Title from caption. Photograph of a church and belfry near Lake Bennett. Narrative in photo album reads: "Right an abandoned church of the gold rush days standing all by itself near Lake Bennet where miners stopped for some rest in their...
Title from caption. Photograph of a Russian Orthodox Church. Narrative in photograph reads: "Right. Greek Catholic Church built in the early days by the Russians and still open. We were shown some of the ceremonial robes, very valuable &...
Title from verso. Photograph of a .105-mm artillery piece and a crew serving it. Verso reads: "This 105-mm gun and its crew poured more than 2000 rounds of shells into Jap [ Japanese ] positions in the course of four days battling at...
Title from verso. Photograph of a load of gasoline drums being lowered into an umiak. Verso reads: "Four of 16. Gasoline for Pribilofs -- A slingload of gasoline-filled drums is lowered into a waiting bidar, a 40-foot canvas covered...
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
Title from caption. Photograph of Dyea after it was mostly abandoned in 1902. Caption reads: "The old deserted village of Dyea at the head of Lynn Canal -- 5 miles north of Skaguay. Beyond which is the Chilcoot Pass 3000 ft. high leading...
This postcard consists of a map of Ruby and of Alaska. The bottom right are two photos sitting side by side, an aerial, panoramic view of a body of water and land populated with buildings and houses. Postcard is...
Title from caption. Photograph of the sternwheeler Selkirk after it sets a new record for a trip from Dawson to Whitehorse. Caption reads: "landing at White Horse, after a trip up from Dawson." Photographers No. 706.
Written on verso, "This is a back bird's eye view of Iditarod taken the day I received your letter (Aug. 16) just two months and sixteen days after the first boat landed. Basil."
Color photo of a person push poling a boat down the Yukon River. Postcard postmarked from Cordova, Alaska and addressed to Mr. L.J. Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas, Hopkins Co. [County]. Written on verso, "Oct. 24, '09. Dear...
Title from caption: "Moran Bros. Ship yard, Seattle, Washington."
Color postcard postmarked from Seattle, Washington on Jun. 15, 1909 and addressed to Mr. L.J. Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. Written on verso, "Dear folks at home, I am going to...
Color postcard is postmarked from Seattle, Wash. on Jun. 9, 1909 and addressed to Mr. L.J. Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. Written on verso, "Hotell [Hotel] Northern. June 9, 09. Dear Father, Mother, Sisters and Brothers. I...
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...
(2:08 min.) (04 of 12) Benefits of Statehood Territorial days -- governed by the Department of the Interior; policies constantly changed; no money -- exploration and development; no set regulations or policies --prevented business growth;...
(5:14 min.) (02 of 12) Building up defenses/Dutch Harbor and Adak Chief of construction operations--built 64 installations--Mostly coastal installations--Umnak Island construction 802 engineers/ 807 engineers Drexler?--attack on Dutch...
(6:33 min.) (05 of 12) Building bases and prep for Attu 30,000 men working total--civilian contractors did lots of work--DeLong--General Tally--Cold Bay task force to retake Attu--General Buckner--Alaska scouts--12,000 men in first two...
(6:12 min.) (06 of 12) Lack of experience to arctic conditions Casualties due to cold--4 D-8 dozers stuck in tundra--Attu was a disaster, fiasco--Got winter supplies, shoe packs later--men stuck for 8 or 9 days --Japaneese were better equipped...
(4:40 min.) (12 of 12) Occupation Shemya runway washed away--Took a few days to get back to Anchorage--wrote history of Alaska construction--lots of people wrote it Bush edited--Left over the Alaska Highway--short time in states--then to south...