May 9, 1903 THE FAIRBANKS MINER Fairbanks, Alaska 26 26.May 1903 Vol. 1. No. 1. James Wickersham Editor ORIGINAL of THE FAIRBANKS MINER Written by James Wickersham and typed by Geo. Jeffery at Fairbanks in May, 1903 & sold by Jeffery and Stevens...
Left: Swáatk'i, also known as Yindayáank' or Swatka; middle: Kaalgéi, also known as Ka-Sh-Ak or the Monkeyman; right: Sx'andu.oo, also known as Skundoo, medicine man; all men are of the Kak-Von-Tons [Kaagwaantaan] of the Chilkat tribe
Irving Reed, in front, with George and Ophir Glass on either side of him, pose with "French Joe" (Joe Blanchell), who is holding the rifle. Three dog teams with sleds are visible. French Joe's was also known as the Rohn...
A photograph of Haines Mission. In the foreground are many stumps -- indicating the land had only recently been clear cut. Fort Haines' actual name is Fort William H. Seward, but also known as Chilkoot Barracks...
Title taken from caption. "9715 -- (29) The majority of those who crossed the pass stopped either at Lake Linderman or Lake Bennett for the purpose of constructing boats for the journey down the Yukon. The advance of the crusaders rendered it...
Title taken from caption. View of post office and general merchandise store in Palmer (once known as Warton), Alaska, with shovel and wheelbarrow visible in front. Sign on building reads: "Post office and gen[eral] merchandise." From verso: "P[ost]...
This stereograph depicts miners climbing the section of trail over Chilkoot Pass that was known as the "golden staircase," where steps had been carved out of snow and ice to aid the climbers over the top of the pass. Behind the line of climbers in...
Photograph by Alphonse Kemmerich, in the early 1930's. The photo shows the staff housing (left) and fish hatchery building (on right) at the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries fish hatchery on Lake McDonald, near Yes Bay, Alaska. The hatchery was always...
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty of March thirtieth, eighteen hun- dred and...
Aron Erickson is talking to George Sexton inside his hotel the Coleman House, also known as Sexton's Hotel. Neil Sexton, son of George is sitting with the Sexton's bulldog. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
A group of people in costumes gathered in either a home or possibly a restaurant. In the background there looks to be a wall display of plates and drinking mugs. Photographer B.B. Dobbs is known to have worked near Nome...
A group of men, probably miners, seem to be surveying the mining materials and supplies near their mining camp. One man sits atop a horse-drawn carriage. There are at least 4 stacks of different size pipes laying on the...
Title taken from creator's notes. Notes read: "This log cabin was on Cushman and 11th Streets. It is now in Alaskaland." This cabin is known as the Leonard Chatham cabin. Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000.