A boy and a girl pose for a picture in their best clothes with a kitten in Seward, Alaska. Signs in the background read: "[Ci]gars & Tobacco" and "Bovera Cigars." 1910? Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Written on front: To my friend Ernest Gruening with best wishes William E. Beltz. Verso: William Ernest Beltz, a 47 year-old native of the Eskimo village of Unalakleet, is president of the Alaskan State Senate as Alaska makes the complicated...
Verso: Taking the rank off the white man and putting it on the Eskimo. This was one of the best decisions I made. The white man in this picture turned out to be Bishop Gordon and the Eskimo's name David Frankson of Pt. Hope.
Relief shown by hachures. Ancillary maps: Map of Cape Nome Mining District -- Map of El Dorado & Discovery Mining Districts, Neukluk River -- Map of Golsan Mining District, Anvik River. "Compiled from correct observations taken on the ground...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
Title from caption. Photograph of two wagons hauling bags of wheat to the grain elevator. Narrative in photo album read: "At right: Hauling bags of wheat to the company elevator in town, four horses are used. This is a dry farming area in...
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,...
Title from indexer. Image is a postcard. Image shows a small circle with the image of children in it. A postage stamp can also be seen reading "Burlington N.J., Nov. 10, 8 AM, 1909". Verso of postcard reads "Dear sister, I like the [?] baby...
Title from caption. Image is a postcard. Image shows the sun setting on the Yukon River. Caption reads "Midnight sun on Yukon River". Verso reads "Apr. 29, 1924. On my way back to Alaska. Expect to be in Seward tonight. Having a big snowstorm...
Smoky scene of downtown Iditarod. Part of a cigar shop's sign has burned away with the only part remaining, "...nest's Cigar Store." People are standing from a distance looking at the burning buildings. Written on the...
Postcard is addressed to Mrs. Alice Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. Hopkins Co. Written is, "Ruby, Alaska, Dec. 3, 1911. Dear Mother, your long and loving letter of Oct. 26 just rec'd. Found me well and glad to hear from you. ...
Handwritten on left of photo is, "Love and best wishes to all from Basil." Postcard is postmarked July 29, 1912 from Ruby, Alaska, and is addressed to Mrs. Alice Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. Written is, "Ruby. July 29. Dear...
Title from caption: "Joe [Roy?] and Co. [illegible words] Dump Trail Creek-Ruby gold mining district, 1913. Written on the verso, "Dear Mama, your letter of May [?] at hand. I am all O.K. and glad to hear from you. I am as you imagoned...
Two men wrestling as a crowd watches. Postcard is postmarked from Ruby, Alaska on Jul. 8, 1912 and is addressed to Mrs. Alice Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. Hopkins Co. Written is, "Ruby. July 7, 1912. Dear Mother, your...
Postcard is postmarked from Devine [Texas] and is addressed to L.J. Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas, Hopkins Co. [County]. Written on verso is, "Iditarod. July 16, 1910. Dear folks at home, I'm glad to hear from you this...
Color photo of Indian women and their children with tents in the background. Postcard is postmarked from Seattle, Washington on Sept. 30, 1909 and addressed to Mr. [Norton?] Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. Written on verso,...