Title taken from creator's notes. Notes read: "Back to the bathhouse on the south. There was a children's play area on the other side of this bathhouse that was on 1st street with a slide, seesaw & merry-go-round." Notes and captions are...
Handwritten note reads "South Eastern [Southeastern] Alaska." Snow covered mountains provide backdrop to a body of water surrounded by wooden buildings. One of the buildings has a sign that reads "Center of the...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "South borrow pit, site of a possible future irregularly shaped recreation lake. Verso also stamped with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers logo and the date Sept. 1974. Photo is taken from a fixed-wing...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "As gravel is removed from the south borrow pit for use in the dam foundation and embankment, the outline of a possible future recreation lake takes form." Verso also stamped with U.S. Army Corps of...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Title from caption. Photograph shows the view looking south from mile 387.8. Tents, grading, and railroad track can be seen. The photograph was taken on August 26th, 1917. Caption also reads: "No. 83. A. J. Johnson, Official photographer, A....
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."