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 verso. Verso: 11 persons standing clockwise. 1. Edward DeGroff, U.S. Commissioner, Sitka
2. unknown
3. Edward S. Stackploe, U.S. Commissioner, Ketchikan
4. C.C. Page, Clerk of the Court
5. H.H. Folsom,...
Contents: A [skookum] paper for Shaikes [Shakes], the Stickeen Chief, with comment on his character. Letter by Ed C. Hughes, purser, SS California, 1879 Dec. 28. Letter from I.S. Oakford, deputy collector of customs, Wrangell, Oct....
Robert Stevenson, Commissioner of Revenue; Dr. Levi Browning, Comm. of Health and Welfare; Robert Sharp, Asst. Comm. of Administration; Phil Holdsworth, Comm. of Natural Resources; Adjutant General William Elmore, Dept. of Military Affairs; William...
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 from verso notes; full verso: “In the background, the United States Court House in Nome, Alaska, 1900; court room and officers on ground floor; U.S. Judge and U.S. Marshal living quarters above; this is a rear view, showing primitive cold...
Title from accompanying notes. "16 April. Camp 1. My green sleeping bag airing out on the left. Behind Camp 1 (to the upper right) is Mt. Miyazaki (the name we gave to this unclimbed peak in honor of the Deputy Mayor of Kobe, Japan). Several...
Title taken from verso. Two men displaying rainbow trout caught at Willow Creek, Alaska, with truck partially visible at right. Man at right is probably Almer J. Peterson and man at left may possibly be United States Deputy Marshal John Herman....
Title taken from verso. Photographer Christine M. McClain receiving an award from Lt. Col. Gordon D. Gray, in front of an American flag. Also from verso: "ARCSO-2116-7/AR-59 Ft. Richardson, Alaska Lt. Col. Gordon D. Gray, Deputy Commander ACS,...
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...
Photograph with the following information related: Senator Ernest Gruening (left) greets two government witnesses at hearing of his Sub-committee on Foreign Aid Expenditures, which has been looking into competitive activities of Korean fisheries...