Title from caption. Photograph of the wharves of Skagway during an extreme high tide. A lumber mill is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Shewing our sawmill at left, & railroad track in 1901 during an extraordinary high tide - our wharf in...
Title from indexer. Collection of photographs related to the duel between Soapy Smith and Frank Reid, and the running out of town of Soapy Smith's gang. Many of the photographs appear to be from Case & Draper. Caption reads: The tragedy...
03 More military training (3:36 min.) (03 of 09) Pearl went to Sweetwater, Texas, to train with the Women's Air Corps. She heard that there was a need for pilots in Alaska. In 1944, she headed to Fairbanks, Alaska. She got stuck in Seattle...
Title taken from caption. "9208 -- (26) The White men who made packing a business on the Dyea trail in 1898 carried from 75 to 150 pounds at a time, while the Indian packers carried from 100 to 250 pounds each. At short intervals on the left of...
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 taken from caption. View of a member of the expedition struggling to stake down a small black tent. The white tents used for sleeping let in too much light and a small black and opaque tent was brought for use as a darkroom. The trees have...
Title taken from caption. Caption also says: "A wild swan captured alive by [August E.] Miller. Being at the height of its molt is was unable to fly and so was easily overtaken and captured by the power dory. It made such a disturbance with its...
Title taken from caption. Caption also says: "[August E.] Miller holding the swan, which we caught in the front end of the boat." Previous photo caption reads: "A wild swan captured alive by Miller. Being at the height of its molt is was unable to...
Title taken from caption. View of a group of people riding on a wagon that is decorated with balloons, streamers, and banners in the Alaska State Fair parade in Palmer, Alaska. Banner reads: "State House" and has a bumper sticker on it that reads:...
Title taken from caption. View of a woman dressed as a clown with two kids and a man dressed as Uncle Sam in the bed of a truck. The truck is a float participating in the Grotto Lunker parade held in Palmer, Alaska. Banners read: "Businessmen for...
Title taken from caption. Portrait of Anastasia Hodikoff of Attu in 1936. From May's journal, dated July 26th: "After church I got the Chief's wife to let me take a picture of her making an Attu basket. I think she rather liked the idea, for she...
This photograph depicts two unidentified women working for Arliss Sturgulewski's 1986 campaign for governor of Alaska (with Terry Miller as her running-mate). The woman standing on the right is wearing a t-shrt that says, "'86 Arliss Let's Just...
Second volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. Nov. 22, 1915-Jan. 14, 1917. [166] pages ; 16 cm.
Third volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. Jan. 15, 1917-May 18, 1917. [97] pages ; 15 cm.
Fourth volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. May 19, 1917-Jan. 2, 1918. [199] pages ; 15 cm.
Fifth volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. Jan. 1-Sept. 5, 1918. [191] pages ; 15 cm.
Sign promoting Feather Merchants Second Annual Ball hanging over a bar, with people in the background. Sign reads: "Feather Merchants 2nd Annual Ball! March 21, 1944. Ambassador Club. Anchorage & Fairbanks, Alaska. Remember Too to Buy War Bonds....
Title taken from front. Women standing at booths at Anchorage Agricultural and Industrial Fair, Anchorage, Alaska. Sign at top right reads: "Boost for Anchorage by using Inlet Soda Water and Lifestaff. W. Taylor." Sign at bottom right reads:...