(4:26 min.) (19 of 28) 19. Women pilots Virginia wanted corrections made on a display at the airport, adding mention of early women pilots in Alaska. Virginia speaks of things absent in her life and how becoming a Jehovah's Witness helped.
Journal kept by Captain Edwin F. Glenn, commanding officer of the 1898 U.S. Army Expedition to Cook Inlet in southcentral Alaska. June 29-Oct. 23, 1898. [228] pages ; 23 cm. The main task of the expedition was to explore the country north of Cook...
Physical description: 13 pages, handwritten on yellow legal-sized sheets. Places mentioned: Auk Bay (Alaska) ; Auk Village (Alaska) ; Berners Bay (Alaska) ; Cape St. Elias (Alaska) ; Douglas (Alaska) ; Douglas Island (Alaska) ; Fairheaven...
Remainder of title: Thomas Riggs, Jr., Member Alaskan Engineering Commission, and C. W. Richie and H. J. Atwell, Acting Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office, at Fairbanks, Alaska.
The notebook is a diary of a young Inupiat school girl named Alva Nashoalook, who relates events in her daily life in Icy Cape. The dates given are June [27], 1912 through April 1, 1913 Subjects include walrus and seal hunting, trapping, reindeer,...
Title from back of photograph. Dedication September 3, 1922. According to Cole, this band was hastily assembled and had practiced together only once before this ceremony. There is no mention how they ended up sounding during the grand event....
Title from caption. Photograph of a dog named Calamity Jane. Narrative in photo album reads: "In the lower corner is Mr. Shultz' pet and companion, 'Calamity Jane.' She was a husky and he raised her on a bottle. She fussed so much that he...
Color photo of Indian women and their children with tents in the background. Postcard is postmarked from Seattle, Washington on Sept. 30, 1909 and addressed to Mr. [Norton?] Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. Written on verso,...
Title taken from caption. Soldier in military issue hat panning for gold at Girdwood, Alaska. Also from caption: "Girdwood was an old gold mining area south of Anchorage several hours by rail. We took several excursions with USO. I mention it in...
Title taken from verso. On verso a letter from the Public Information Division of the United States Coast Guard, dated 14 November 1948, is printed. The letter says the following about this photo: "Offical U.S. Coast Guard Photo. United...