Image shows time-lapsed photograph of the progress of the sun on the shortest day of the year, December 21st, in Nome, Alaska. Sunrise noted as 10:25am, and sunset at 1:35pm, though no year noted.
Shows Hudsons Bay, Baffins Bay, the east coast of Canada including Newfoundland, Iceland, Arctic Europe and Arctic Asia. Shows Greenland as being attached to Canadian Arctic, and includes "Bas" south of Iceland. Incomplete representation of...
Family photograph of John Minook, his family and home. Identifications made by Robert E. King, cousin to Sally's husband Samuel Heeter, with the data Alfred Mayo's last surviving child, Mrs. Antoinette (Mayo) Roberts Woods of Rampart & Fairbanks,...
Title from image. Postcard of Killisnoo, Alaska, a village constructed for rendering fish. Narrative in photo album read: "A coast town noted especially for production of fish oil, made from waste from salmon cannerys and non-edible fish. A...
Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
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Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: A close-up shot of miners at work. A miner seen here is pouring water in the sluice box; a basic method used to separate (by washing out) dirt from gold. As noted on the photograph, this image is...
Title taken from caption. "There are many ideal locations for camping along Alaska Northern Railway. There are numerous lakes which abound with fish, and the Kenai Peninsula, through which the railway runs, is noted for its wild game,...
Title taken from caption. "A homestead near Palmer, on the Matanuska Branch of the Government Railroad. The many sacks noted in the distance contain the harvested potato crop. The oats in the foreground have been partly cut. The farmers in...
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: The Steamer "Queen" frequently ran north to and from Alaska and the Northwest. John Muir, who would later become a member of the 1899 Harriman Alaska (scientific) expedition, noted boarding the...
Title taken from back of photo. "HQ [Headquaters] AAC [Alaskan Air Command] -- 'X' Marks the spot -- Anchorage's Mt. McKinley building [later known as the McKay Building] shows the common 'X' shaped cracks that marred many Alaskan buildings,...
Eight women in fur garments are standing on the ice at the Village of Tanana. Each is dressed in fur and hide clothing, including mittens and footwear. Note the stitching along the edges of the photograph. Pictured left to right are: Charlotte...
Title taken from caption. View of the United States Coast Guard Cutter Ingham while docked. Location is likely Valdez. Location is not noted with photo but several others in colection are labeled from Valdez. "U.S.C.G. Cutter Ingham" and "Dow 120"...
Title taken from caption. View of Russ Dow on the left and Leona and Sam Houston on the right. Russell Dow is a noted Alaskan photographer. Sam Houston was a park ranger in McKinley Park. Photo taken in Mount McKinley National Park (later called...
Title taken from caption. View of Jim Dieringer standing in front of his plane. The plane bears the logo "Dieringer Bros. Valdez". Location is not noted but it is likely to be Valdez as several photos in the series are from Valdez.
Title taken from caption. View of one of the National Geographic expedition camp sites and a member of the expedition reaching up towards the level of the ash noted in 1918. The trees have all been stripped of leaves, small branches, and bark by...
Title from taken caption. View of three soldiers during U.S. Army mountain and glacier training in Alaska. One of the soldiers is keeping the rope taunt while another repels down the cliff with the third man on his back. From verso: "Keeping the...
Title from taken caption. View of a group of soldiers during U.S. Army mountain and glacier training in Alaska. One of the soldiers is crossing a river on a rope, while the rest stand and watch. From verso: "One rope bridge for crossing river....
Title taken from caption. View of family having breakfast at pipeline camp near Delta Junction, Alaska. From verso: "From: US Army Engineer District, Alaska, PO Box 7002, Anchorage, Alaska. Phone: Anchorage BRoadway 6-6091 or Elmendorf 754-4182....