Title from indexer. Photograph of woman and child holding hands. The child is wearing a life jacket. Verso reads: "Victims of war are these Aleuts who were evacuated from their homes during the installation of Alaskan defenses. Natives...
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,...
Group portrait; men dressed for cold weather, posing with 23 or more whiskey barrels. Two dogs in foreground are harnessed to a sled. January 1909. Image: Compliments of A. Baritello. Proprietor of the Hotels Hunter and Island, Douglas Alaska. Sole...
Many pencil sketches by fellow inmates R. Prostakov and Nikolai
Bol'shakov, and several others, of inmates, guards, and parts of prison.
Texts of decrees of prison administration. Texts of 27 letters from wife A. Vinokouroff. Handcopied articles...
Title from verso. "Edmonton, Alberta - Aviation supplies, foodstuffs, special service equipment,, mail and a myriad of other articles are funneled into the mammoth cargo warehouse on the Army Air Base here for aerial shipment via C-47s (Douglas...
Title from accompanying notes. "Floyd & Pete burying skis for use as anchor points to tie down the plane for the night. Floyd, and Lois who lives in Illiamna (which is NW of Kodiak) spent the night. Note: Lois describes her night staying with...
"Mr. and Mrs. J. Sam Norwood on the Glacier Queen at Skagway, Alaska on my return jaunt to my old stamping ground in August, 1962. Mrs Norwood is wearing one of the beaded jackets, along with other native made articles donated to the University...
MS82-2-4A: Letter to Marian (daughter) and Bob, dated September 9 (no year). Answers a letter apparently inquiring about the family history in Nome, beginning in June 1907, when Marian was 7 weeks old. Talks about Nome friends, events (1913 tidal...
Group of ivory carvings made at Nunivak Island, Alaska, including figurines (one of walrus), letter openers decorated with seal figures, and crochet hook decorated with fish figure. From information with photo: [Photo used in article entitled]...