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 by cataloguer. "Patty, 35 mm NRG. 77-201." Cataloguer's note: A view of an empty classroom. The instruments on the teacher's desk and the information on the black board suggests this may be a science (physics or chemistry) classroom.
Title taken from verso. School teacher's house in Unalakleet, Alaska, with child standing in doorway, garden in foreground, and windmill on roof. Also from label: "Note flower and vegetable garden in foreground." Photographer's number 8248. July(?)...
Suntrana was a company town four miles on a spur track from Healy, with families employed by the Healy River Coal Corporation, which also built the school and teacher's quarters
Log cabin school house, with teacher's room doubling as the school library; in 1931, there were ten children enrolled in the school; principal industries in Takotna consisted of work on two mining dredges and work for the Alaska Road Commission
Rustic log cabin school; the teacher's quarters, one room attached to the school, was described by the teacher, Mrs. Lippert, as "a good summer porch in summer and an ice box in winter"
School building was formerly a hall and, according to the teacher's report, "too small for proper accommodation of pupils"; in 1938, 30 students were enrolled, which was down from a high of 57 in 1932; at this time, Tanana had "four stores, one...
A teacher's note in the Historical Record noted: "It is in a very desirable location in what will no doubt be the heart of the town if the place becomes a town."
In 1932, Goddard, according to the teacher's report was "a post office, hotel, and health resort. The hot springs here are noted for their medical values. The school is situated 3/4 of a mile southeast of the hotel. The Forest Service maintains a...
This school was not used after 1936; according to the teacher's report, "After the school was closed from 1936-1940, it was thought desirable by the community to hold school in the lobby of the hotel belonging to the estate of Mr. Asbjorensen,...
Eight students pose along the fence outside the McCarthy School; according to the teacher's report in the Historical Record, McCarthy "is an outfitting point for miners, hunters, trappers, and prospectors. It started as an outgrowth of the...
Small school, approximately 12 miles from Petersburg, with one schoolroom below and teacher's living quarters above; in 1931, 16 students were enrolled. According to the teacher's report in the Historical Record, "The community is composed of eight...
Three children next to Riddleford School; according to the teacher's report in the Historical Record, "This community is quite stable; its member consisting mostly of guides, trappers, fur (fox & mink) farmers, and Bureau of Public Roads men....