Remainder of title: Thomas Riggs, Jr., Member Alaskan Engineering Commission, and C. W. Richie and H. J. Atwell, Acting Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office, at Fairbanks, Alaska.
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
Title from verso. "Gene Jack, rt. mechanic - left. AC [Arcitc Commercial Co] 78. Flight Sea - FAI Dec. '46. Reproduced by Jerome Lardy. Kay J. Kennedy P. O. Box 80805 Fairbanks, AK 99708." Two men are standing close to an airplane. The...
Title by indexer. The village, hotel, Town Lake, depot and the railroad are viewed from above. The writing at the bottom of the photo is obscured but may read in part, "headwaters of Chitina".
This photograph depicts a Grumman Widgeon airplane on a runway in an unidentified location in Alaska. It was taken circa 1945-1955 by Grenold Collins. The writing on the tail is illegible.
View of both sides of medal commemorating Alaska Festival of Music, Anchorage, Alaska. Writing on sides of medal reads: "Alaska Festival of Music 1960" (picturing pair of hands with conducting baton) and "The seal of the state of Alaska" (picturing...
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...
Title taken from verso. "[Members of the Alaska National guard board a Wien Consolidated F-22 prop-jet at Bethel, a central staging area for the movement of nearly 700 guardsmen enroute to encampment at camp Carroll near Anchorage.] (Wien...
Additional writing on photo indicates where Cantwell Glacier is located. Writing on verso reads, "Alaska Range at head of Cantwell Creek. Cantwell Glacier in center. Looking North from Station 7. Elevation 5159 ft."
Writing on verso reads, "Alaska Range from divide between West Fork Chulitna and Bull River, Mt. McKinley in distant center. Looking north west from Station 12. Elevation 5760 ft."
Title from verso. A group of unidentified men at ALTA meeting. The writing on the poster behind them reads: [AL]TA 1970 Fall meeting. Verso also reads: "Wien Consolidated Airlines. Photo by Frank Whaley, Box 3009 - Fairbanks, Alaska."
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,...
View of children sitting at desks in classroom while teacher writes on blackboard in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. April 1967. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 2 1/4" x 3 5/8".
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: A colossal structure made of firewood, crates, lumber, tires and other flammable materials, stands at least fifty feet above ground. It appears as thought this is a carefully constructed bonfire....
View of a neighborhood in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Damaged houses and a bus appear. Writing on the side of the bus reads Alaska Highway Tours Inc. People appear in one of the damaged houses on the right.
Anchorage Garden Club officers Betty N. Stenehjem (with gavel) and Evelyn Rush behind table at Anchorage Garden Club meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Map of Alaska is on wall at left and Alaskan flag stands at right. From caption: "President - Betty...
Donna Marshall (seated) greets visitors to "The tea" sponsored by Anchorage Garden Club in Anchorage, Alaska, as another woman in background looks on. From caption: "Donna Marshall greets the visitors." August 1965. Original photograph size: 3 3/4"...