Title from verso. Image shows a large log building with a tiled roof in construction near a forest. Windows and doors are not installed. A pile of lumber sits on the ground on the right side of the image while giant spools are visible on the...
The George A. Llano Collection consists of 111 photographs relating to Llano's lichen research and the Anaktuvuk Pass and Wainwright areas, circa 1948. Subjects include plant collecting and identification, people and village activities in...
Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows the ground and trees as seen from an airplane. The wing of the airplane can just be seen in the bottom of the photograph.
Title from verso. Two men stand with tents along a ridge on Amchitka Island. Verso reads: "Silhouetted against leaden sea and sky, two American servicemen stand on the snow-covered ground of Amchitka Island occupied jointly by Army and...
Lumber and what may be building materials is scattered over the snow covered ground. The steel bridge still under construction is visible in the back ground. A small boat of some type appears to be frozen in the river.
Title taken from caption. "College Bonfire Fall 1928 College, Alaska. Bunnell Collection." Cataloguer's note: In this picture the enthusiastic (construction) crew can be seen high above ground and in the process of building the...
Title taken from the back of the photograph. Dried meat and blubber are stored in " meat cellars " in the ground. This woman is climbing down to get some meat for her dogs. " Property of Dorothea Leighton, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD.
Title taken from back of photograph Older and young people's church group possibly waiting for the church bell to ring for their class at 2:00 P. M. on Sunday. Play ground near the mission building. Additional notes indicate that the man to...
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note.
Aerial view of Kodiak, Alaska, following the Alaska Earthquake and tidal wave 3/27/64. Many buildings are destroyed, and at least three boats are thrown ashore. A business sign on the...
Title taken from text.
Album caption: "Cut-in" pole at junction of Delta loop with main line. The telegraph line between Valdez and Fairbanks carries two wires. As Delta is about 2 1/2 miles off the main line it is necessary to 'loop'...
Title by cataloger. "Wien Air Alaska, photo by Frank Whaley Fairbanks, Alaska." An outdoor photo of a man kneeling on the ground, peeking though a hole in a post (possibly a utility pole).
Title taken from logo on photo. A view of a runway with a few planes on the ground, as cargo is being loaded. One airborne plane is visible in the background. On the rear of the plane in the foreground is written "Wien Consolidated"; to the...
Title by indexer. A group of people posing for the camera. Some are standing on the stairways, others on the ground. All appear to be looking up at the two men on the forklift high above ground. The airplane's tail is marked "Super 6 Clipper"...