Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
The wooden mask is carved in an elongated oval shape, with a polished smooth surface. The wood is very dark in color. The face shows arching brows and a small ridge running vertically on the forehead from between the eyes to the top of the mask....
This round wood mask (16 x 13 x 5 cm) has arched eyebrows stained darker than the rest of the wood. The left eyebrow curves down to become the nose, which is triangular, with two round nostrils, and slightly flaring nostril arches. The face is...
A leaf shaped, wooden mask (28 x 17 x 6.5 cm), with distinctive horizontal ridges as forehead/top of head and chin, and three concentric circular ridges ringing central facial features. Eyes are leaf-shaped slits below one of the ridges, slightly...
A woman wearing a coat stands looking down at two dogs. There are buildings in the distance and a body of water near the woman and dogs. Caption reads "[unreadable] and Schaubel, New Knockhock, Oct. 1949".
Title by indexer. A woman in front of James Wickersham's house.
"Originally situated on the corner of 1st Avenue and Noble Street. It was the first house in Fairbanks built with milled lumber and a white picket fence. The lot was...
Looking down at a woman on skis holding onto a rope tow next to a ski jump, probably at Ship Creek, Anchorage. Original photograph size: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 inch.
Title supplied by cataloger. View down Fourth Avenue in Anchorage. In the middle distance, a woman is crossing the street with a baby carriage and a child in a small wagon. Cars parked along the curb. Federal building and businesses visible. 3x4...
Title taken from information with photo. View of woman climbing down ladder from window above Denali Restaurant at Fourth Avenue and B Street in Anchorage, Alaska, after March 27, 1964 earthquake damaged building. Sign on building reads: "Denali...
Title supplied by cataloger. Woman carrying groceries walking down Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, June, 1945. Lamppost and cars along street. Federal building and stores in background. 4x3 contact print, 4x3 neg
Title from verso. "439 AB-28 Feb 44 - 1384 (7). Winter scene at Ladd Field, Fairbanks, Alaska. A dog team of the Air Transport Command's Alaska Division mushes down the line past a C-47 Skytrain, at the left, and a C-46 Commando, world's...
Title from collection notes. "P 115 Front Street and D Street Nome Alaska". Winter scene, photographers shadow on left, blurry dog on right. [People and dogs walk down a snow-covered street. Occidental Hotel and Anvil Bakery can be seen. ...
Wilma Knox walks down a street in the ghost town of McCarthy, Alaska. From caption: "Bob caught me from behind as I strolled down past what must have been some kind of recreation hall. We looked in the window and there were seats inside and a large...
(2:39 min.) (06 of 12) Types of development in Alaska after Statehood and the Resource Article development -- resources; 33 -- strategic minerals; undeveloped minerals -- Alaska; oil on Arctic Coast; 1920 -- husband forced down; Prudhoe Bay --...
Title taken from verso. View of people outside entrance to Wien Arctic Hotel operated by Wien Alaska Airlines in Kotzebue, Alaska, with whalebone mounted on stands at right and small boat lying upside down in foreground. 1950's? Original photograph...
Title taken from verso. Horse looking out of tent-barn along Valdez-Fairbanks Trail, Alaska. Also from verso: "The trail horse 'barn' ('stable'). The method was to dig snow down to ground before putting up tents for the barn. House tents were...
Descriptive Narrative: Playing cards (all original 52) and leather case. White Pass & Yukon Route. Different scenes.
History: Gift of Caryl Sale Krug and John W. Krug, 1998. Collected by William W. Sale and Neeta Tobey Sale, residents of Nome,...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...