Full title: Sivuqam ungipaghaatangi II = St. Lawrence Island legends II / developed by the staff of the National Bilingual Materials Development Center, Rural Education Affairs, University of Alaska ; from stories written by Grace Slwooko ;...
Title taken from front. Winter view of Alaska Engineering Commission construction workers erecting sawmail at mile 88 along Turnagain Arm, Alaska. F.A. Hansen, Alaska Engineering Commission district engineer, stands near horse hitched to sled in...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
Title taken from caption. Two Alaska Airlines airplanes for use in the bush, possibly in Nome, Alaska. Printing on airplane at right reads: "N54665." 1957. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Donald Arthur Post.
Round embroidered fabric patch. Design comprises a snarling polar bear head and gold star on blue field. This patch was in use by the Alaska Defense Command beginning in 1943. Object size: 2 1/2 inch diameter circle.
Title taken from sign on photo. "Mortice 51 picas(?) make 51 picas wide. Do not outline heads." Additional writing on the back reads: "From book outline series, AGC use of planes 1930. Carson and O'Connor. Western engraving & colortype Co. The...
62 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clip shows the harvesting ice from lakes near Barrow, Alaska. Narration describes the harvesting, processing and use of ice for drinking water and other domestic purposes.
61 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clip shows the early Bristol Bay salmon fishery. Narration discusses the use of the sailboats during the time that power boats were banned from Bristol Bay, a ban that lasted until the...
14 min, 10 sec film clip, color/sound. From voice-over introduction: "This week's edition of The Alaska Report features a recent floor statement by Senator Stevens on recent attmpts to rewrite the history of the United States involvement in...
Title taken from label on matting. View of building housing refrigeration machine for natural cold storage at Lomen Reindeer Corporation reindeer processing plant at Elephant Point (also called Buckland), Alaska, with tramway for transporting...
59 second, color/silent film clip. Clip shows two weasel amphibious vehicles in use. One gets stuck in a creek and needs help getting out. One of the tracked vehicles loses its track while in the river and some repair work is done.
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,...
Title taken from front. View of inflated seal carcasses for use as floats on sled in front of tent at camp in Northern Alaska, with children in background at right. "Seal floats" were used to keep whales afloat after they were shot during hunts....
View of Anchorage Memorial Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska, with buildings and water tank in the background. From verso: "Anchorage Memorial Cemetery in 1937; the Native plots are with the little memorial houses in the front; The old water twoer [sic]...