Title from verso. Photograph of landing boats being lowered over the side of a naval vessel. Verso reads: "Attu -- Two landing boats are swung aloft from one of the ships that brought American troops to Attu to harass the Japs on that...
Title from verso. Photograph of canvas covered boat transporting supplies from a Navy ship to St. George Island. Verso reads: "Pribilof Islands -- Using light, canvas-covered native boats, crewmen of the USS Thuban bring supplies to the...
Title from verso. Alternate title from verso: "Navy ship resupplies Pribilof Islands and brings back seal skins(Nine of 16)" Children swing as other children look on from a boat landing. Verso reads: "Nine of 16. Bering Sea Playground...
Included in this collection are pictures of the Rodebaughs, Noel and Ralph Wien, A.A. Bennett, Ed Hudson and Fred Mueller. There are also images of the various planes flown in Alaska during this era of newfound commercial aviation and notable...
(5:35 min.) (08 of 24) 08 Spring preparations. Rust preventation on ship. Liked to work on the SS Aleutian -- a nice ship and a fast one. Assistant Steward assisted passengers, cleaned cabins before the next passengers were brought aboard,...
Title from attached news release. Full news release reads: "Sid Hayman Manager, Service Department Alaska Steamship Company Pier 42 - MA 2-4530 (nights: WE 5-4250) Seattle, Washington For the ship whose crew brought her...
Title by indexer. Caption reads: "'Slim' Bragg shown with Wolves and Tim Twitchell Trapper. Bragg Guided and Trapped Many Years in the Talkeetna and Other Areas Before Becoming a Game Warden." The word "Unknown" is scratched out, and "Tim...
Title taken from caption. "11511 -- (11) The participants at this festive board were all members of one party, and the banquet was given by the leader of the party and his wife to show their appreciation of the building of the log cabin for...
Title taken from caption. "9209 -- (24) After passing Sheep Camp the Yukoner of 1898 proceeded up the trail on his journey toward the pass. A group of these gold seekers are represented in the foreground of this view, while a procession of...
Title taken from caption. "9272 -- (31) On March 28, 1898, the government reindeer relief expedition landed at Haines Mission. The herd then numbered 525.
From the date of the landing of the deer at Haines Mission the story of the...
Title taken from caption. "9299 -- (39) Here we see the miners digging loose the bank and shoveling the dirt into the stream. Sometimes blasting is used to loosen the bank. The stream carries the soil with the gold which is in it to a sluice...
Title taken from caption. Esther Schaubel, whose rounds brought her to Point Hope once or twice a year, was a splendid source of Arctic Coast gossip, delivered along with immunizations, etc.
Title taken from caption. "13 Apr 45. [WACs setting type for printing]."
World War II changed the lives of women in significant ways. The war not only drew American women to the labor force, but it also brought them into the organized...
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 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 back of photo and accompanying note. "April 6 -- Transportation vehicles ranging from dog sleds to military aircraft were used by the American Red Cross in transporting emergency relief supplies and personnel into Alaskan...