sternwheel have been attached". Collection note: All photos are in the Yukon River area of Alaska.
Title taken from caption. "Office". Notes from the collector - "small wooden shack on the bank (badly faded)". Collection note: All photos are in the Yukon River area of Alaska.
Title taken from caption. "9291 -- The good ship "Queen," after passing the "Seminole," sped on to Skagway, discharged her freight and passengers and then returned to Portage Cove just as the reindeer ship was dropping anchor, on March 27th....
Title from accompanying material. The Portus B. Weare, owned by the North American Transportation and Trading Co., and several other vessels moored to the company's pier at low tide. The Portus B. Weare's ownership was established from...
Title taken from caption: "Ship Star of Alaska at anchor in Chignik Bay." View of the ship "Star of Alaska" docked in Chignik Bay, Alaska. The ship started out as the "Balclutha" on January 15, 1887 under British registry, and in 1899 it...
Title taken from caption. View of ship "Dora" docked in Decoration Bay at Unalaska, Alaska, with dog on dock at end of gangplank and two men on deck. Sign on side of ship reads: "Make good the ..." and shows Red Cross logo and pot of gold at the...
Journal kept by Captain Edwin F. Glenn, commanding officer of the 1898 U.S. Army Expedition to Cook Inlet in southcentral Alaska. June 29-Oct. 23, 1898. [228] pages ; 23 cm. The main task of the expedition was to explore the country north of Cook...
Title taken from front. Color view of United States Revenue Cutter Bear and S.S. Corwin in ice at Nome, Alaska. Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society. Photographer's number 997. 1920's. Photographer: Lomen Bros., Nome. Original photograph size:...
Title from image U.S.R.C. "Bear" and S.S. Corwin Roadstead, Nome, Alaska Color tinted view of the BEAR and the CORWIN; stacks of ice line the shore in foreground
Ship against rugged, snow-capped coastline Note: the ship was restored by the San Francisco Maritime Museum, transferred to the National Park Service in 1978, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985, under its original name of...