1 min, 13 sec film clip, black & white/sound. Barbara Lindberg, being interviewed, talks about her memories of Weeks Field. The audio may come from an interview between Barbara Lindberg and Margaret Van Cleve on April 27, 1994.
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.
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
25 second, black & white/silent film clip. Clip shows the Antonov float plane, "Land of the Soviets", tied up at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. It looks as if they may be refueling; note the barrels in front of the airplane.
3 maps on one sheet. Depths shown by soundings. "Issued May 1885, C. O. Boutelle, assist. in charge of office." Stamped: Aids to navigation corrected for information received to Oct. 14, 1880. Components: Tolstoi Bay, Clarence Strait, S.E....
3 min, 57 sec film clip, black & white/silent. A man takes a shovelful of dirt from several dredge buckets and runs it through a rocker box, then pans the dust for gold. According to the catalog record for the film containing this...
39 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Smith Collection, 1960s". Film shows light planes at Phillips Field in Fairbanks and the Fairbanks Aircraft Service hangar. Machinery in film, may be used to pre-heat engine, compare...