Title taken from caption. "11555 -- (6) Judging from his suit and hood of fur and his team of dogs, we might mistake the boy in this picture for an Esquimau.
In 1898, at the time of the great rush for gold, he was the only white boy on...
Title taken from caption. "9208 -- (26) The White men who made packing a business on the Dyea trail in 1898 carried from 75 to 150 pounds at a time, while the Indian packers carried from 100 to 250 pounds each. At short intervals on the left of...
Title taken from caption. "9271 -- (30) In this view we have an excellent representation of a Lapland reindeer train ready to start on its journey over the limitless fields of snow. We notice the broad hoofs of the deer, wisely provided by...
This image shows the interior of a log church, which appears to be decorated for Christmas. A choir in robes is sitting to the side of the pews. This might be the interior of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Fairbanks.
Title taken from caption. The buildings in the foreground are identified as follows (L-R) "Dormitory No. 2, Dormitory No.1, Power house, and the General Office. A.J. Johnson offical photographer for A.E.C No.134." Indexer note: This...
Title taken from caption. Photographer's number: D41. Indexer's note: They are posed in front of what might be a smokehouse; there appear to be strips of fish or meat hanging from the rafters.
Title taken from accompanying material. Note from the cataloguer: The people seen in this photograph and their corresponding names are not as clear as one might wish. The names provided are as follows. Back Row (l. - r.): Harry Shirai,...
Title taken from photograph.
Verso: Virginia Maru, of Mitsubishi Steamship Company, loading Ketchikan Spruce Mill's first export cargo to Japan at Ketchikan (2,340,000 Ft. BM), for account of Wrangell Lumber Company. The information above...
Title by cataloguer. This is a view of a winding paved two-way road, surrounded by spruce trees. It's unclear where this location might be, although it could be Alumni Drive facing East.
As indicated on the back of the photograph, the...
Title by Cataloguer. "A group of food service students/employees are standing, inside a dining room. They are wearing waitress uniforms consisting of long light colored dresses with stiff collars, and white shoes. The lady in the center, who...
Title taken from donor's caption. A cabin stands next to two tents. Behind them are trees and mountains; in front, possibly piles of fuelwood and a rack hung with skins or fish for drying. "The unwritten law of the early day Alaskan...
Title from caption.
Other note reads, "(Reproduction) by Larky." A man, possibly a pilot of the zeppelin, is standing in the middle of the disassembled airship. This photo was taken in Teller, Alaska, where the Norge landed on its first flight...
Title taken from creator's notes. Photograph of the Alaska Railroad Engine #1 covered in snow. Caption reads: Three more shots of the cold ARR 1. "You might call it the little engine who couldn't!" The ARR 1 was preserved on Illinois sitting...
Title from caption. "Prospecting is also done by air. Bob Reeve landed a party on a glacier near an ore outcrop that they might examine it. While there, a snowstorm came up and the party was marooned for seven days last November." On verso:...
Title from caption. "(c) Winter - [Pond] Co. First aeroplane flight over Juneau, Alaska. August 16, 1920." Verso reads: "NY / Nome Black Wolf Squadron flew over [Juenau]. Pilot Kirkpatrick dropped packet for [Government]. For Mrs. Loftus - We...
Title taken from creator's notes.
Color photograph of a sternwheeler with the following notes: This riverboat connected Fairbanks with Anchorage. The captain notified the military when they could come to pick up their shipments. This included...
Title taken from caption. Caption reads: "Grotto Lunker parade for Midsummer Festival; June 1973". View of a float depicting the Grotto Lunker in the Grotto Lunker parade held in Palmer, Alaska. The sign reads: "Help! help! I'm the dark of night...