Rodine, photographed with Illinois partners in Galesburg-Alaska Mining & Development Co., a group of prospectors; sign on side of box on sled reads, "Klondike or Bust"
Supplemental material: Junction of Stillwater & Bering Rivers. Cabin on Stillwater townsite. Tents are H.R. Gaberial & Partners. About 26 miles from Katalla. Stillwater river at left running into back ground.
Brian Okonek talks about his introduction to outdoor activities and involvement in high school mountaineering club, exploring the Talkeetna area, meeting Dave Johnston, his trip in the Alaska Range, relationship with his dad and hopes for a...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "Capt. Alb. Jackman, A.G.F., 1942 Army Test Expedition." The 1942 Army Test Expedition tested military food, clothing and equipment on Mount McKinley in 1942. Seventeen men were selected from various military...
Title from verso. The 1942 Army Test Expedition tested military food, clothing and equipment on Mount McKinley in 1942. Seventeen men were selected from various military units and the American Alpine Club to conduct cold-weather and...
Title from verso. The 1942 Army Test Expedition tested military food, clothing and equipment on Mount McKinley in 1942. Seventeen men were selected from various military units and the American Alpine Club to conduct cold-weather and...
Title taken from caption. "9282 -- (32) It frequently happens that two men, partners, will wander a considerable distance from any settlement and construct their cabin in the primitive wilds of Alaska. From this center they revolve in their...
Title from verso. Verso reads: Flt. Lt. Peter Webb, R.C.A.F., 1942 Army Test Expedition." The 1942 Army Test Expedition tested military food, clothing and equipment on Mount McKinley in 1942. Seventeen men were selected from various...
Diary kept by Harold Pomeroy in 1949 during his preparations for and first year of homesteading at Bear Cove on Kachemak Bay on the Kenai Peninsula. 315 pages. In the diary, Harold documents lists of supplies gathered for homesteading, his drive...
Title taken from caption. "Copyright, 1897, By Keppler & Schwarzmann J. Ottmann Lith. [Lithography] Co. Puck Building New York". This color cartoon drawing/poster captures a large man towering over a mining site while digging and seemingly...
Hubbard's financial partners and a miner at the entrance to one of their copper mines in the Copper Valley. Harry Elliot is on the right and A.J. Elliot is on the left. A wheelbarrow and assorted hand tools are visible in the picture. Original...
Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...