May 9, 1903 THE FAIRBANKS MINER Fairbanks, Alaska 26 26.May 1903 Vol. 1. No. 1. James Wickersham Editor ORIGINAL of THE FAIRBANKS MINER Written by James Wickersham and typed by Geo. Jeffery at Fairbanks in May, 1903 & sold by Jeffery and Stevens...
"Ott and Scheele owned the Northern Commercial Co. store at Eagle, Alaska. Having purchased it when the Northern Commercial Co. discontinued their Eagle Trading Co store at the left of the picture, he dealt mostly with the natives. The building at...
"Rabbits were a welcome addition at times to the fare. Although my choice always was moose steaks." Panoramic photograph of a brace of sixteen winter furred snowshoe hare.
A group of men stand at the front entry way to the Lindsay Hotel, Porcupine, Alaska. From verso: "Log portion built first. Later when sawmill was in business, the addition was added, therefore I feel log portion probably built in 1900. Hotel...
A leaf shaped, wooden mask (28 x 17 x 6.5 cm), with distinctive horizontal ridges as forehead/top of head and chin, and three concentric circular ridges ringing central facial features. Eyes are leaf-shaped slits below one of the ridges, slightly...
Aerial view of Anchorage, Alaska, with park strip at left. From information with photo: "Downtown, South Addition, park strip on left." 1959. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 11" x 8 1/2".
Aerial view of downtown Anchorage, Alaska and the south addition area, with port and fuel tanks in right background. Aug. 28, 1967. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 4" x 5".
Aerial view of south addition and downtown areas of Anchorage, Alaska, looking east, with Park Strip in center and Alaska Railroad tracks running along coast. July 1968. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
The competition was open to Alaska schoolchildren between grades 7 and 12. Benson was a 13 year old student at the Jessie Lee MIssion Home in Seward. The competition was organized by the American Legion, who collected a total of 142 entries from...
Bob Bartlett's mother, Ida Bartlett, stands on the porch of the cabin at the Independence Creek Mine in the Circle Mining District. Visible in addition to Mrs. Bartlett is a Southwestern style Indian blanket, what looks to be a potted fireweed...
Bogoslof Island (left) with prominant Castle Rock outcrop of stone and Fire Island (right) with Perry Island in center erupting. Photograph of Perry Island now known as the Metcalf Cone was a brief addition to the Aleution Islands. Metcalf Cone...
Captain Lockert collected photographs and papers during the years he served the Alaska Marine Highway System, continuing his interest in Alaska maritime affairs until his death in 1990. The papers are mostly 12 scrapbooks from 1964-1978 and one box...
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,...