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. "1905, looking up Lakina River from 4 miles below our camp, Blackburn Mountains in distance". "There would be no possibililty of communication with the outside world for two months. We were as completely...
Title taken from donor's caption. "1905, photo taken at Ponto's Road House 20 miles from Valdez. This malamute dog team held the speed record between Valdez and Fairbanks - over 400 miles in a little over 4 days."
Title taken from donor's caption. "We built a boat here to run the river to the coast. Left to right, Tony Diamond, now (1950) U. S. Federal Judge in Anchorage, Alaska, George Potter, 'Bill' and Julia Potter."
Title taken from donor's caption. "Julia and George try a ride on 'Deacon' at McCarthy Creek. For the first time in dawned on me that I faced a real problem in getting my young wife and child out over a rough 190 mile trail, crossing several...
Title taken from donor's caption. "Headquarters camp. Arriving at Valdez in mid-February, we were soon on the trail to McCarthy Creek. We reached the spot I had selected for headquaters in late May, something over 90 days out of Valdez. (In...
Shows railroads, water routes, highways and trails in Alaska with rail route from Seward through Fairbanks to Valdez and Cordova in red. Selective relief shown by hachures. Includes itinerary. Printed by Engineer Reproduction Plant, U.S. Army,...
Title from caption in album. Also from caption: "65A.Chit.Dist-Gakona River & Roadhouse, Copper River in distance." A settlement on the Glenn Highway Tok Cutoff road, formerly on the Gulkana-Chisana route. There are buildings and homes, a...
Title taken from front. View of steel railroad rails used as weight to hold railroad bridge during Alaska Engineering Commission Railway construction on bridge over Hurricane Gulch, Alaska. Steel girders are piled near boilers at left. Also from...
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 verso. View of destruction along Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, looking east after the March 27, 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake. Signs include "Bar D&D Cafe"," Sportsman's Club","Frisco Cafe", "Mac's Foto", "Scandianavian Club...
Title taken from caption. View of Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska with traffic moving along streets and pedestrians at right and in background. Sign hanging over street reads in part: "Anchorage Fur Rendezvous." Some signs on buildings along...
View of damage from March 27, 1964 earthquake being cleaned up, looking east on 4th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. Businesses shown include Hewitt's Drugs, National Bank of Alaska, Hub Clothing Co., Kennedy Hardware, and Cheechako Tavern Cafe. Sign...
View of 4th of July parade in Anchorage, Alaska. A man marching with a drum leads a formation of soldiers with rifles over their shoulders. They are followed by a group of children and a man carrying an American flag while spectators look on....
Title taken from front. Winter view of Alaska Railroad bridge over Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska, with boats and barges in ice on river. Also from front: "From top to low waters 150 ft." From verso: "Tanana River bridge, Nenana. Connecting link on...
View of main street in Valdez, Alaska, with businesses and banner hanging over street. From verso: "Main street of Valdez looking toward Sugar Loaf Mt. Bank and Hotel Seattle in foreground. Al White's Saloon first corner. Buffet-Pool Room & Bar...