Two men wrestling as a crowd watches. Postcard is postmarked from Ruby, Alaska on Jul. 8, 1912 and is addressed to Mrs. Alice Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. Hopkins Co. Written is, "Ruby. July 7, 1912. Dear Mother, your...
Portrait photo of six men and two dogs standing outside a building. Fourth man from the left is holding a pair of snowshoes, fifth man is holding a pipe. One dog standing in between the legs of the third man from the left...
Color photo of a man standing in front of 14 bear pelts . Postcard postmarked from Cordova, Alaska on Mar. 15, 1910 and addressed to Mr. Newton Clemons, Medina Co. [County], Devine, Texas. Written on the verso, "Dear...
Title from caption: "Parker-Browne Expedition 1910: Mt. McKinley, Alaska 20,300 ft. from Explorers Peak, 9,000 ft." Postcard postmarked from Ruby, Alaska on Aug. 22, 1913 and addressed to Tomie Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas, Hopkins Co. [County]. ...
(4:53 min.) (10 of 24) 10 Main job of the Steward was in the dining room and the cabins Steward had to deal with the people, had to do the ordering, had to balance all the overtime. On the "North Sea" had to print up the menus. Had to sit...
(6:52 min.) (17 of 24) 17 Purser's job vs. Steward's job. Union strikes
Purser dealt more with freight. The strikes happened, and the crew started making more money. "We didn't even know what overtime was." The price of everything went up...
Title taken from stereograph. "246-(11530) -- Arctic City is near the Arctic Circle on a branch of the Yukon River. You would know by everything in this view that you are in a cold climate. In the background are the snow-covered mountains with...
Title by indexer. Caption reads: "'Slim' Bragg shown with Wolves and Tim Twitchell Trapper. Bragg Guided and Trapped Many Years in the Talkeetna and Other Areas Before Becoming a Game Warden." The word "Unknown" is scratched out, and "Tim...
Title taken from album. "Return bend, Noyes Slough Fairbanks, Alaska." Indexer's note: A letter on the back reads: Fairbanks, Alaska Dec. 12 1916 My Dear Edith, Just received your letter of October 30. Will write letter before...
Title taken from caption. "9272 -- (31) On March 28, 1898, the government reindeer relief expedition landed at Haines Mission. The herd then numbered 525.
From the date of the landing of the deer at Haines Mission the story of the...
Title taken from donor's caption. "This head was brought home and mounted. It hung on the wall in the living room of the Ahmeek home from 1920 except for a few summers at Keweenaw Golf Club. These sheep are now (November 1950) almost extinct...
Title taken from caption. The card reads "Thy bounty shines in Autumn, unconfined, / And spreads a feast for everything that lives. / So many we, Lord, the greater blessing know / That comes to him who hath and gives." Color postcard.
Title from verso. "[Reindeer ready for long airplane ride (but he doesn't know it yet) from Naknek to Anchorage over the high cold Alaskan range. Norman Dawn, director of 'Swift Lightening' needed 12 such reindeer for his set at Fairbanks.]"
Title from accompanying notes. Picturesque mountain scene framed by blue sky and bridge timbers. From the context of the photo, this must be somewhere between Haines Junction and Beaver Creek.
The highly anticipated "Vital Signs" television series launches on Alaska One and KUAC-TV. Alaska has been a leader in delivering high quality health care to its citizen, especially in rural and remote locations. Alaska's health professionals...
Title from accompanying notes. "Camp 1 at night: American tents and Mt. Bona. There are four tents in this image. The 3 yellow tents, illuminated from gas lanterns inside the tents are obvious. The 4th tent is black (obviously a black sheep in...
Title taken from caption. View of the chapel and girls dormitory of the Kodiak Baptist Church Orphanage on Woody Island (know earlier as Wood Island), Alaska. The field in front of the trees and buildings is covered in ash. Photo taken during...
Title taken from caption. View of the main building of the Kodiak Baptist Orphanage on Woody Island (know earlier as Wood Island), Alaska. Photo taken during National Geographic Society expedition on the way to Katmai area. 1915.
Title taken from caption. View of table set for celebration with coffee pot, candles, silverware, and cake in Anchorage, Alaska. Event is described by Beulah Marrs (later Beulah Marrs Parisi) as "one of a series of state night events designed to...