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,...
Title taken from caption in manuscript of C.A. Bryant. Verso: Pay fair value to Bert Bryant - Endorsed without recourse, Clarence L. Andrews, Feb 11, 1935.
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 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....
Title from image. Group portrait on steps of a clan house. Many of the people wear elaborate clothing and decoration, including face painting. The house front has a carved design. In the foreground a girl is draped on the edge of a canoe.
Title taken from image. Group portrait on steps of a clan house. Many of the people wear elaborate clothing and decoration, including face painting. The house front has a carved design. In the foreground a girl has fallen asleep on the edge of a...
Title from slide index prepared by Peter Haase 14 July 2006. The Chevron station at Tetlin Junction. Two log cabins, a log pole sign with pick, pan and shovel, an American flag, several moose antlers on posts, a Chevron sign, two men, a van, and...
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 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.
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....
The John W. Chapman Family Papers consist of material relating to John Wight Chapman and May Seely Chapman and their work as Episcopal missionaries at Anvik, Alaska (1887-1930), as well as family correspondence, genealogical information,...
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...
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".