Aerial view of Anchorage, Alaska, with Alaska Railroad yards, Government Hill area, and Elmendorf Air Force Base at far left. July 26, 1965. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from verso. A panoramic view of the Nome air base from the hills 25 miles away. The runway cuts across the lower third of the photo and divides the tents-only area on the near side from the tent and quonset hut mix on the far side. Two...
Title taken from back of photo. . "HQ [Headquaters] AAC [Alaskan Air Command] -- AIRLIFT IN ACTION -- An Air Force Military Air Transport Service (MATS) C97 from the California Air National Guard is swiftly unloaded of supplies brought to...
Title by indexer. Verso reads: "$1-. 30. Galena, AK." Image shows an African American man in a hat and coat standing in the snow in front of buildings at the Galena Air Force Base.
Children examining a Civil Air Patrol airplane, a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver. The logo on the tail reads "Civil Air Patrol USAF Auxiliary." The airplane number is "N4799C." A helicopter can be seen behind the airplane.
View of men with airplane on runway at Elmendorf Air field (later Elmendorf Air Force Base), Alaska during World War II, with roof of jeep in foreground and Chugach Mountains in background. 1942-1944. Original photograph size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Title from verso. "Edmonton, Alberta - This is another view of an airplane wing being loaded aboard a C-46 (Curtiss Commando) at the Army Air Base, Alaskan Division, Air Transport Command, for the shipment 'up the line'. The wing was raised to...
Title and description from a similar photo. "C. A. A. Radio beam station at Anchorage, located about 3 miles southwest of Elmendorf Field. Taken October 25, 1939."
Shows commercial, Army, Navy, and other U. S. Government reservations. Shows aviation fields with list of locations. Shows locations for government offices, railroads, military cables, Native schools and reservations, hospitals, and reindeer...
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note. "Junior Red Cross boxes brought smiles of delight to the faces of Aleut children in the Red Cross shelter at Camp Denali while plans were being made for their return to Old Harbor. Gift...
Title taken from caption. "Harry Tyler, a bit player from Hollywood, touring the Aleutian[s] with the Allen Jenkins USO show, gave a few time-proven tips to amateurs Pvt. Ruth Faulkner, St. Louis, Mo.; Pvt. Bette Esgro, Denver Dol.; and Pvt....
Title taken from caption. "The entire group of contestants in the All-Alaska Talent Contest poses for a picture. Although the three WACs were part of the show, their efforts were noncompetitive. They were the first WACs to set foot on an...
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...
Title from verso. Military aircraft on Amchitka Island. Verso reads "Occupation of Amchitka Island in the Aleutians provides U.S. airmen with a base only 63 miles from Jap-held [ Japanese held ] Kiska and within 1700 miles of Tokyo. ...
Title from verso. Photograph of soldiers carrying ammunition from a protected position. Verso reads: "Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of Holtz Bay, the Jap [...
Title and caption taken from verso of UAF-1970-11-51, from which this image differs only slightly. Photograph of soldiers carrying ammunition from a protected position. Verso reads: "Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu...
View of Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Image includes damage to buildings and streets. It also includes houses, trucks and cars. Elevated storage tank in distance possibly at the U.S. Military base.
Title taken from caption. View of the mountain side with a ski lift near the bottom. Around the base of the lift is a crowd of people and a dog. Three people can be seen being pulled up the slope and two skiers are returning for another run.