The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
(4:17 min) (08 of 20) Nome was different--seasonal office--King Islanders--Larger territory--lighterage companies--Hireing longshoremen--Lomen Comercial Co.--ship fire--insurance--general average agreements
(4:14 min.) (07 of 08) 7. Population dislocation. Average person in Anchorage has lived here less than five years, only came to take advantage of the money, and plans to retire elsewhere. The less educated people raised in rural Alaska...
Title taken from accompanying notes: "The Path to the College about March 10th 1929 in windy weather at 35 below zero. Snow about 3 feet deep on the average. Bunnell Collection."
Title by cataloguer. A view of fur seals at the sea. Male Fur Seal is approximately seven feet long and weights about six hundred pounds. The female on average is five feet and weighs about three hundred pounds. A pup weighs ten pounds at...
Sign for Earthquake Park, where huge tracts of land slid into the Inlet during 1964 Alaska Earthquake, in Anchorage, Alaska. Seal with totem pole and Alaska flag at left. Sign reads: "Alaska Purchase Centennial 1867-1967. Earthquake Park. 'And...
Title and spelling taken from caption. View of a man walking along a beach on Kodiak Island. There is a building in the background. From May's journal, dated May 28th: "For the purpose of the identification of artifacts, the site is divided into...
The image appears to be identical to uaa-hmc-0166-b1-43-186. The caption on that photograph reads: "Recently caved down portion of frozen silt bank, lower Porcupine River in Yukon Flats basin. Showing character of average growth of spruce,...
Title taken from caption. The caption reads in its entirety: "Recently caved down portion of frozen silt bank, lower Porcupine River in Yukon Flats basin. Showing character of average growth of spruce, September 3, 1911."
Men loading frozen reindeer carcasses on wagon for transporting to floatplane at U.S. Government Reindeer Project complex, Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island, Alaska, with others looking on and conveyor belts running over head. From information with photo:...
View of welcome sign at Bettles Field, Alaska. Sign reads: "Welcome to Bettles Field, Alaska. 66 [degrees]-54' N. 151 [degrees]-31' W. 35 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Population 51. Elevation 665'. Lowest recorded temp[erature] Jan. 1947 -65...
Title taken from image. Image inscription: The success of this mine is the greatest triumph in the history of gold mining. In this mill over 8000 tons of ore are handled daily at an average cost of 41 ½ cents per ton.