Caption: Eskimos are not Indians, but Mongoloids. Both have all inherent reverence for their ancestors, the Japanese possessing the characteristic a degree stronger than the Eskimos. The...
View of welcome sign at Bettles Field, Alaska. Sign reads: "Welcome to Bettles Field, Alaska. 66 [degrees]-54' N. 151 [degrees]-31' W. 35 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Population 51. Elevation 665'. Lowest recorded temp[erature] Jan. 1947 -65...
View of Warner homestead, probably in Matanuska Valley, Alaska. From verso: "Dear Peterson: There are some snaps of Warner homestead. I'd appreciate it if you'd send the one of the house and children to Mrs. Warner. Thanks for your note and the...
View of the sign welcoming people to the Seward Municipal Boat Harbor in Seward, Alaska. The sign reads: "Welcome. Seward Municipal Boat Harbor. The following rules are posted for your safety and convenience. Anything left on ramps, floats or...
View of a bunkhouse housing construction workers at Mount McKinley National Park (later Denali National Park and Preserve), Alaska. The photograph was sent to Vic Rivers by George R. Wilson. From verso: "1938. In the foreground was our water supply...
Verso: Mr. Paul Shudura
Kenai Alaska
Seldovia
Sept. 23, 1918
My dear friend Paul Shudura
I am writing you a few lines to
let you know I am well and
hope you are the same. I get registered
this town and Admiral...
Valdez seafood processors display protest mascot during their picket at Exxon's headquarters protesting a shortage of work due to the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Two young men in Boy Scout uniforms putting up posters in a shop window. Posters: Check your chest. Have an x-ray at the Methodist Church basement starting March 22, 1948. It's free. It's painless. Takes only a few minutes. No...
Two women identified as Nora (left) and Angnolok (right).
Caption: Eskimos are not Indians, but Mongoloids. Both have all inherent reverence for their ancestors, the Japanese possessing the characteristic a degree stronger than the...
Two men standing beside World War II sign forbidding civilian photography, Fort Richardson, Alaska. Text of sign: "He likes your snapshots. Civilian cameras, binoculars & firearms forbidden on this reservation. Think before you snap." 1941-1945....
Tlingit policeman Kah-Chuckte [Kah Kluck Tay], in uniform with badge and a cap that reads Killisnoo; standing in front of house with shield and signboard over door. Shield depicts a row of houses along a beach. c. 1900.Verso: A contemporary of...
Title taken from verso. Quonset hut warehouse for Terminal News Company in Fairbanks, Alaska, with truck parked in front of building and another building in right background. Sign reads: "Terminal News Company [...] The American News Company. Your...
Title taken from verso. Polly Petty sitting on couch surrounded by men in uniform at USO building in Anchorage, Alaska, with fireplace partially visible at left and moose head on wall in right background. Also from verso: "1943. Polly Petty and...
Title taken from verso. Photograph of teacher with a group of kindergarten students, Seward, Alaska. Also from verso: "Alaska Mar 11, 1946. God bless you Robert. Your teacher, Berta Vaughn." Original photograph size: 3" x 4 3/4".
Title taken from stereograph. "246-(11530) -- Arctic City is near the Arctic Circle on a branch of the Yukon River. You would know by everything in this view that you are in a cold climate. In the background are the snow-covered mountains with...