40 second, color/silent film clip. Clip shows a system, made mostly of logs, for getting the contents of mine carts down to a road via a chute and hopper. The system appears to be under construction.
54 second, color/silent, film clip. Clip shows men loading wood onto the sternwheeler from the shore, feeding the boiler, and the operations of the sternwheel.
55 second film clip, black & white/silent, of Palmer, Alaska showing street scenes, a railroad track, and a horse drawn wagon. Mountains form the background.
57 second film clip, black & white/silent, organized like a film newsreel. The title on the film reads "Educational Film Corporation of America"; the first scene is "Matanuska Junction -- Crossing", and shows the river, tents, and men walking...
60 second, black & white/silent, film clip of Matanuska Valley Colony houses and tents at Palmer, Alaska. Scenes include a horse drawn wagon, an automobile, scenes of houses and tents at Palmer (including some under construction) and a train...
61 second film clip, black & white with audio track narration Clip of reindeer herding. Narration briefly describes the history of reindeer herding in Alaska.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005 as a cooperative...
76 second, color/silent, film clip . Clip shows the sternwheeler Nenana taking on fuel. Men load the four-foot long pieces of wood with carts they push down a ramp to the sternwheeler.
"Ott and Scheele owned the Northern Commercial Co. store at Eagle, Alaska. Having purchased it when the Northern Commercial Co. discontinued their Eagle Trading Co store at the left of the picture, he dealt mostly with the natives. The building at...
A dozen wagons and horse teams, loaded, hitched up, and ready to pull out. Corrals and wooden buildings in background. Sign in image: Transfer Co., A.H. Moore. Lettering on wagons: W.J. Rowe Transfer. Photographer's number 5885.
A girl with a dog hitched to a decorated wagon with a little girl inside waits to be in the Fourth of July parade in Seward, Alaska. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
A group of men and children stand in front of the Brown & Hawkins store in Seward, Alaska. A horse and wagon stand at left. Signs on buildings read: "Brown & Hawkins" and "Sewa[rd] ..." 1910. Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original photograph size: 6...
A letter on the back of photograph reads "Have not seen Doctor B for quite a while. Mr.& Mrs. (illegible) and two little lasses come up to see us quite often. He is the science teacher here he came from Oregon City. Seems like our own people....
A man and a dog sitting on the seat of a horse-drawn wagon from the Alaska Transfer Company on 4th Avenue in Seward, Alaska. 1908-1912. Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2".