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...
Slow pan of the Juneau waterfront as seen from the Gastineau Channel followed by street scenes that show the Red Dog Saloon and the Gastineau Hotel 51 second film clip, color/silent.
"HQ [Headquaters] AAC [Alaska Air Command] -- Heavy Damage -- Large scale damage was inflicted on the Alaska port city of Seward by the Good Friday earthquake and the tidal wave that followed shortly...
Title taken from back of photo. "HQ [Headquaters] AAC [Alaska Air Command] -- 200 yards inland -- Heavily damaged and left high and dry is a modified WWII landing barge, which was used to haul freight in the Seward, Alaska, area. Although the...
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note.
"Kodiak's Earthquake of March 27th caused this separation in a runway apron, aboard the U. S. Naval station. The earthquake caused minor damage compared to the amount of destruction...
Title frame reads: "Democratic Party campaign commercial in support of jobs for Alaskans first." Campaign commercial that begins with men sitting around what looks to be a job bank smoking and playing cards. This is followed by stirring music...
Title from verso. A close-up shot of a man with closely cropped hair, dressed in suit and tie, head slightly turned towards the camera. He may be an employee of Wien Airlines.
After a message from Marty Wells, Don Everly's daughter, in...
Title from accompanying notes. "Al Randall and Japanese climbers at Camp 1 after Al and I had scouted beyond Camp 1. Bright red colored flags are wands used to mark the route so that it can be followed (even in poor weather)." Six men in...
Title taken from caption. View of a group of people riding on a wagon that is decorated with balloons, streamers, and banners in the Alaska State Fair parade in Palmer, Alaska. Banner reads: "State House" and has a bumper sticker on it that reads:...
A horse drawn float taking part in the Fairbanks Ice Carnival passes by the bridge over the Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska. The float is followed by a group of marchers. Pedestrians and spectators watch the parade from the sidewalks. Two United...
Title taken from caption. Caption reads: "Grotto Lunker parade for Midsummer Festival; June 1973". View of two women holding a banner, followed by a marching band with drums and bagpipes, in the Grotto Lunker parade held in Palmer, Alaska. Banner...
View of 4th of July parade in Anchorage, Alaska. A man marching with a drum leads a formation of soldiers with rifles over their shoulders. They are followed by a group of children and a man carrying an American flag while spectators look on....
Charles Goodyear Hubbard II, astride his horse "Whitie", fords the Copper River followed by a pack train of three additional horses and two men. Verso: "Showing how rivers had to be crossed when Hubbard was finally in Copper River Valley and horses...
Second volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. Nov. 22, 1915-Jan. 14, 1917. [166] pages ; 16 cm.
Rita Martin prepares to pin the 49th star on 48 star flag hanging on the Federal Building, Anchorage, Alaska, in celebration of statehood. From verso: "June 30, 1958. Fur Rendezvous Queen Rita followed by firemen on ladder carrying 49th star....
Title from sleeve. Man in white coat adjusts film in x-ray machine in Kanakanak Hospital. Also on sleeve: 'Dr. Fortuine later was MOC at the Kotz Hospital and later still followed Dr. Martha Wilson as MOC at the Anchorage Native Hosp[ital]. Apr[il]...