Interior view of a study or sitting room in Seward, Alaska, possibly in the Holland House. Bear hides cover the floor and a fur hangs over a chair. ca. 1905-1915. Original photograph size: 3 11/16" x 4 7/8".
Title taken from front of photograph. An interior view of the sanctuary of the Methodist Church decorated with ivy and flowers, Seward, Alaska. Also from front of photograph: "Methodist Church. June 26, 1908. Seward, Alaska." June 26, 1908....
Dining room, possibly in the Holland house in Seward, Alaska. Furniture includes round table, chair, and side table with chafing dish. ca. 1905-1915. Original photograph size: 3 11/16" x 4 7/8".
"Ott and Scheele' placer mine headquarters on Crooked Creek, a tributary of the 70 Mile River, it in turn being a tributary of the mighty Yukon River." Panoramic photograph of mining headquarters.
Title taken from creator's notes. Notes read: Cecil's friend, Newell Kelly, posed on a maintenance vehicle beneath the foot bridge in front of the Catholic Church. This foot bridge did not go across the Chena. It actually paralelled the river...
Title taken from creator's notes. Color photograph showing the Model Cafe and the Shoe Shop. The notes read: The debris on the right was being cleaned up after a fire across from Model Cafe on 2nd Street. Notes and captions are from Cecil H....
Title taken from creator's notes. Color photograph. Notes read: The north side of Second Street from Cushman looking east toward Lacey. The businesses (left to right) are a gift shop, Griffin's Music (and photography), the Model Cafe, the...
"The hydraulic operation at Crooked Creek under full working head in the spring run of water. It was quite a show. Like most of the operations it was always too little water to operate the 'giants' and too darn much gravel mixed with the gold." ...
Fairbanks waterfront with three sternwheelers, the Luella of St. Michael, the Florence of Eagle and the Delta of St. Michael. Some of the businesses visible on the waterfront are: Abe Stein & Son Traders, Pioneer Hotel, California Saloon, Northern...
Photograph of Main Street, Chena, Alaska. Visible are several men, a dog, businesses and a flatcar on a railroad line. Businesses visible are R. H. Miller and Co. Miners Store and Outfitter, R. H. Miller and Co., R. H. Miller Merchandise, a...
"Hand operated steel cable ferry, constructed by O. & S. to span the 70 Mile River when the waters were too high for fording. It was located at a point called 'Nimrod Bar.' Nimrod worked for O. & S. at Crooked Creek, but had also worked his own...
"A water power saw mill, the brain child of Jack Scheele. This was arranged, that a small log could be set in the log cradle, the water turned in the race to the water wheel, that in turn operated the affair that when the slab had been sawn off...
Photograph of the Unalaska Russian Orthodox Church and the Unalaska Custom House. Two stone grave markers are visible in the foreground of the church along with several large wooden ones.