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,...
Physical description: 1v. (13 leaves), handwritten on yellow legal-sized sheets.
Summary: Joseph relates the story of the Aukquon, Auk tribe of Tlingit Indians, beginning at the Stikine River in the 15th century. He mentions settlements...
Title from verso Additional information from verso: Natives brought to Nome to testify against another Native named Ny-ang-uk [See ASL-P422-30], who was kidnapped by crew of SILVER WAVE, a Lomen Reindeer and Trading Co.'s boa, and brought to...
Interior of the bar in McCarthy, Alaska, where a bartender pours drinks for the tourists standing at the bar. A Great Northern Railway calendar is visible on the far wall. From caption: "Just a shot of the old bar where we had a beer before supper....
(5:01 min.) (22 of 28) 22. Flying in western Alaska
George still needed his multi-engine rating, couldn't borrow the company plane. So he quit Pan Am and started flying along the Kuskokwim for Northern Consolidated. Towns in the western...
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...
Title taken from caption. "Ft. Yukon" Cataloguer's note: A view of a village or settlement perhaps seen from a ship. The Episcopal Church parsonage mentioned in the caption can be seen in the far left, it is distinguishable from the other houses...
Title from verso. "Major. Gen. C. F. Necrason, Adjutant General Alaska National Guard, presents a meritorious service award to Wien Consolidated Airlines. Left to right: Ray Peterson, WCA president; Bob Huff, Anchorage station manager. General...