Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska...
Title taken from verso. View of boy standing outside United States Customs station on Alaska Highway at Tok, Alaska. Signs on building reads: "All vehicles & persons stop. Checking station. Keep right." and "U.S. Customs." Early 1960's....
View of woman standing next to car at Canadian Customs station at Pleasant Camp, Yukon Territory, Canada. Sign on building reads: "Canada Customs. Stop and report." Early 1960's. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title from slide index prepared by Peter Haase 14 July 2006. Four men stand outside a single-story white building bearing a sign that reads "U.S. Customs and U.S. Immigration". A red-and-white striped flag flies by the sign; above fly U.S. and...
Title taken from caption. From verso: "Left to right: Osborne, the customs inspector, and major; aboard U.S.C.G. “Alert”." View of "Ozzie" Osborne, Mr. Sides, the customs inspector, and Alan May on the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Boat...
Title from accompanying notes. "29 March (still). Hat & our VW Bus at milepost 1202. Canadian Customs at Beaver Creek, Yukon Territory." Canadian Customs point, Beaver Creek, Yukon Territory.
View of (left to right) customs house, castle, and barracks in Sitka, Alaska. From front of image: "Office of Fred W. Fickett," "Valuable picture," and "Custom house - castle or U.S. Signal Office - barracks in Sitka." Fickett's office was in the...
Title taken from front. View of buildings, pier, and boats off the coast, Sand Point, Alaska. From information with photo: "Buildings, left to right & back to front: bunkhouse, hotel, owner's son's residence, blacksmith shop, U.S. Customs House,...
Eight men, one woman gathered on roof. Left to right:
1. Myrven H. Sides, Deputy Collector of Customs
2. Governor George Parks
3. Steamboat Inspection Service Inspector of Hulls
4. John C. McBride, Collector of Customs & Custodian of...
Title taken from image. Description taken from verso. Verso: Front row, left to right: Nicholas E. Bolshanin, Maurice S. Whittier, Matthew Bridge, John F. Pugh, and Montgomery A. Snow.
Back row, Left to right: first officer Hart, Edwin R....
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
"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...
Title taken from caption. Photographer number C34. Cataloguer's note: A picture of a family from King Island, Alaska, dressed in seal skin parkas and other traditional garments. A large boat and a tent can be seen in the background. The...
Title is based on identification furnished by Roy David Tok, Alaska during the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005.
Title is based on identification furnished by Roy David Tok, Alaska during the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005.
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: This is a view of a log cabin which is presumably a customs' office. What is striking about this picture is the hill behind the cabin. There are numerous tree stumps through out and across the hill....