Relief shown by hachures. Shows water and overland routes to gold fields. Inset: Section map of Turn Again Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska. "Compliments of Alaska Transportation and Investment Co." Includes distance table, and an index in the margin. ...
Title taken from verso. Verso reads: "Helena Makrosa, ca. 1994. Interpreter for Lend-Lease Program." Image shows a woman in a dark-colored blouse and light, patterned apron, holding a dog. The dog has its paw on the woman's arm. ...
45 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Fullerton Collection, late 1930s". Film shows plane landing, filling up with fuel, and taking off again in Flat, Alaska.
152 second film clip, black & white/silent. From title frame: "Washburn Collection, 1938". Film shows men preparing a plane to take off from a tidal flat. The plane takes off and then lands again, and is refueled. Aircraft N-Number:...
The O'Keefe collection contains photographs and slides taken primarily on Adak Island during World War II. Scenes include landscapes, persons, buildings, plants, animals and ships.
Grace O'Keefe made three trips to Alaska – as a Navy...
Title from caption. Photograph of Mrs. Rivenburg and Mr. Decker on the mail launch. Narrative in photo album reads: "Mrs. Rivenburg and Mr. Decker on the N. C. mail launch. She went to Tanana on this launch with Mr. Decker & Mr. Franzell. ...
Title by indexer, caption in album reads: "May 12 - It came nearer after being shot again + I took a succession of pictures as it stood + sickened". Photograph shows a bear walking across a snow-covered mountainside after it was shot. ...
Title from indexer, caption in album: "May 12 - I had finally to shoot it again + this as it died". Photograph shows a bear after it has been shot on a snow-covered mountainside.
Title from verso. Photograph of a .105-mm artillery piece and a crew serving it. Verso reads: "This 105-mm gun and its crew poured more than 2000 rounds of shells into Jap [ Japanese ] positions in the course of four days battling at...
Title from verso. Aerial photograph of landing barges bringing supplies to the American forces fighting on Attu Island. Verso reads: "Attu -- Crates of supplies litter the beach of Attu as landing barges bring more supplies ashore to...
Smoky scene of downtown Iditarod. Part of a cigar shop's sign has burned away with the only part remaining, "...nest's Cigar Store." People are standing from a distance looking at the burning buildings. Written on the...
Color photo of a man standing in front of 14 bear pelts . Postcard postmarked from Cordova, Alaska on Mar. 15, 1910 and addressed to Mr. Newton Clemons, Medina Co. [County], Devine, Texas. Written on the verso, "Dear...
Title from caption: "Parker-Browne Expedition 1910: Mt. McKinley, Alaska 20,300 ft. from Explorers Peak, 9,000 ft." Postcard postmarked from Ruby, Alaska on Aug. 22, 1913 and addressed to Tomie Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas, Hopkins Co. [County]. ...
Title from caption: "No. 1 above Discovery Cleary Creek, Alaska, Fairbanks mining dist." Written on front of postcard, " Showing mode of dumping the buckets of gravel which is taken out of ground. Sluice boxes on troughs are laid at side of...
Title from caption. Photograph of Moore's Wharf with the S.S. Spokane and the S.S. Alki tied up. Passengers and soldiers from the USS Buford can be seen on the dock. Also visible is a pen full of sheep. Caption reads: "Our wharf again...
Title from indexer. Collection of photographs related to the duel between Soapy Smith and Frank Reid, and the running out of town of Soapy Smith's gang. Many of the photographs appear to be from Case & Draper. Caption reads: The tragedy...
Title from donors notes. Full title reads: "St. Thomas Church, Point Hope (new location, from rear), in blowing snow." Narrative note reads: "In 1954, the church parish hall, mission house and other buildings were moved from their original...
(3:59 min.) (10 of 12) Clean-up and next day Remaining Japanese ran into a draw--Engineer company sent in to kill the 26 or so--next day same thing happened again with--same results--only 30-40 left after that--Capt. Siddens charge--Two men...
Title from donor notes. Full donor notes read: "Milton Swan, long the lay leader of the Kivalina congregation, as the first Inuit ordained deacon by the Episcopal church. He was later ordained priest, again a first for the church."
Title from donor notes. Full donor notes read: "Milton Swan, long the lay leader of the Kivalina congregation, as the first Inuit ordained deacon by the Episcopal church. He was later ordained priest, again a first for the church."