Title taken from caption. "9210 -- (15) In this view we are offered a more comprehensive idea of that section of the canyon in which Sheep Camp was located. Every portion of available space is occupied by tents, stores, restaurants, warehouses...
Title taken from caption. View of two members of the expedition pulling dinner out of the fumarole (vent) they used to cook it. The Katmai eruption destroyed all the wood within a dozen miles, so members of the expedition had to use geothermal heat...
In Winter and Pond Company's photograph album THE TRAIL OF '98 Full album caption: "Another miners' meeting and trial of camp thieves, 1898. Contrary to colored tales, the trail was not violent. The whipping post for the guilty and...
Slavery was an accepted custom in many Native tribes. On May 8, 1886, District Judge Layfayette Dawson in Sitka decided that the Thirteenth Amendment and the 1866 Civil Rights Act abolishing slavery applied to the "uncivilized tribes" of Alaska. ...
Title taken from photo caption. Photo caption: 16 Feb 1948 Anchorage, Alaska Opposite Merrill Field, the Municipal Airport is a string of trailers and shacks -- contrary to implications the residents of this area do not work at the Municipal...