The collection includes images of a 2,500 mile inspection trip to northern and interior Alaska which Governor Parks, Malcolm Elliott (President of the Alaska Road Commission) and R.J. Sommers (Territorial highway engineer) took in 1928.
Title from image caption Chitina, reflected in smooth surface of Copper River, at northern terminus of Copper River and Northwestern railroad Photographer's number G4277
Title taken from slide mount. Warehouse with pallets stacked in front, and large sign. Sign: Valdez, coastal Terminus of Alaska's Highway System, Distribution Center to Interior Alaska. Farthest North Year Round Ice Free Seaport in North...
Title taken from image. Signs in image: Center of the Prince William sound Gold and Copper Belt; Valdez, Terminus of a Great Scenic Road, The Richardson Highway; To Fairbanks, Chitina, Circle City.; The Key to the Golden Heart of Alaska; Cars...
Waterfront view of town at northern terminus of the Copper River and Northwestern railroad; businesses include saloon, restaurant, and Log Cabin Bar Photographer's number 472
Panoramic view of town at northern terminus of the Copper River and Northwestern railroad; businesses include bars and restaurants; numerous log cabins on hillside to right of waterfront Photographer's number 474
View showing half-finished parking space at terminus of road project; numerous boulders on right were later used for guard rail; Mendenhall Glacier in background
Title taken from caption. View of canyon at edge of boulders from eruption of Mount Katmai. Photo taken at what was later designated as Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, during National Geographic Society expedition to Katmai area. Also...
Title taken from caption. Caption reads: "Haines Junction mi[le] 1019 Al[aska]-Hi[ghwa]y T[erritory], C[anada] 31-8-53." View of signs just outside of Haines, Alaska. Signs read: "Welcome to Haines, seaport terminus of the ALCAN, 159 miles of...
Captain Lockert collected photographs and papers during the years he served the Alaska Marine Highway System, continuing his interest in Alaska maritime affairs until his death in 1990. The papers are mostly 12 scrapbooks from 1964-1978 and one box...