Young woman leans against front porch railing of Ellamar School on Virgin Bay, 40 miles NW of Cordova The Ellamar Mining Co. was formed in 1898; a post office was established in 1900 and discontinued in 1929
Women working in garden at Upper Tonsina Roadhouse, Southcentral Alaska. Photo is property of Cook Inlet Historical Society. Photographer's number 593. 1902. Photographer: Miles Bros.
Woman at her camp, near tent dwelling, Southcentral Alaska. Photo is property of Cook Inlet Historical Society. Photographer's number 907. 1903. Photographer: Miles Bros.
Winter scene of Orr Stage Co. sled, U.S. mail carrier, leaving Meier's Roadhouse, Valdez-Fairbanks Trail, Alaska, with passengers. n.d. Original photograph size: 3 3/8" x 5 1/2".
Village extended for two miles along the coast of Afognak Island Note: On March 27, 1964, a tidal wave destroyed most of Afognak; residents moved to a new community on Kodiak Island
View of welcome sign at Bettles Field, Alaska. Sign reads: "Welcome to Bettles Field, Alaska. 66 [degrees]-54' N. 151 [degrees]-31' W. 35 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Population 51. Elevation 665'. Lowest recorded temp[erature] Jan. 1947 -65...
View of village of Mekoryuk on Nunivak Island, Alaska, location of U.S. Government Reindeer Project. From information with photo: [Photo used in article entitled] "Nunivak Island Reindeer Story - August 1954. By Howard Kosbau and Ward W. Wells,...
View of U.S. Army sign with milepost, Watson Lake, British Columbia. From caption: "4,000 miles to Tokyo - This Alcan signpost was erected during the construction days of World War II at the "Y" junction near Watson Lake. U S Army photo." Sign...
View of sign on Atlantic Richfield Company and Humble Oil and Refinery Company office building at Sagavanirktok River in Northern Alaska. Sign reads: "Sag River State No. 1. Atlantic Richfield-Humble. This well is the confirmation well of the...
View of sign at Point Hope, Alaska. Sign reads: "Point Hope, Alaska. 130 miles above the Arctic Circle. Population 350 - Established: date unknown. "Polar bear hunters' paradise" - "Home of the bowhead whale hunters." Governed by Village Council -...