Title taken from donor's caption. "1905, gold prospectors headed for Fairbanks taken on the Summit --25 miles from Valdez". Very early one morning we moved our camp over the pass. Heavily loaded, we were late in reaching the summit. Ten...
Title taken from donor's caption. A cabin stands next to two tents. Behind them are trees and mountains; in front, possibly piles of fuelwood and a rack hung with skins or fish for drying. "The unwritten law of the early day Alaskan...
Remainder of title: Thomas Riggs, Jr., Member Alaskan Engineering Commission, and C. W. Richie and H. J. Atwell, Acting Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office, at Fairbanks, Alaska.
Title taken from caption. View of grass sprouting in the tracks left by a bear in the soft mud. The grass seed would blow across the smooth surface of the mud and only find a place to take root in the indentations of the bear tracks. Photo taken at...
View of construction being done at the Alaska Methodist University (in 1977 became Alaska Pacific University). The signs on the pillars to the left of the excavator read: "Limousine Loading Only". Caption at bottom of photo reads: "1962 AMU". Photo...
Title taken from caption. An Alaska willow, sandblasted clean on one side after the Katmai eruptions, with growth only from buds on the other side. Photo taken in what was later designated as Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, during...
Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
Title from verso. Photograph of a gunner watching for enemy aircraft duing the landing of men and equipment on an island in the Aleutian chain. Verso reads: "United States Army troops with Navy support have occupied the Andreanof...
Title from verso. Military aircraft on Amchitka Island. Verso reads "Occupation of Amchitka Island in the Aleutians provides U.S. airmen with a base only 63 miles from Jap-held [ Japanese held ] Kiska and within 1700 miles of Tokyo. ...
Title and caption taken from verso of UAF-1970-11-51, from which this image differs only slightly. Photograph of soldiers carrying ammunition from a protected position. Verso reads: "Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu...
Title taken from creator's notes. Photograph of an amphibious jeep with a 75mm recoiless rifle mounted on the back on parade at the 1947 Fairbanks Winter Carnival Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000.
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
View of a soldier standing in front of the damaged Penney Building in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Label on right side of soldier's uniform reads U.S. Army. A sign to the left of the soldier reads JC Penney Customer...
View of Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. View includes soldiers, another person in the background, buildings, cars, and trucks. Sign on a post, near center, reads JC Penney Customer Parking Only. On the left, sign reads First...
View of the Penney Building in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. The letter P is visible on the side of the building. Cranes, a wrecking ball, trucks and construction workers are seen. Sign on building on the right reads...
View of a building damaged in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Three cars are parked in front of the building. The signs, lower right, read Parallel Parking, Angle Parking, and Angle Head-In Parking Only. On the center car,...
View of a building in Anchorage, Alaska destroyed by the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Sign on front of building, top, reads Open Sunday United Auto Supply Daily 9 to 9. Sign on front, lower, reads Firestone Batteries Tires Accessories Warehouse...