A piece of a tree that had burls growing on it has been carved so that two of the burls were transformed into busts. The artwork has been placed outside the Hudson Stuck Memorial Hospital, Fort Yukon, Alaska.
A piece of a tree that had burls growing on it has been carved so that two of the burls were transformed into busts. The artwork has been placed in front of the Hudson Stuck Memorial Hospital, Fort Yukon, Alaska.
Title from caption: "Arcade Cafe. D104." Photograph shows a cafe full of tables and chairs, including a dining counter with fixed stools. A telephone sits next to what appears to be a cash register. Artwork and fancy wallpaper adorn the walls.
Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Title from caption. Photograph of ship 'City of Seattle' as it is passes by sister ship 'Humbolt'. Narrative in photo album reads: "We meet a sister ship of our 'City of Seattle' going south from Alaska to Seattle."
Title by indexer. Photograph of Edward and Nan Kiokun of Mekoryuk, holding examples of their artwork. Edward Kiokun is holding two masks and Nan Kiokun is holding two grass baskets. One basket appears to depict a musk ox and the other a...
Scenes from the Alaska State Museum at Juneau. Items include Southeast Alaska artwork, a petroglyph from Wrangell, Eskimo stone anchors, an early Russian cannon from Kodiak, a copy of "Signing the Alaska Treaty", a hand-sewn 36-star American flag...
Tlingit women selling artwork at side of lane. Wares include baskets, carved and painted paddles, moccasins. Negative slightly damaged. Photographer's number 308.
Shop interior with sign, "Sitka Photo Co. Table and floor laden with artwork including bentwood boxes, copper daggers, and a painted hide. Title taken from image. Photographer's number 45-N.
Heavily beaded checkbook cover backed with caribou hide. Cover is a rectangular shape with one curved short end. Folded in thirds, the cover velcros to the front and encases a checkbook, which can be slipped inside the pocket sewn to the backing...
Heavily beaded checkbook cover backed with caribou hide. Cover is a rectangular shape with one curved short end. Folded in thirds, the cover velcros to the front and encases a checkbook, which can be slipped inside the pocket sewn to the backing...