Title from accompanying note. The Chena River swollen above its banks. Downtown Fairbanks is on the other side. The presence of ice or snow in the foreground and floating down the river suggests that this is not the flood of August, 1967.
Title from accompanying note. A view of a parking lot and the surrounding area. Several parked automobiles are submerged in deep water. Debris and other scrap materials have littered this disaster area.
Title from accompanying note. A view of a flooded parking lot. Several parked automobiles are submerged in deep water. Floating debris can be seen in the foreground. The steeple of Immaculate Conception Church can be seen left of center,...
Title from accompanying note. The corner of Samson Hardware is visible to the right. There appear to be pieces of ice floating down the Chena River, suggesting that this is not the flood of August, 1967.
Title from accompanying note. "Old brewery in background [Fairbanks]." A row of what appear to be mobile homes are seen across the water. It is unclear whether this body of water is a river or a submerged street.
Title from accompanying note. "John Hubers business, 17th & Stacia [Fairbanks]." A building with a Motorola sign. All the automobiles in front of the building are partly submerged in flood water. The sign on the (white) van reads: "Tundra...
Title from accompanying notes. The cafe at Tetlin Junction, a log cabin with green framed windows, a brick chimney and a stone chimney. There are a dog sled propped against the building and a snowmobile on the ground at far left. The sign on...
Title from accompanying notes. "On the summit of Mount Bona: Pete's pack in foreground. Looking down onto the Russell Glacier (base camp is down there somewhere)." Flags of the United States of America and Japan are furled together on...
Title from accompanying material. In lower-right corner: "L.E. Robertson Photo". A sign at the back of the stage reads "Bioneer Punk House"; a sign at right reads "All kuhns look alike to Bevington".
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note. "The wife of a Coast Guardsman left this car for higher ground after leaving her husband aboard the Coast Guard Cutter BITTERSWEET (WAGL-389) on Nyman's Peninsula. The car literally floated...
Title from accompanying notes. "Camp 2. Accident at rest stop just below Camp 2. The accident was actually a snow covered crevasse. Pepi, Shige, and Nobu were at the rest stop when the snow bridge collapsed, sending them into the crevasse....
Title from accompanying notes. Six men gathered with their skis, backpacks, ropes, and other climbing gear. There has been an accidental fall through the snow cover.
Title from accompanying notes. Seven men gathered with their skis, backpacks, ropes, and other climbing gear. There has been an accidental fall through the snow cover.
Title from accompanying notes. Four mountain men: one is working with a camera, two are working with long lengths of rope. Two men have cigarettes in their mouths.
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note.
Aerial view of Kodiak, Alaska, following the Alaska Earthquake and tidal wave 3/27/64. Many buildings are destroyed, and at least three boats are thrown ashore. A business sign on the...