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,...
Title from verso. Verso: Jumping For Joy-When the news of statehood reached the arctic village of Kotzebue, the town started jumping. Here pretty Laura Mae Beltz goes aloft, via walrus hide blanket toss, carrying a flag that will soon have a...
Title from donor notes. Postcard of Kotzebue dancers.
Further information was supplied by George Taylor at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005. He knows the people and...
Title from donor notes. Postcard of Kotzebue dancers.
Further information was supplied by George Taylor at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005. He knows the dancers and...
Title taken from caption. "Harry Sotaro Kawabe: Issei businessman of Seward and Seattle". Further information includes: Kawabe was well-known for his businesses in Seward, and after World War II, in Seattle. He was one of the first...
"An unusual record of achievement has been established by eight native Alaskans, who were graduated August 10 by the RCA Institutes in New York. Members of a pilot group, sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, they scored a notable success in...
This is a close up shot of the water pipeline (hydraulic mining) which extends further into the hill. This location in general appears to be a permafrost area; notice the stunted trees further in the distance.
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of protecting and conserving the fisheries of the United States...
An Army tugboat seen close to the wreck of the S.S. Yukon after the storm near Seward, Alaska. The U.S.S. Curb and a Coast Guard boat are further out. From verso: "Glacier Photo Service, Seward, Alaska." 1946. Original size of photograph: 8" x 10".
Attached sheet states: Scene at hearing in Washington, D. C. of Senate Subcommittee on Foreign Aid Expenditures, headed by Senator Ernest Gruening of Alaska. Senator Gruening has asked the State Department and Agencey for International...
Caption: What Happens When A Territory Becomes A State? - In a radio interview with Washington correspondent Stuart Finley, offical representatives of the new country of Ghana and the 49th state of the United States discuss the similaritites and...
Women passengers in dog sled. A man, possibly the musher, stands among the dog team. One woman appears to be holding a small child. There appears to be canvas tent in the immediate background. Further back are a group what...