Title taken from caption. "11503 -- (9) Those who have never witnessed the breaking up of the ice on the lakes and rivers in the interior of Alaska, will find it difficult to appreciate the enormous quantity of ice which moves with the opening...
Title taken from caption. "9212 -- (16) In this view we have a combination of grocery store, postoffice, laundry, and hay and grain warehouse, as well as a Miner's Exchange. Mr. Courtney, the proprietor, was fortunate in having with him his...
Title taken from caption. "9206 -- (23) In 1897 Dr. J. Jones commanded a lucrative practice in Evanston, Ill., and Mr. G. B.Winter was one of the successful grocers of the same city. About this time the instigator and promoter of Klondike Gold...
Title taken from caption. "9715 -- (29) The majority of those who crossed the pass stopped either at Lake Linderman or Lake Bennett for the purpose of constructing boats for the journey down the Yukon. The advance of the crusaders rendered it...
Title taken from caption. "11550 The Village of St. Michaels is located upon the northeastern portion of an island of the same name, and is one of the oldest of the Russian outposts in Alaska. Here, passengers and freight are transferred from...
Title taken from caption. "A view taken at Mile 14 on the Alaska Northern Railroad. The Alaska Northern Railroad, extending from Seward to Kern Creek, a distance of 71 miles, was purchased by the Government in August, 1915. No repairs had...
Title taken from donor's caption. "The two horses at left have stepped off into deep water and have been caught by the current. All these Alaskan glacier streams are swift water. No rowing was necessary as the current varied from three or four...
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Album caption: "Cut-in" pole at junction of Delta loop with main line. The telegraph line between Valdez and Fairbanks carries two wires. As Delta is about 2 1/2 miles off the main line it is necessary to 'loop'...
Album caption: Signal Corps relief cabin on Delta Summit, where the second and first sections of the Washington-Alaska Military Cable & Telegraph System meet. At the end of Fielding Lake, a sheet of water about eight miles long. This pass is but...
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Before part of a before and after photograph with the caption: Before and after cutting right-of-way at 69. Necessary to abandon old route to the right account encroachment of Tanana river and put line to the left on a...
Title taken from text. After part of a before and after photograph with the caption: Before and after cutting right-of-way at 69. Necessary to abandon old route to the right account encroachment of Tanana river and put line to left on a very...
Title taken from text. Photograph of a teamster and his team with a sledge loaded with logs at the side. Caption reads: Corporal Cavanaugh arriving from Fairbanks, 82 miles away, with supplies. The transportation problem was probably the most...
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Photograph of the bridge at mile 88 of the WAMCATS line. Caption with photograph reads: Signal Corps bridge at 88. 90 feet long. Cribbing, securely pinned with 2 inch wooden pins, built three to five higher than...
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Photogarph of the WAMCATS bridge at mile 88 after a forest fire burned the area. Hand written note on this photo reads: Note: These bridges were necessary acct 'spongs' sloughs or sluggish...
Title from caption. Photograph of tripod telegraph poles across a lake. Caption reads: Tripods made of 25 ft poles across small lake five feet in depth near 85. Built on the ice and settled as ice melted in spring. But little aligning found...
Title taken from creator's notes. Ladders are shown leaning against the barracks and soldiers are cleaning off snow and ice. If too much snow and ice collect on a roof, the weight may cause the roof to collapse. Notes and captions are from...
Title taken from caption. "Taking temperature of large crater at foot of Falling Mountain. It was necessary to descend into throat of this crater with the aid of a rope in order to place thermocouple in the vent." View of member of the National...
Title taken from caption. View of a member of the National Geographic expedition standing on top of a sod roofed log cabin. The man is wearing a mosquito net over his head and smoke is coming out of the cabin. Caption also says: "Before going to...
Title taken from caption. Caption also says:"The complete outfit necessary for 10 days stay for topography work, weighing about 55 pounds, outfit consists of bedding, tents, grub, and instruments." Photo taken during National Geographic Society...
Title taken from caption. View of a couple walking along a wooden walkway in front of the Hotel Anchorage dog kennel, Anchorage, Alaska. Caption also says: "Hotel Anchorage Dog Kennel, an appendage not required by hotels in the states, but a very...