Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
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Title from verso. Verso: A study group visiting the Rampart Canyon site of a proposed hydroelectric development project on the Yukon River are shown at Texas Creek Bridge. Across the stream is the camp set up by Army Engineers this winter as a...
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...
Holy Cross Catholic Church and a large dormitory style building can be seen. Several other plain buildings are also visible. It appears a crop of some type is growing in the immediate foreground. Related photographs:...
Title from verso. Photograph of a volcano erupting. Verso reads: "Umnak -- Shooting hot volcanic ash bombs high into the air, a long-dormant crater nearby Mount Tulik gave soldiers at this Aleutian base some anxious moments this summer. ...
Relief shown pictorially. Mounted on paper. Chart of the Pacific Coast including Vancouver Island, Juan de Fuca strait, and the mouth of the Columbia River, showing tracks of Vancouver's voyage. "In which the continental shore traced and...
Relief shown pictorially. Mounted on paper. Chart of the Pacific Coast including Vancouver Island, Juan de Fuca strait, and the mouth of the Columbia River, showing tracks of Vancouver's voyage. "In which the continental shore traced and...
Relief shown pictorially; depths shown by soundings. Also shows Pacific routes of Capt. James Cook in 1778 and 1779, with dates showing distances covered. "Prepared by Lieut. Henry Roberts, under the immediate inspection of Capt. Cook." Falk...
Title from attached news release. Series of 12 photos showing a safety award being presented. Full news release reads: "Sid Hayman Manager, Service Department Alaska Steamship Company Pier 42 - MA 2-4530 (nights: WE...
Title taken from caption. "9355 -- (3) The two oldest transportation companies operating on the Yukon are the Alaskan Commercial Company and the North American Trading & Transportation Company. They are located on the little harbor about a...
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "Climbers approaching 11,100ft camp on the Muldrow Glacier. Pete Haase in immediate foreground. Karstens Ridge, Browne Tower, and the Harper Icefall in the background."
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "View from Pete Haase's sleeping bag looking back up the mountain. Lower Icefall in the immediate foreground."
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note.
"This Icepack, once used by Station personnel for ice skating, washed up to higher ground and broke up surrounding Navy Exchange warehouses with foot-thick ice slabs. For immediate...
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note. "Natives of Old Harbor standby [stand by] during their evacuation by the Navy following the Alaska Earthquake and Tidal Wave 3/27/64. Official U. S. Navy Photographs for immediate release. ...
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 taken from back of photo and accompanying note.
"Marginal Pier aboard the U. S. Naval station, Kodiak, shows the destructive power of Alaska's tidal waves which struck March 27th. For immediate release official U. S. Navy photograph,...
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note. "Partially demolished by the tidal wave, this haberdashery in the city of Kodiak was washed right off its foundations and rested with its rear portion in the harbor. For immediate release...
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note. "Shore Patrol and Seabees take a much needed breather among the rubble in the city of Kodiak after the devastated area was struck by a tidal wave March 27th. For immediate release U. S. Navy...
Title taken from back of photo and accompanying note. "Third tidal wave hits the Naval Station with 30 feet overflow from the area's low tide mark. Hangar #1 gets thorough tidal saturation. For immediate release official U. S. Navy photograph....