Fourth volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. May 19, 1917-Jan. 2, 1918. [199] pages ; 15 cm.
(3:58 min.) (13 of 27) Problems with cooks
Camp cooks were brothers, and cooks were good as long as they were sober. One went to Livengood after an argument and got drunk. When he returned and his brother got off shift, he cut up all the...
(5:52 min) (17 of 19) Business continues to grow Bought out Mr. Goes and Mr. Pearl. Bought out the bus service to the University. In 1931, took over Ravell Brothers and ran freight between Valdez and Fairbanks. Fall of 1931, bought a...
70 second, black & white/silent film clip of the 1935-1936 Fairbanks Ice Carnival parade. Floats and their sponsors include: a basketball team in their bus, Waechter Brothers Meat Co., Creamers Dairy, what looks like a horse drawn coach, a dog...
"Eight native Alaskans received diplomas August 10 from the RCA Institutes in New York, marking successful completion of an 18-months course in Industrial and Communications Electronics. All are members of a pilot educational program sponsored by...
Athapaskan woman at her camp with sleeping baby and dogs, Southcentral Alaska. Photo is property of Cook Inlet Historical Society. Photographer's number 900. 1902. Photographer: Miles Bros.
Captures some of the landmarks and landscapes found in Wrangell; these include: the harbor, a totem pole, Wrangell Fire Department, the Wrangell Sentinel, the post office, a building labelled "Campbell Brothers", the 49th Star Theatre, and a wooden...
Carl Noble Sr. on the right. Marvin Edwin in the middle and Henry Noble on the left taken in 1937. There is a Hills Brothers Coffee sign to the left of Marvin Edwin's head.