A group of Cordova Airlines passengers gets into jeeps at the May Creek Airfield, prior to exploring McCarthy, Alaska and the Kennecott Copper Mine operations in Kennicott. From caption: "This is our cavalcade of tourists at the May Creek airfield...
A group of tourist walk along railroad tracks in Kennecott Copper Mine area in Kennicott, Alaska. From caption: "From 1913 to 1938 these tracks were used to haul copper ore from Kennecott [sic] down to McCarthy and then on to Cordova, where it was...
From caption: "Old village site near Pias Tower, Attu." View of an abandoned village site on Attu Island. Photograph taken by Alan May during the 1936 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Interior of the bar in McCarthy, Alaska, where a bartender pours drinks for the tourists standing at the bar. A Great Northern Railway calendar is visible on the far wall. From caption: "Just a shot of the old bar where we had a beer before supper....
Sidney Connor walks along a boardwalk in the deserted mining town of Latouche, site of the former Beatson mine of the Kennecott Copper Corporation. Photograph taken during the 1937 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian...
Three cars are lined up outside a house in the ghost town of McCarthy, Alaska. Wilma Knox is examining the third car, a jeep. The middle car was President Warren G. Harding's touring car when he visited Valdez, Alaska. From caption: "The car in the...
Title from album caption. Downtown street of Olnes in winter, next to railroad tracks. Olness Restaurant. A sign by the tracks reads "Olnes", and a building facade reads "Olness Restaurant".
Title from album caption. Frame building with false front, discarded washtub, and other furnishings. The building is in disrepair. Shredded tarpaper is seen on the side of the building, and some windows are covered in canvas.
Title from caption. Photograph of an abandoned village on the Tanana Village Narrative in photo album reads: "An abandoned Indian village on the Tanana River - Why? No one knows."
Title from caption. Photograph of Dyea after it was mostly abandoned in 1902. Caption reads: "The old deserted village of Dyea at the head of Lynn Canal -- 5 miles north of Skaguay. Beyond which is the Chilcoot Pass 3000 ft. high leading...
Title taken from caption. Photo loose in album. Later caption notes: "Abandoned as of this time - no decent harbor there." View of the village of Belkofski.
Title taken from caption. View of abandoned buildings from the former Beatson mine of the Kennecott Copper Corporation in the deserted mining town of Latouche. Photograph taken during the 1937 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to...
Title taken from caption. View of abandoned buildings from the former Beatson mine of the Kennecott Copper Corporation in the deserted mining town of Latouche. Photograph taken during the 1937 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to...
Title taken from creator's notes. Notes read: "This shot was taken of the 'ghost town' left behind in the Fox area when the gold dredge (now Gold Dredge 8) quit operating." Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000.
Title taken from image. Ghost figure walking between two flag bearers. Sign carried by "Ghost": "Danger, MenWorking On Line - Don't Throw Switch." Signs on building: "John Torvinen the Tailor - Cleaning Pressing."
Title taken from text.
Photograph with a caption that reads: Part of the deserted "stampede" town of Wreeka at the mouth of the Tenderfoot. Owls and rabbits the only inhabitants. Visible are several cabins and a bridge across Tenderfoot...
Tourists look at the aerial tramway used to transport copper ore between the mines and the mining operation at Kennecott Copper Mine in Kennicott, Alaska. From caption: "This tramway, located at the back of the mine building, extends way back into...
Tourists look at the Model T Ford railroad car and open-air cars, their "express", at the old train depot in McCarthy, Alaska. Wilma Knox is in the foreground. From caption: "Our passengers are arriving at the depot to board the "express" which...
View of the abandoned Kennecott Copper Corporation operation at Kennicott, Alaska. The concentration mill is visible on the skyline. From caption: "And here is the mine building---looking almost like a castle the way it sits on the crest of a hill...