Photo of the interior of the Episcopal Church in Nome, Alaska decorated for the Easter celebration, 1902. The platform has a cross-covered pillow and what looks to be a fur or bear skin rug leading up the steps. The...
A person in a coat and hat walks on what appear to be boards laid across the surface girders of a bridge. Another person can be seen in the distance, between the posts. The base of a pile driver is at...
Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. Northwestern North America and western Arctic labeled, "Parts Undiscovered." "Vol. 1 page 1" in upper left corner.
Published in [London] in [1760?]. Scale is not given (W180 00 E180 00 N80...
Photograph label reads: "Mr. Fredrick D. Browne a man of long experience in railroad construction was then placed in charge and from the time of his taking charge work was very rapid and great strides were made - he taking...
Title from caption. Photograph shows the view of Alaska Engineering Commission Railway construction at mile 384 in Interior Alaska, with tracks laid on graded surface. Caption also reads: "No. 76, A. J. Johnson, Official Photographer A.E.C."
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...
Title by indexer. Photograph shows a blanket laid out on top of rocks. Joe Crosson Jr. and Donald Crosson are sitting in front of a large pile of wood debris. Lillian Crosson and another woman are walking out of the frame.
Title by indexer. Photograph shows a blanket laid out on top of rocks. Joe Crosson Jr. and Donald Crosson are sitting in front of a large pile of wood debris. Lillian Crosson and another woman smiling.
Title from caption in album: "Dec 19 - Large Bull moose wounded - Horns shed - Ears laid flat in rage and threatening to charge". Photograph shows a large moose standing amongst bushes.
Title from caption in album: "Aug 6 - Camp showing where bear was killed". Photograph shows two men setting up a camp. Their canvas tent appears to be laid out next to them. An "X" on the photograph shows where a bear was killed the previous...
Title from caption in album, caption reads: "Sept 1 - Trophies". Photograph shows a hunting camp. Many hides and Dall sheep skulls and horns are laid out in front of a tent.
Title from previous photograph UAF-2009-123-521, current caption reads: "Sept 1 - Same". Photograph shows a hunting camp. Many hides and Dall sheep skulls and horns are laid out in front of a tent.
Title from caption in album, caption reads: "Sept 2 - Trophies in camp." Photograph shows a lot of Dall sheep skulls and horns laid out in a hunting camp. There are also a few bear pelts on the ground.
Title from previous photograph, current caption reads: "Sept 2 - Same". Photograph shows a lot of Dall sheep skulls and horns laid out in a hunting camp. There are also a few bear pelts on the ground.
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
Title from caption: "No. 1 above Discovery Cleary Creek, Alaska, Fairbanks mining dist." Written on front of postcard, " Showing mode of dumping the buckets of gravel which is taken out of ground. Sluice boxes on troughs are laid at side of...
(3:22 min.) (02 of 24) 02 Dellwood returned to cable ship duty. Laid cable from Seattle, Washington to Adak, Alaska. Fell overboard and almost drowned. Stripped down and kept moving to avoid freezing. Sergeant found a dugout and they...
(3:55 min.) (03 of 24) 03 Worked for Alaska Steamship Co. during WWII Laid cable for Alaska Communication System [ACS]. Worked on a troop transport (possibly the Chinook Victory). Delivered soldiers to and from Truck Island; the ship...
Lettering on boat reads: "RUTH 31E842". Additional comments from village presentations read: "Harry Brown (white man) came up to the Upper Kobuk in the early 1940s. He owned the first store in Kobuk. He married...