Title by indexer. A view of a busy street in a town. A bus and other vehicles are parked along the wooden sidewalk. Pedestrians are walking or standing on the sidewalk; two are looking at a storefront. Notice, directly ahead, a Polor bear...
View of a statue of a Kodiak bear placed in front of the Kodiak Hotel in Kodiak, Alaska. The plaque reads "Presented to the city of Kodiak by Alf Madsen in memory of Charles Madsen who pioneered Kodiak bear hunting". From caption: "50's". 1950's.
Title taken from verso. View of robed statue of Jesus Christ with crown atop a base constructed of rocks at King Island (also known as Ukivok), Alaska. Ca. 1930-1939. Original photograph size: 2.75" x 4.5".
Three women are standing on a walkway near a lawn and a house. There is a man standing on the porch, near some sort of statue at the entrance, possibly a griffin.
A woman is sitting near a window wearing a fur shawl and muff. Next to the window, there is a small tree, maybe a sapling or possibly a prop for the photo. There is a shelf behind the woman with a small statue and a...
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...
Title taken from caption. "Pira y sepulcros de la Familia del Cacique An-kau en el Puerto Mulgrave (ano 1792). Image is a drawing of a forest scene. There is a large totem (aproximately 20 feet high) in the center; men in western...
Title from caption. Image shows interior view of the Holy Cross Mission Catholic church, looking toward the altar. Pews, prayer books, shrines, a crucifix, flowers, paintings, candles, incense burners, doors and a striped rug carpeting the...
View of a statue of a Kodiak bear sitting in front of the Kodiak Hotel in Kodiak, Alaska. The plaque reads "Presented to the city of Kodiak by Alf Madsen in memory of Charles Madsen who pioneered Kodiak bear hunting". From caption: "50's". 1950's.
View of Susitna Lodge in Southcentral Alaska. A statue of a bear stands next to the stairway leading up to the lodge from the parking lot. Vehicles are parked around the lodge and there are several small cabins to the left of the photo. Signs on...
Notes: The original "billiken" was a small plaster statue with the inscription "Billiken--God of Things as They Ought to Be," patented by Florence Pretz of Kansas City in 1908. The Buddha-like billiken was adopted as an official "patron saint" of...
Notes: The original "billiken" was a small plaster statue with the inscription "Billiken--God of Things as They Ought to Be," patented by Florence Pretz of Kansas City in 1908. The Buddha-like billiken was adopted as an official "patron saint" of...