Front and back views of 1971 Anchorage Fur Rendezvous commemorative medal, Anchorage, Alaska. From verso: "Alaska Advertising Specialty Co." Left view reads: "Greater Anchorage, Inc. Anchorage, Alaska. 1971." and depicts image of Alaska flag. Right...
View of both sides of medal commemorating Alaska Festival of Music, Anchorage, Alaska. Writing on sides of medal reads: "Alaska Festival of Music 1960" (picturing pair of hands with conducting baton) and "The seal of the state of Alaska" (picturing...
From verso: Castner was largely responsible for the military intelligence system in the Alaska Theatre of operations On right is Brig. Gen. Frank W. Weed
Verso: The first ANB basketball team was formed in Sitka in 1917. From the beginning of the tournament the Sitka ANB teams have ranked among the toughest competitors. They took the first of several Gold Medal championships in 1949 and again in 1956...
Exhibition: ASM 7-8/70 Descriptive Narrative: A certificate presented by Mathew Murav'ev, Chief Manager of the Russian-American Company, to Matvei Naushketl, a Tlingit chief. The certificate was given along with a silver medal "Soiuznye...
Accession Number: 81-3-3 Descriptive Narrative: Bronze medal. Octagonal shape (oblong with corners cut). Bust of man in military uniform on one side, sailing vessel and Russian inscription on reverse. Notes: Bronze medal issued by...
Accession Number: 81-3-4 Descriptive Narrative: Silver medal with Imperial double eagle and monogram of Alexander I on one side, Russian inscription on other side. Loop at top for cord or chain.
Inscription: Russ (trans) "Allies of...
Accession Number: 81-3-5 Descriptive Narrative: "Gold" medal (Novadel) with Man's head (Alexander I ) on one side; Russian inscription on reverse. Contains nickel and copper with small amounts of gold and silver. Inscription: To Tamari...
Descriptive Narrative: Round medallion of gold-toned metal hanging from an orange and black striped ribbon.
Label: (c.1988) RUSSIAN-AMERICAN HERTIAGE MONTH The United States Congress designated October 1988 as Russian-American Heritage Month,...
Title from cataloger. Portrait photograph of a man seated in a ornately carved chair. He is wearing some type of lapel decoration -- a medal or boutonniere.
Title from monument text. "Carl Benjamin Eielson enlisted in the Air Service of the United States Army on January 17, 1917. In 1923 he piloted the first airplane in Alaska and in 1924 he flew the first government mail plane in that territory. He...
From verso: "Military and civilian personnel of U. S. Engineers in Alaska at Headquarters of Alaska Defense Command, Fort Richardson, following award of the Distinguished Service medal to Col. B. B. Talley, Officer in Charge Alaska Construction,...
"Eskimo Scouts received awards Saturday from Alaska Governor William A. Egan (left). Gov. Egan prepares to present the Eisenhower trophy for the state's most outstanding National Guard unit to Sgt. George Whitman, Mekoryuk, representing Co. B, 2nd...