Remainder of title: Thomas Riggs, Jr., Member Alaskan Engineering Commission, and C. W. Richie and H. J. Atwell, Acting Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office, at Fairbanks, Alaska.
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,...
Made: Russia
Used: St. Michael
Found: Unalaska
Culture: Russian
Description: iron; wood; brass
Descriptive Narrative: Small cannon labeled "Russian cannon from St. Michael". Iron barrel is 36" long x approx. 4-1/2"...
Title taken from caption: "Coast Guard Buoy Tender. 5-Finger Light. Alaska. Crew off Duty." View of men on deck of a U.S. Coast Guard vessel, WLB 307: the Planetree, near Five Finger Lighthouse.
Title taken from caption. Two National Guardsmen armed and on duty standing near garbage can bonfire after March 27, 1964 earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska. Also from caption: "Anchorage, AK." Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. ca. March-April 1964....
Title taken from back of photo. . "HQ [Headquaters] AAC [Alaskan Air Command] -- EMERGENCY FACILITIES -- The parking lot and bachelor noncommissioned officer's quarters at the USAF Hospital Elmendorf saw a lot of activity during the week of...
Title from verso. "Jack Elliott, popular Anchorage pilot who does double duty during the fur rendezvous days." Elliott, in fur hat and coat, stands in front of a ski plane with a gas can at his side.