Title from caption. Photograph shows a pulley system dumping dirt onto a pile. A man is standing on some lumber watching this, while a woman stands nearby holding a dog on a leash.
Title from caption. Photograph of a man and his two dogs standing outside of a tent. Both dogs seem interested in what Mr. Jackson is pouring out of his frying pan. Narrative in photo album reads: "Below is Jackson and his two dogs, 'Babe and...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a system of steam pipes thawing the permafrost on what may be the Seward Peninsula. Original size is 5.25 x 3.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a gold dredge in the distance with men working around it, with a system of pipes in the foreground. Location may be on the Seward Peninsula. Original size is 5.25 x 3.25 in.
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
Title from indexer. Donor note reads: "The glass storage batteries in the background were part of the antiquated 32-volt electrical system for the house before it was moved." The children are not identified.
(3:05 min.) (11 of 12) Working behind the scenes -- behind the Convention and the effects of the Constitution on Alaska inexperience -- parliamentary law; rules; behind the scenes; 6 men -- spoke at length; time to think; delegates -- speaking...
(5:40 min.) (06 of 20) Nome/Communications--Nome--Yearly operations--Shipping--Cargo--ACS--Communications--Shipping an airplane--Teletype machines--Operation changes and modern communications
Relief shown pictorially. Shows Hudson Bay east to Bering Strait; north coasts of Greenland, Canada and Alaska incomplete. Includes explanatory text. No. 70 of A complete system of geography.
(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...
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...
(6:56 min.) (23 of 24) 23 Cannery runs
A ship would take up the crews and the empty cans in the spring. Filipino workers were in the majority. In the fall, the cannery workers and the fish would come back. The Swedish fishermen were...
159 second, color/sound film clip. Title from title frame. From television series "Alaska On-Line: Conversations with 'Red' Boucher". UAA/APU Consortium Library catalog indicates: "Alaska On-Line began as the idea of H.A. 'Red' Boucher in...
40 second, color/silent film clip. Clip shows a system, made mostly of logs, for getting the contents of mine carts down to a road via a chute and hopper. The system appears to be under construction.
Title taken from caption. View showing new concrete sidewalk on Fourth Street between E and F in the Anchorage town site. During the summer of 1917, 18 blocks of 12 foot concrete sidewalks, and two blocks of 6 foot concrete walks were...
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: A colossal structure made of firewood, crates, lumber, tires and other flammable materials, stands at least fifty feet above ground. It appears as thought this is a carefully constructed bonfire....