Two men seem to be clearing an area with the help of their horse. Large pipes, possibly for mining, lay nearby as does a large pile of brush. Photos UAF-1985-122-110 to UAF-1985-122-121 seem to be of the same people about...
Relief shown by hachures. Boundary of the award is outlined with a dashed red line, areas covered by atlas sheets are outlined in solid red. With 24 sheets of maps covering the area contained within the index. From Alaskan Boundary Tribunal...
The George A. Llano Collection consists of 111 photographs relating to Llano's lichen research and the Anaktuvuk Pass and Wainwright areas, circa 1948. Subjects include plant collecting and identification, people and village activities in...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Engraved for the People's Publishing Co, Chicago, Ill." Page 95. Map does not include Nome or other towns established during the gold rush. North portion of S. America on verso. In color.
Title from cataloger. Photograph of the Yukon River. Narrative in the photo album reads: "At the right is the view as seen from our front porch. The Yukon is practically a mile wide at this point. There was a steep bank between us and the...
Title from caption. Photograph of Mr. Russel's store with a child standing out front. Narrative in photo album reads: "Mr. Russel's Store, one of two in town. He lived in the rear part which does not show in the picture."
Title from caption. Photograph of mountains taken from above cloud level. Narrative in photo album reads: "Center below. Just a very unusual picture, taken above the clouds from one mountain to another. The sun was shining brightly, but the...
Title from caption in album: "Aug 18 - Looking up cañon where 2nd + 3rd rams rolled from top of bluff at right - Kodak pointed up does not show incline of cañon". Photograph shows a jagged mountain ridge encircling a small rocky valley....
Title from caption in album, caption reads: "Feb 9 - Down Bear Draw from same point - Range south + old camp mt. - McKinley was clearly visible but does not show". Photograph shows rocky mountain slopes and peaks with snow on them. ...
Title from caption in album, caption reads: "Mar. 11 - Mt. crest where rams were killed - showing where I slid down night before - Kodak pointed up, so inclination does not appear". Photograph shows a snowy mountain.
Title from caption in album: "May 2 - S.W. from highest Peak of Bear Draw - Up [illegible] Divide at right - McKinley was clear, but does not show". Photograph shows snow covered mountains and a river valley.
Title from verso. Postcard of three women in the snow of a mountain above False Pass, Alaska. Caption reads: No. 2. Verso reads: "Ira took our picture. The one at left is Miss Hansen, A Lutheran missionary enroute to Teller. I am the...
Title from caption. Photograph of Moore's Wharf showing five steamships. An advertisement for Moore's Wharf Co. is attached. Caption reads: "Moore's Wharf Skaguay Alaska 4 years after completion. July 4th 1904 date of this photo. No. 1....
Title from indexer. Photograph of an unidentifed woman wearing a beaded jacket, a beaded headband with a feather tucked in the back, and beaded moccasins. The skirt does not appear to be beaded.
(6:03 min) (15 of 27) Road building philosophy
Were the roads necessary? Roads were built to open up the country. Another philosophy pushed for more planning. Permanence of communities was always in question. People still needed...
Title taken from stereograph. "343-13329 -- Eskimo Girls and part of Crew of Steamship Eric at Uper-Navik, northernmost Danish trading post, Greenland"
"Upernavik is the northernmost Danish trading post in Greenland. Greenland, as you...
The room is furnished with a small book case. A portrait of a child sits on top of the shelf, as does a clock and what looks like decorative pottery or perhaps a basket. A high round table stands in the center of the room; a vase is placed as its...
In 1949 the Alaska statehood committee was established and preparation for the drafting of the state constitution began. On November 8 1955, fifty five elected delegates from all over the state met in the Constitution Hall at the University of...
Title from caption. "Miss Nathalie Fenelonova, interpreter for the Russian Staff at Ladd Field, does a little interpreting for two mechanics. Photo by US Army Forces."