Title from accompanying notes. "Hiro, Pepi, Hat, & Bamboo. VWs are great though. Rolled it back up on its wheels, repacked it, and drove off. No damage except loss of the driver's outside rear view mirror." A Volkswagen minibus after an...
May 9, 1903 THE FAIRBANKS MINER Fairbanks, Alaska 26 26.May 1903 Vol. 1. No. 1. James Wickersham Editor ORIGINAL of THE FAIRBANKS MINER Written by James Wickersham and typed by Geo. Jeffery at Fairbanks in May, 1903 & sold by Jeffery and Stevens...
Image shows time-lapsed photograph of the progress of the sun on the shortest day of the year, December 21st, in Nome, Alaska. Sunrise noted as 10:25am, and sunset at 1:35pm, though no year noted.
A group of people gathered around, with a piano nearby. The people are labeled, left to right, front row: Arthur Cole, Bill McGuire, [unknown] Browne, Otto Van S., [unlabeled]. Second row: Mary Browne, [unlabeled],...
A young boy stands outside a house near a railing. He is wearing a long coat and holding a hat. There is a caption at the bottom of the photo, though part of it is obscured by the frame. The caption reads: "[Jo?]hn 4...
The inside of a building is decorated for May Day, 1902 in Nome, Alaska. This is the Golden Gate Hall, and is very similar to photos UAF-1985-122-157 and UAF-1985-122-159, though of different events. A table is...
The inside of a building is decorated for May Day, 1902 in Nome, Alaska. This is Golden Gate Hall and is very similar to photos UAF-1985-122-157 and UAF-1985-122-158, though of different events. The room is decorated...
Title from image. Photograph of an Indian village near Dawson. This village has been identified as "Moosehide" by Susan Parsons, Collection Manager of Tr'ondek Hwech'in. "A south looking view of the Tr'ondek Hwech'in village of Moosehide,...
Title from verso. Photograph of U.S. troops advancing on Holtz Bay on Attu Island. "Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of Holtz Bay, the Jap [ Japanese ] garrison on...
Postcard postmarked from Kokrines on Nov. 14, 1911 and addressed to Mrs. Alice Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas, Hopkins Co. [County]. Written on the verso is, "Dear Mother, your long looked for and very welcome letter of Sept....
Color postcard postmarked from Cordova on Apr. 19, 1910 and addressed to Miss Tomie Clemons, Devine, Texas, Medina Co. [County]. Written on verso, "4-17-10. Dear little sister Tomie, have just received your long and...
Two minute, 39 second, black & white with audio, film clip. This earthquake footage from Valdez, Alaska, shows Valdez Harbor emptying of water and the tsunami rushing back in. The narration describes the event and how the film was...
A woman carrying a child on her back. The inscription "Chief David" is written on a plank above the entrance of the log house. She is dressed in a checkered dress, a short cloak and knee high boots. Her hair is pulled back; she is smiling as though...
Cataloguer's note: A large crowd is seated on bleachers as though waiting for the festivities to begin. A few men can be seen on the roof, directly opposite from the spectators. The Nordale Hotel, and the...
Title by cataloguer. A group of girls, perhaps a choir, are standing in a semi-circle, as though on a stage. An upright piano stands directly behind the performers. In the center, in front of the girls, a man is sitting on the ground. The...
Title taken from back of photograph and attached note: "Seated at tea table: Mrs. George Gasser and Mrs. Ernest N. Patty (deceased). Seated in semi-circle from left: 1 - Mrs. Peter Despot 2 ?? 3 - Mrs. Jeff Studdert 4 - Mrs. Joe (Mary) Barrows 5 -...
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: This is a view of a log cabin which is presumably a customs' office. What is striking about this picture is the hill behind the cabin. There are numerous tree stumps through out and across the hill....