Title taken from caption. "View of Ball Park at Anchorage, Alaska, taken during the celebration on Fourth of July. The barrels, boxes and horses on the ground were used in an obstacle race, one of the events during the day.
61 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clips show the celebrations after Alaska was declared a state. Narration briefly describes the events leading up to statehood.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in...
The notebook is a diary of a young Inupiat school girl named Alva Nashoalook, who relates events in her daily life in Icy Cape. The dates given are June [27], 1912 through April 1, 1913 Subjects include walrus and seal hunting, trapping, reindeer,...
Article describes the events of February 5, 1945; debate on the floor of the Alaska Territorial Senate regarding the "Equal rights" bill, House bill 14. Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich testify about conditions in Alaska, along with statements from...
Cover: "Scrap-book, belonged to George Kostrometinoff ('Father Sergius') who was in the employ of the Russian gov't. and also the United States gov't.in the early days."
2 boxes 3"x5" typed index cards.
The files contain Kinky Bayer's colorfully annotated references to historical and current events in Alaska towns. Some examples of topics are: Aboriginal rights claims, Canadian versus American duties, building...
Title from image caption Crowd, on bleachers by Yukon River, watches as men stretch out measuring tape; competitors stand by in shorts and singlets; S. S. LOTTA TALBOT is visible behind crowd; sign on hillside across river reads " Try the Ames...
Interview notes : (l. to r.): Unknown, Jack Reed, George Benson, Sheldon Jarres, Harry Bremner, Mr. Young, Charlies Jackson, Willie Benson. They comprised the orchestra that played for many events in Yakutat.
Sign in image reads: American Forest Week, April 22-28, 1928, A Week to Think and Talk of Forest Benefits, Timber - Water - Health. Cross section of a Sitka Spruce tree, with rings marked to indicate the dates of notable historical events: The...
View of soldiers and others walking past quonset huts, possibly at Alaska State Fair, in Palmer, Alaska, with tractor in background. Photographer: Robert Mounteer. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide.
View of four Native children in the front row of the audience at the 1966 Governor's Picnic in Anchorage, Alaska. Three of the children are using boxes to try and keep dry in the rain. Photo taken in 1966.