Transcript of diary kept by Myrtle Ryan (later Bunger) in 1900 that describes her journey to and life in Dawson in the Yukon Territory and Nome, Alaska. Myrtle recounts how she traveled from Los Angeles, California to Skagway by boat in January...
Four people stand on aboard a vessel at Karta Bay, Alaska. An African American man holds a pail inside the cabin and two men and one woman pose on deck.
Title taken from caption. View of the main street of Ketchikan, Alaska. Four people are standing just to the right of the center of the photo. Signs read: "Ketchikan Drug Company", "Cigars", Tongass Trading Co. & General Merchandise", "News...
Title taken from caption. View of a woman standing on the rear deck of the Vigilant of Port Townsend, while it is tied up to the docks. Three men can be seen to the right of the photo. Printing on boat reads: "Vigilant of Pt Townsend." Photograph...
Title taken from caption. View of a Native man wearing a great coat and a top hat. Photograph most likely taken in southeast Alaska near Ketchikan. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 4" x 2 1/4".
Title taken from caption. Portrait of a Native man named Gunyar. Photograph most likely taken in southeast, Alaska near Ketchikan. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 5" x 3 1/4".
Title taken from caption. View of a totem extending from a grave house in Shakan, Alaska. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2".
Title taken from caption. View of a Native graveyard in Shakan, Alaska. Sign on building at right reads: "MOSCS." Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2".
Title taken from caption. View of totem pole in Wrangell, Alaska. It is identified as belonging to Chief Kahlteen (see photograph ASL-P87-0128). Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Title taken from caption. View of six Native women posing in native dresses and hats. Photograph most likely taken in southeast Alaska near Ketchikan. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 4" x 5".
Title taken from caption. View of nine Native men posing in formal native dress. There is a small cannon in front of the men. One of the men is holding a ramrod for the cannon. The man kneeling just behind the cannon is holding a rifle. Two of the...
Title taken from caption. View of a man smoking a pipe. Photograph most likely taken in southeast Alaska. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 2 3/4" x 2".
Title taken from caption. View of a man in uniform standing next to a totem pole. Photograph taken on Cat Island in southeast Alaska. Photograph taken between 1890 and 1910. Original photograph size: 3" x 2 1/4".