70 second, color/silent, film clip. Clip shows the loading and off-loading of supplies from a barge to the riverboat Whitehorse. Mail is also delivered.
Fur trader Ed Shepherd (left background) and Nathan Noongwook (right background) stand next to sled holding Adventurers Club of New York flag, as last U.S. mail run via dogsled in Alaska prepares to go from Gambell to Savoonga on Saint Lawrence...
Large image of a 7 cent air mail stamp commemorating Alaska statehood. Stamp includes an outline of Alaska, portions of the state flag, and a drawing of mountains, probably Mt. McKinley. Reproduction in black and white from color original.
Reindeer hitching -up. Houses in background.
Verso: 12-27-20 Reindeer at Anvik Mission. Leaving Anvik with 1023 lb. of mail for Kaltag. Hitching up in front of the mission. Rev. J.W. Chapman 58-51.
Shows sea and land mail routes with notes on frequency of service. Includes legend and list of post offices. Selective relief shown by hachures. Insets: Map of the Tanana district -- Aleutian Islands -- South-eastern part of Alaska (enlarged). ...