Caption: Washington-- Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett greets Army Second Lt. and Mrs Terrance P. McLean, formerly of Nome, at his Washington office which the couple visited shortly after McLean was commissioned at Ft. Lee, Petersburg, Virginia. ...
Title from verso. Image shows a woman in a coat and shoes standing outside the door to a building in the snow. A white card is attached to the door frame to the left of the woman. [The woman may be married to Alfred W. Bastress, who taught at...
The George A. Llano Collection consists of 111 photographs relating to Llano's lichen research and the Anaktuvuk Pass and Wainwright areas, circa 1948. Subjects include plant collecting and identification, people and village activities in...
Title from caption. Photograph of two young men identified as Johnnie Fred and Esaias George (standing). Narrative in photo album reads: "Here are Johnnie Fred & Esaias George (standing). Esaias was our favorite boy. He came to school for me...
Title from caption. Photograph of the cabin that the Rivenburgs lived and taught in after the school house burnt down. Narrative in photo album reads: "Above is the cabin in which we lived after our fire. Where the log projects was a...
Title from caption. Photograph of a corner of the Stevens Village school dedicated to tool useage. Narrative in photo album reads: "Below -- corner of school room in Stevens Village where I taught boys & girls the use of tools."
Title from caption. Postcard of a rodeo taking place on one end of the village of Quincy, Washington. Many of the people are viewing the action from their automobiles which ring the rodeo grounds. Narrative in photo album reads: "A rodeo,...
Title from caption. Photograph of two wagons hauling bags of wheat to the grain elevator. Narrative in photo album read: "At right: Hauling bags of wheat to the company elevator in town, four horses are used. This is a dry farming area in...
(3:15 min) (05 of 17) Back to teaching
Bad fire season too many people crashing. Took job flying for Trans-ocean airways, then flew Korean air lift for military. After war too much competition from Wien Airways so went back to teaching. ...
02 Next step (3:39 min.) (02 of 09) During 1940, the U.S. Government was getting ready for war -- the Civilian Pilot Training program was started. They allowed one woman in each class of ten. While at Marshall College she learned how to do...
05 A plane of her own (5:30 min.) (05 of 09) There was no flight instruction in the winter so Pearl was laid off. She spent the winter of 1945 at the University at Fairbanks. She saw the Russian pilots flying the lend lease planes. Margaret...
Title by cataloguer. Dr. Bunnell is seen here at the podium giving a graduation address. "To the right of Dr. Bunnell - Prof Murry Shields, and (?) ev. Albert Jones (?).John J. Kowalak Photographer c/o University of Alaska, College, Alaska."...
Title taken from a commemorative monument. "1897 - 1929. Carl Benjamin Eielson was born at Hatton, North Dakota on July 20, 1897. He was educated in the public schools of Hatton and at the University of North Dakota, receiving his B. A. Degree...
Winter scene of school children standing on piles of snow on and around school, Valdez, Alaska. From verso: "School first opened in the year 1901. This is the second one on site. Old city hall - 1st school. I taught here taking Mrs. Paine's place....
Contents: Letter of transmittal. Testimony of Chief Kah-du-shan from Wrangel; Chief Johnson (Yash-noosh) from Juneau; Chief Koogh-see fom Hoonah; Chief Kah-ea-tchiss from Hoonah; Chief Shoo-we-Kah from Juneau; Chief Ah-na-tlash from Taku;...
Gross-Hope, Margaret (artist). Video, 1 minute MPG format. Margaret Gross-Hope is a Tlingit sewer and beader from Sitka. She learned to sew as an early age with her mother and grandmother. She sews and beads a variety of contemporary and...
Pook, Cathleen (artist). Video, 1:02 minutes MPG format. Cathleen Cass Pook is from Sitka and is known for her traditional Tlingit beadwork and basketry. She is a member of the Eagle Clan and the Killer Whale House. She learned her art from her...