Relief shown pictorially. Shows routes of various voyages. From Brion de la Tour's Atlas general, civil, ecclesiastique et militaire, methodique et elementaire pour l'etude de la geographie et de l'histoire. In upper right corner: pl. 10. Hand...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "P. 4 OIL. 3 col x 22 PICA. Alaskan visitors at single-bay model. At left, Don Thurston of U S Fish & Wildlife Service, then Bill Bradfield of the Lab staff, Lab Director Pete Smith (hands in pockets), and John...
Title from indexer. Collection of photographs related to the duel between Soapy Smith and Frank Reid, and the running out of town of Soapy Smith's gang. Many of the photographs appear to be from Case & Draper. Caption reads: The tragedy...
(2:53 min.) (09 of 12) People's lack on interest in Statehood and politics; airplane business; dedicated mother; Toast Mistress Club; education; Alaskans -- not interested in regulations or laws; citizens -- some felt effects; Lathrop, Cap --...
(5:38 min.) (04 of 27) Early work history
Left Cordova to go to school at Alaska School of Mines and Agriculture (UAF). Took civil engineering courses. By the time he had graduated, the railroads had shut down and there were only jobs in...
Title from verso. Photograph of a Civil Defense team as they move cargo destined for aid and reconstruction after the 1964 earthquake and tsunami. Full caption from verso reads: "HQ AAC -- HEAVY CARGO -- Civil Defense members of the...
The Fairbanks Floods Photographs consist of images of Chena River floods in the years 1937, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1964, and 1967. Most images depict the downtown area of Fairbanks, Alaska; many are aerial photographs. Photographers include Wyman's...
The Fairbanks Floods Photographs consist of images of Chena River floods in the years 1937, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1964, and 1967. Most images depict the downtown area of Fairbanks, Alaska; many are aerial photographs. Photographers include Wyman’s...
Full note reads: "The location was an area between Kobuk and Shungnak called Koochak - Old CAA station, Civil Aeronautics Administration. The white building is possibly where Richard and Florence Collins lived...
Title taken from caption. "First St. Nome Alaska Steadman Ave". Man walking down street on left, Alaska bank in center. [Signs read "Nome Bazaar", "Kelly Bros.", "C.M. Thuland Lawyer Notary", "Nome Gold [Digger]", "Anvil Bakery Coffee...
Title taken from back of photo. "HQ [Headquarters] AAC [Alaskan Air Command] -- Heavy Cargo -- Civil Defense members of the earthquake stricken community of Seward strain to shift some of the heavy cargo airlifted into the area by men and...
Title taken from back of photo. "HQ [Headquarters] AAC [Alaskan Air Command] -- Busy Crew -- Air Force personnel as well as civilian civil Defense volunteers had their hands full at Seward, Alaska, on the day after the Good Friday earthquake....
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note. "Tom Edwards, Glennallen, Mr. Henry Eichman, St. Louis Red Cross disaster director, and George Ashby, Civil Defense head for Glennallen - Copper Center area of Alaska. Discussing the ways...
Ocha Potter, age 20. "In the early spring of 1898 came rumors of war with Spain. Soon war was declared. My father and grandfather had been Civil War veterans. An earlier ancestor had been an officer with George Washington's staff. Another had...
View of a Civil Aeronautics Administration party held at the Idle Hour Country Club in Spenard, Anchorage, on October 13, 1944. From verso: Left to right: B. Black, Marshall C. Hoppin (Alaska Regional Manager), Sam Kelly, H.T. "Til" Hopewell...
Title taken from caption. View of Civil Aeronautics Administration station at Cape Yakataga, Alaska. April 1957. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Donald Arthur Post.
Title taken from caption. View of radio antennas, possibly at Civil Aeronautics Administration station at Cape Yakataga, Alaska. April 1957? Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Donald Arthur Post.