Article describes the events of February 5, 1945; debate on the floor of the Alaska Territorial Senate regarding the "Equal rights" bill, House bill 14. Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich testify about conditions in Alaska, along with statements from...
Article describes the events of February 5, 1945; debate on the floor of the Alaska Territorial Senate regarding the "Equal rights" bill, House bill 14. Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich testify about conditions in Alaska, along with statements from...
Title by indexer. Cartoon panel depicts a man trying to get his stuck car out of a muddy road; around him, others watch, and one says to another, "Why don't some of us help him? Help him wot fur? That's the Road Commissioner!" (The 'er' in...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows two men standing in a barge pulling fish out of the netting of a fish trap. A few pilings an another boat can be seen. Caption from finding aid reads "Fish out of trap to be hauled and barged to...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows people standing on the bank of a river watching the ice go out. A barge sits on the river nearby. Caption from finding aid reads "McGrath people watching ice go out 1954-56". Location is McGrath,...
Title from caption. Photograph of sternwheelers hauled out of the Yukon for the winter at Whitehorse Y.T. Caption reads: "Light draft stern - wheel steamers hauled out for the winter before the freeze up. at the Canadian town of 'White...
(5:52 min) (17 of 19) Business continues to grow Bought out Mr. Goes and Mr. Pearl. Bought out the bus service to the University. In 1931, took over Ravell Brothers and ran freight between Valdez and Fairbanks. Fall of 1931, bought a...
The collection consists of 42 photographs and brief descriptions, taken during an archaeological dig in Fairbanks. Photographs depict fossils, artifacts, rock and soil formations, gold mining operations and equipment, and landscapes. Persons...
Title from accompanying notes. "Work topside pulling climbers out of the crevasse. Herb Staley, big man in red to left in image, had mountain rescue knowledge and supervised the rescue operation." Men working with ropes and preparations for...
Title taken from caption. View of the interior of a tent where members of the expedition are weighing out gold dust. The gold dust is to be used to pay for provisions. The provisions are laid out on tables in front of the expedition members. Photo...
Photo caption reads "Jack the barber digging his car out in the spring at the mine." View of Jack next to his car after digging it out from about 7 to 10 feet of snow.
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...
Caption: "Young married couple outside their sod house. The house is made by making the frame out of drift wood and then covered with sod to keep the cold wind out during the winter days. In summer they move out into tents."