Title from verso. Image shows members of the Lindley-Liek Expedition that made the first successful ascent of both peaks of Mount McKinley in 1932. The men are shown looking for the body of Allen Carpe, who also climbed Mount McKinley in 1932...
Title taken from verso and cataloger's notes. Verso reads: "As We Began. 1950 (May)." Image shows three men standing outside a quonset hut surrounded by black spruce trees. One man appears to be jacking up the structure. Parked...
The George A. Llano Collection consists of 111 photographs relating to Llano's lichen research and the Anaktuvuk Pass and Wainwright areas, circa 1948. Subjects include plant collecting and identification, people and village activities in...
Johnson and Bertha Moses in front of the mission in Allakaket. They have just finished tagging their beaver catch. That winter they got 30-40 beaver. It was about 1957....
Title by cataloger. Photograph of Simon Pitka standing in front of his summer tent at Stevens Village. Visible in the photo are Simon, his tent, a young man, two children and a dog. A stove is visible just inside the tent, with fuel wood right...
Title from caption of photograph UAF-2009-123-8, current caption in album: "Aug 19 - Same after they began to move nearer". Photograph shows a packtrain far in the distance on what appears to be a dry riverbed. They are surrounded by mountain...
Title from caption. Photograph of Dutch Harbor. Verso reads: "Here's how Dutch Harbor looked before Uncle Sam's crews began vital bases for defense of Alaska and environs. Jap [ Japanese ] bombers unleashed a retaliatory bombing raid on...
Title from verso. Photograph of U.S. troops advancing on Holtz Bay on Attu Island. "Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of Holtz Bay, the Jap [ Japanese ] garrison on...
Title from verso. Photograph of a camp during the advance across Attu Island. 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...
Title from verso. Photograph of men waiting for a lull in the fighting to advance. 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 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. 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...
(3:21 min.) (12 of 27) Road to Livengood Road to Livengood followed miners. Livengood to Eureka began with pressure from the miners as well as a dream to get the road to Nome or Kotzebue.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a man wearing heavy gloves carrying a framed backpack. He is also smoking a pipe. Caption from album reads: "Mr. O.W. Stenbuck, former mail carrier, is a Swede. He is known as "Five Dollar Bill," and claims...
Title from verso. Photograph of a Civil Defense team as they move cargo destined for aid and reconstruction after the 1964 earthquake and tsunami. Full caption from verso reads: "HQ AAC -- HEAVY CARGO -- Civil Defense members of the...
(4:00 min.) (20 of 24) 20 Purchasing agent
Nicky Jones was the purchasing agent, but he got too sick to do the job. They hired a replacement from Boeing. Buying for an airplane company was very different from buying for a ship. He quickly...
Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
1 min, 29 sec film clip, black & white/sound. Mark Ringstad discusses the excitement every year in Fairbanks when the ice on the Chena River broke up and began flowing.
Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
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