A miner in a makeshift tent stands with pick and hatchet in hand at Seward, Alaska. A drill and steel are on his left and sticks of blasting powder are on the ground in front of him. 1910? Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph: 5...
Photograph of Main Street, Chena, Alaska. Visible are several men, a dog, businesses and a flatcar on a railroad line. Businesses visible are R. H. Miller and Co. Miners Store and Outfitter, R. H. Miller and Co., R. H. Miller Merchandise, a...
49 x 35 cm. Relief shown by hachures. Shows locations of lode claims, trails and cabins. "Compiled from personal and miners' notes and Government surveys." Engraved by Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago. In color.
49 x 35 cm. Relief shown by hachures. Shows locations of lode claims, trails and cabins. "Compiled from personal and miners' notes and Government surveys." Engraved by Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago. In color.
Men, possibly miners, standing on a pile of dirt, snow and tailings in front of what looks like mining equipment, with a ladder in front and a building behind it. Structure is wooden, and looks similar to scaffolding. ...
Image looks to be a battery of hoses and pipes coming through the mineshaft wall, possibly for purposes of flushing out parts of the mine. Two men seem to be installing or working on the pipes. This may be the Solo...
"Pioneer Mining Co. dump on winter fraction. Nome, Alaska April 21st, 1910. 50,356-1/2 yd buckets, height 98 feet." There looks to be a mining operation to the left, with miners and a large pile of tailings on the right.
A group of men, probably miners, seem to be surveying the mining materials and supplies near their mining camp. One man sits atop a horse-drawn carriage. There are at least 4 stacks of different size pipes laying on the...
Two men, possibly miners, stand on a wooden walkway outside a building, with an open door nearby. Photos UAF-1985-122-110 to UAF-1985-122-121 seem to be of the same people about the same time.
A group of men, possibly miners, posing for the photograph outside a building. A few of the men are smoking pipes. Photos UAF-1985-122-110 to UAF-1985-122-121 seem to be of the same people about the same time.
A crowd is gathered on the street, possibly for a Fourth of July celebration. People are swinging on a swing set nearby. The Miners & Merchants Bank can be seen in the background (right).
"Norwood operating the 'giant', Meilandt watching. The spring of 1918 on Jack Wade Creek, in the Forty Mile country. Jimmy Morris one of the miners that I first met there, said these true words 'Mr. Norwood, this gold mining is allright, but,...
Photograph of the crash of the Winnie Mae in Flat, Alaska. Caption: Wiley Post, during the first round the world solo flight, crashed during a landing at Flat, Alaska. In this photo miners from Flat set up a tripod wench to lift the plane.
Caption: After a nose first crash during Wiley Post's round the world solo flight the Winnie Mae has been set upright and is ready to be repaired. The miners of Flat, Alaska, are taking apart the tripod that helped to set the airplane upright.
Caption: Miners from Flat, Alaska, set up a tripod for setting the Winnie Mae upright so that the airplane can be repaired. The Winnie Mae hit a patch of mining tailings, during Wiley Post's solo round the world flight, and nosed over. The Winnie...
Caption: Miners from Flat, Alaska, set up a tripod for setting the Winnie Mae upright so that the airplane can be repaired. The Winnie Mae hit a patch of mining tailings, during Wiley Post's solo round the world flight, and nosed over.
Title from caption. Image that looks to have been cut from a poster or publication of Skookum Jim's Claim No. 1, Above Bonanza. Caption: This Claim proved to be quite valuabe, as high as $300 to the pan being taken out.