"Hand operated steel cable ferry, constructed by O. & S. to span the 70 Mile River when the waters were too high for fording. It was located at a point called 'Nimrod Bar.' Nimrod worked for O. & S. at Crooked Creek, but had also worked his own...
Caption: during the first attempt of flying over the north pole Sir Hubert Wilkins the expeditions aircraft developed problems. Supplies needed for the flight were sent to Point Barrow on snow motors and dog sled. This party developed troubles as...
Image from caption and verso. Verso reads: "Yukon River. Galena, AK. 1955. 2-. 30." Image shows a young man in military uniform standing on a small bluff overlooking the Yukon River. "Willamson" may be a misspelling of Williamson.
Possibly Graehl Bridge; compare with UAF-2007-64-116 and others. Many of the photographs from UAF-2007-64-116 to UAF-2007-64-131 depict the construction or completion of the Graehl Bridge, crossing Noyes Slough.
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a neighborhood in Anchorage, Alaska. Houses and streets sit in the foreground as the Cook Inlet filled with ice sits in the background. Caption from finding aid reads "Anchorage looking out over Cook...
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...