Remainder of title: Thomas Riggs, Jr., Member Alaskan Engineering Commission, and C. W. Richie and H. J. Atwell, Acting Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office, at Fairbanks, Alaska.
This frame of would be covered with canvas to become a useable summer dwelling, qalluvik. A tent like this covered with skins is called an Itchellik by the Nunamiut. A tepee style tent with one pole in the middle is called a napattaq tupiq.
Title from verso Photograph of Japanese camp in Aleutian Islands. Identification as Rat Island is wrong or the location of this island in Kiska Harbor is wrong. The island in Kiska Harbor is known as Little Kiska Island. Verso...
Two people appear to be working to raise the towers of what may become a suspension bridge. Many of the photographs from UAF-2007-64-116 to UAF-2007-64-131 depict the construction or completion of the Graehl Bridge,...
Title taken from caption. "9324 -- (42) The pioneer white settler at Skagway located there in 1891, yet the first ship load of Yukon argonauts who landed on that beach in July, 1897, saw few signs of human habitations. Today four splendid...
(5:17 min.) (21 of 28) 21. Licenses and ratings
Discussion of the difficulties getting commercial license; the easiest way is to become an instructor. George got his license, then his instructor rating; the instrument rating was more...
Title taken from stereograph. "246-(11530) -- Arctic City is near the Arctic Circle on a branch of the Yukon River. You would know by everything in this view that you are in a cold climate. In the background are the snow-covered mountains with...
62 second, color and black and white, silent film clip. Sequence shows people at the crash site of a Star Airlines Bellanca aircraft. The passengers and crew build a fire and at the end of the clip dog teams arrive.
Title from verso. A close-up shot of a man with closely cropped hair, dressed in suit and tie, head slightly turned towards the camera. He may be an employee of Wien Airlines.
After a message from Marty Wells, Don Everly's daughter, in...
Title from cataloger. Photograph of Esaias George walking on the banks of the Yukon River just below Stevens Village. Narrative from album reads: "Above is Esaias George on the village bank of the Yukon in early spring. He was our favorite...