Contents: Letter of transmittal. Testimony of Chief Kah-du-shan from Wrangel; Chief Johnson (Yash-noosh) from Juneau; Chief Koogh-see fom Hoonah; Chief Kah-ea-tchiss from Hoonah; Chief Shoo-we-Kah from Juneau; Chief Ah-na-tlash from Taku;...
"Near Lakeview, Swentna [Skwentna]." Irving Reed, George W. Glass, and his seventeen year old son Ophir, undertook a trip on the Iditarod Trail in late March 1920. Reed wrote a magazine article, "Rainy Pass by dog team,"...
"Wainwright. Left to right: captain, engineering officer, government nurse, (who travels by dog-team) two school-teachers, our doctor, navigator. The nurse is nice, and just as rugged as they come." Photograph possibly taken on USCG Spencer, 1939.
Title by cataloger. Photograph of two men whipsawing lumber. Narrative in photo album reads: "Here are two views showing the Indians whip-sawing limber. By this laborious method they produce planks for flooring, boards for building the large...
Title by cataloger. Photograph of two men whipsawing a log into lumber. Narrative in photo album reads: "Here are two views showing the Indians whip-sawing limber. By this laborious method they produce planks for flooring, boards for building...
Title from caption. Photograph of a man at a sewing machine outside a log building. Narrative in photo album reads: "Above is John Dummy doing some repairing before starting on a hunting trip. His wife, the nice 'Old Eliza,' and he did not...
(5:35 min.) (08 of 24) 08 Spring preparations. Rust preventation on ship. Liked to work on the SS Aleutian -- a nice ship and a fast one. Assistant Steward assisted passengers, cleaned cabins before the next passengers were brought aboard,...
60 second, black & white/silent, film clip of a ferry crossing the Tanana River, loading a Thrifty Market [of Fairbanks] truck, and travelling back across the Tanana. There is a nice view of a log building at Rika's Roadhouse.
One minute, 12 second, color/silent, film clip of the sternwheeler Casca operating on the Yukon River. Views include some interior shots of the ship and some nice views of the workings of the wheel.
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "Morning we leave McGonagall Pass for the tundra, McKinley River, the road, and home. Nice color on the North Peak of Mt. McKinley."
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "On the Caribou Highway in lower British Columbia, Canada. Pat Chamay and I took turns riding with Rich White in his cab and up here in the Nash Rambler which sat over the cab...
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "1st camp on the trail. A nice spot with lots of little lakes around. Bob & Marie took a bath."
Title from verso. "'You're going for a nice ride, but we have to hog-tie you western fashion.' says reindeer owner Lars Nelson at Naknek as he prepares his pets for their first air journey."
Title taken from sign in photo. Woman sits under sign advertising "Date Nite" at USO building in Anchorage, Alaska, with men on either side offering her cigarettes (left) and beverages (right). Also from sign in photo: "Every Sat[urday] night,...
Thomas Riggs, who later served as the ninth territorial governor of Alaska from 1916-1921, wearing a fur coat and hat in the snow near log buildings in Dawson, Yukon Territory. From verso: "Tom Riggs July 31, 1901. Afterwards Governor of Alaska -...
Title taken from caption. From verso: "Uyak – 1936, fire place, west banks." From May's journal, dated June 9th: "The Doctor uncovered a nice fireplace from which I saved a lot of seed found in a shell which was used for food. This is is the...