Title from caption. Three men, one working with a movie camera, are taking moving pictures on the deck on the U.S.R.C. "Bear". The white square they are concentrating on is Captain Bartlet's chart of the Arctic.
Title from accompanying material. The U.S.R.C. "Bear" decorated in flags for the birthday of President George Washington. Caption reads "U.S.R.C. 'Bear.'"
Caption: "Every year, ships coming north have to work through ice, taking chances to get through to the places they want to go. This is the sailing vessel S. S. HOLMES, which carries our freight from Seattle to Barrow. This picture was taken around...
Aerial of tanker vessel "Brooks Range" entering narrows heading towards the Alyeska oil terminal, in the background a 2nd tanker with tug boat escort leaves the narrows - Valdez Narrows (Prince William Sound).
Aerial of Coast Guard vessel keeping an watchful eye on protesters from boat flotilla that are protesting the docking of foreign flagged tankers, if an oil spill occurred who would take responsibility - Valdez Harbor (Prince William Sound).
View of the Kodiak waterfront in the late 19th century. Three of the buildings have been identified as: a warehouse, behind the large sailing vessel with its sails furled; the Custom House, above the warehouse between the far right masts; and the...
These 45 photographs focus on the Bering Strait region. The images include scenes from King Island and Little Diomede Island, Alaska, and views of the Chukchi Peninsula and Chukchi people. Many of the photographs depict the schooner "Casco," a...
Title from verso. Photograph of landing boats being lowered over the side of a naval vessel. Verso reads: "Attu -- Two landing boats are swung aloft from one of the ships that brought American troops to Attu to harass the Japs on that...