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 text. Album caption: Shows a 700 foot span of No. 13 guage steel wires to reach the top of a bluff opposite Delta station. From the top of this bluff the wires drop across the Tanana River, to the right. This in order to give...
Gold-colored pin in the shape of an anchor with a shield set over it. The shield has the stars and strips on it from the American flag. A banner over the shield reads "A.O.U.W." (Ancient Order of United Workmen).
Title from verso. Photograph of a building damaged during the bombing raid on Dutch Harbor. Verso reads: "All that remained of a 24-bed hospital at Unalaska after Japanese bombers struck June 4. Fortunately, all patients had been...
Title taken from verso. View of mural by James Tapscott inside Elks Lodge in Anchorage, Alaska. Images depicted in mural include airplanes, log cache, totem poles, sled dog, Native mask, Russian Orthodox church, gold panner, locomotive, ship, sea...
Title from caption. Photograph of two men in white posing with two dead mountain goats. Caption reads: "Two members of the Arctic Brotherhood order out on a hunting trip in the hills near Skaguay with white regalia of the order on, and...
Slavery was an accepted custom in many Native tribes. On May 8, 1886, District Judge Layfayette Dawson in Sitka decided that the Thirteenth Amendment and the 1866 Civil Rights Act abolishing slavery applied to the "uncivilized tribes" of Alaska. ...
The first laws for the Harris Mining District (Juneau) were drawn up by Richard T. Harris on October 4, 1880, shortly after he and Joe Juneau made their initial discovery of gold. This set of laws was superceded by another code which was adopted...
Full title: A journey into Siberia, made by order of the king of France. Containing an account of the manners and customs of the Russians, the present state of their empire; with the natural history, and geographical description of their country,...
Eight women and five men pose for portrait in front of Native screen and other art objects; the women are identified, L to R as Elizabeth Congdon, Mary Nordale, Linda Callahan, Peggy Ann Benesch, Esther Reed, Hildie Lowell, Bertha Brooks, and...
Title taken from image. Image: Back row: Gordon Bettles, Pete McDonald, Barney Hill, Frank Buteau, Geo. Matlock, Al. Mayo, John Nelson, Billy Loyd, J. O'Donnel, L. LaFlem Center: Jas. Kenedy, H. Scales, Pete Nelson Front row: H. Hamilton...
Building on right has bell mounted on roof. Signs in image: J.H. Chisel General Merchandise, Drug Store, Dr. Pryer, N.C. Hanson Hardware, U.S. ??? Alaska, Jas Fay Merchandise, Short Order Alaska Grill.
2 boxes 3"x5" typed index cards.
The files contain Kinky Bayer's colorfully annotated references to historical and current events in Alaska towns. Some examples of topics are: Aboriginal rights claims, Canadian versus American duties, building...
Title from verso. Two postcards taped together. Front of train car: Shrine Special 1. Storefronts: Fairbanks Buffet; J. L. Sale; Imperial Cigar Store, Pendergraft and Aldridge. Wholesale dealers in candies tobaccos and cigars. Monopole [?]...