Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty of March thirtieth, eighteen hun- dred and...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a building under construction with a bulldozer parked in front of it. Caption from finding aid reads "Nome, building under construction". Location is Nome, Alaska.
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...
Title from verso. Photograph of men waiting for a lull in the fighting to advance. Verso reads: ""Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of Holtz Bay, the Jap [...
A close-up shot of a bridge under construction. The numerous fallen trees, and scattered logs and wood chips suggest perhaps that this area was recently cleared and work is still in progress. Also in view are the stream under the bridge, and the...
View of road under construction at White Alice Communications site on Middleton Island, Alaska, with partially constructed buildings and crane in background. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United States Air Force...
Exhibition: ASM 7-8/70 Descriptive Narrative: A certificate presented by Mathew Murav'ev, Chief Manager of the Russian-American Company, to Matvei Naushketl, a Tlingit chief. The certificate was given along with a silver medal "Soiuznye...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a pipeline under construction. A cement structure with rebar sits in the foreground. Men are working around it and a few trucks are parked in the background. Caption reads "May '59".
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a pipeline under construction. A cement structure with rebar sits in the foreground. Men are working around it. Caption reads "May '59".
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a pipeline under construction. A cement structure with rebar sits in the foreground. Men are working around it. Caption reads "May '59".
Relief shown by shading and spot heights; depths shown by soundings. Cover title: Map of the Kotzebue Sound country, Alaska, the new gold fields, including the basins of the Kobuk or Putnam, Selawik and other rivers explored by the U.S. Naval...