Man exiting, ice windows, storage rack in background. Structures built by digging snow out of a hole and building the blocks up around it. Contact with walls would wet clothing. Ice visible in the background indicates location is near the ocean....
This dome shaped type of tent is called a Qalluvik in Iñupiaq. Willows for the frame were collected inland, around Atqasuk, then bent into curved shape and tied together to make tent frame. It was then covered with canvas. (Early Iñupiaq tents...
A large, intricately designed screen, with an oval opening behind which regalia and treasures were stored; [S’igeidí X’een (Beaver Screen) made for Took’ka Hít (Needlefish House) and S’igeidi Hít (Beaver House) of the Deisheetaan in...
Group gathers around model of St. Michael's Church, next to the Bishop's House, Sitka; a banner represents St. Michael's Brotherhood organization; Father Donskoi is the second from the left; the Hanlon-Osbaken House is in the background
Title from image Men, horses, and dog teams pull sleds loaded with supplies to the summit [possibly Thomson Pass]; one man rests on snow with his dogs gathered around
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,...