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 men and equipment landing on Attu Island. Verso reads: "As American Troops landed on Attu, Aleutian Islands, May 11, 1943, a navy combat photography unit accompanied the first wave of American troops...
Title from verso. Photograph of seals on the beach of a Pribilof Island. Verso reads: "Pribilof Islands -- A big bull seal (center) lords it over his harem of nearly 30 cows and their pups, presenting an amusing picture for crewmen of...
Title from verso. Photograph of soldiers clearing snow off a roof. Verso reads: "Soldiers at a U.S. Army base in the Aleutians do a little old-fashioned snow shoveling to clear important points after a williwaw (howling blizzard to you)...
Title from verso. Photograph of soldiers up against a berm as a sniper in the hills harasses their position. Verso reads: "As American troops landed on Attu, Aleutian Islands, May 11, 1943, a navy combat photography unit accompanied the...
Title from verso. U. S. soldiers clean up their mess kits after a meal in the Aleutian Islands. Verso reads: "Troops of the U. S. Occupation Force that took over an Island of the Andreanof Group in the Aleutian Chain clean their mess...
Title from verso: "Harv Ashby, 1930." Image shows a young man and a dog standing in snow at the entrance to a mining tunnel. The young man is wearing a tie and is holding the dog with a chain leash. A tree above the mining tunnel is visible...
Title supplied by cataloger. Dogs in a dirt yard. Most dogs attached to a single chain. Most have food bowls next to them. Wooden shed in background. Slide taken from a carousel labeled, 'Dog Lots.' Slide printed 1/1975. Original format: 35mm color...
Title supplied by cataloger. Slide taken from a slide carousel labeled, 'Joyce Harrison & Challenge.' I.e. Joyce Garrison. Original format: 35mm color slide
Title supplied by cataloger. Unidentified man standing near tripod. Guiding or Jobs. Structure with pulley system, previously seen supporting hanging dead animals. Original format: 35mm color slide
Title supplied by cataloger. Vi holds dog and adjusts chain around its neck. Joe stands watching. Large tree stump on left. Snow and trees in background. Slide printed 4/1977. Original format: 35mm color slide
Title supplied by cataloger. Young sled dogs on a chain outside of a house. Slide printed 8/1975. Slide binder labeled, 'Unalakleet.' Original format: 35mm color slide
Title taken from accompanying note. "Water being unloaded at the ACS building at Valdez Ak., following the [Alaska] Earthquake 3/28/64". Soldiers and others hand large water cans through a daisy chain into the ACS building. Hurst is in the...
Title taken from caption. Crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tallapoosa perform repairs on the ship's anchor hoist. From May's journal, dated June 15th: "Something has happened to the machinery that raises and lowers the anchors on the...
Title taken from caption. In front of the church at Nikolskoye village, Bering Island. According to Alan May's journal, he later discovered that this was not Bering's grave but a monument to Bering erected 150 years after his death. May also notes...
Title taken from creator's notes. Photograph of the Alaska Railroad Engine #1 covered in snow. Caption reads: Three more shots of the cold ARR 1. "You might call it the little engine who couldn't!" The ARR 1 was preserved on Illinois sitting...
Title taken from image. A workman walks on the slain whale, as others look on. A chain is attached to the whale's tail. In the background are the buildings, cables, and equipment of the whaling station.