Slavery was an accepted custom in many Native tribes. On May 8, 1886, District Judge Layfayette Dawson in Sitka decided that the Thirteenth Amendment and the 1866 Civil Rights Act abolishing slavery applied to the "uncivilized tribes" of Alaska. ...
Title from verso. Photograph of a soldier taking cover behind rocks. Verso reads: "As Americans advanced on Holtz Bay. Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of...
Article describes the events of February 5, 1945; debate on the floor of the Alaska Territorial Senate regarding the "Equal rights" bill, House bill 14. Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich testify about conditions in Alaska, along with statements from...
Article describes the events of February 5, 1945; debate on the floor of the Alaska Territorial Senate regarding the "Equal rights" bill, House bill 14. Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich testify about conditions in Alaska, along with statements from...
Title taken from front of photograph. View of Alaska Central Railway General offices, Seward, Alaska, looking west towards Mount Marathon. The Bank of Seward building is in the background among other smaller buildings. Handwritten caption on...
A woman is standing among some bushes near either a road or path, with some trees and possibly a hedge in the background. This may be in Lindsay, California. Photos UAF-1985-122-90 and UAF-1985-122-91 seem to be in the...
The steamship S. S. Portland floats among the ice floes in the ocean. There are some men standing in the snow and climbing the ramp to board the ship. The ship may be stranded and the men may be attempting to rescue it. ...
Elevated cache with Kayak with skin shell removed and two dogsleds among items stored. The ladder leading up into the cache has one rung replaced with a metal rod.
S.R. Bernardi photographs formerly known as The Gertrude Lusk whaling album.