Descriptive Narrative: Carved wooden mask by Nathan Jackson with earrings by Emma Marks. The natural color of the wood shows through on most of the mask except where hair, eyebrows, and eyes are painted in black, and nostrils and lips in red. A...
Drawing of Urey Lisiansky (Lisianskii) for the frontispiece of the book "A voyage round the world, in the years 1803, 4, 5, & 6; performed, by order of his Imperial Majesty Alexander the First, emperor of Russia, in the ship Neva"
Full-length studio portrait of woman lying on fur robe; possibly Fabruda Manzar, famed "Little Egypt" of Chicago World's Fair, who later performed in Skagway and Dawson during the gold rush
Group of actors in costume for production of "Cry of the Wild Ram," a pageant about Alexander Baranof performed in Kodiak, Alaska during summer. Original photograph size: 10" x 7 3/8".
Steve Rodli wrote: “The guy in the turban is my brother...
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...
Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Shows area from Cape Decision to Mt. St. Elias and Pt. Riow. Insets: A survey of Port Protection; A survey of Port Conclusion; Entrance into Cross Sound. Engraved by T. Foot. No. 12 in Vancouver's A...
Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Shows Turnagain Arm and Prince William Sound east to Mt. St. Elias. Includes tracks of Vancouver's voyage. Inset: A Survey of Port Chalmers. No. 11 in Vancouver's A voyage of discovery to the North...
Relief shown pictorially. Mounted on paper. Chart of the Pacific Coast including Vancouver Island, Juan de Fuca strait, and the mouth of the Columbia River, showing tracks of Vancouver's voyage. "In which the continental shore traced and...
Relief shown pictorially. Mounted on paper. Chart of the Pacific Coast including Vancouver Island, Juan de Fuca strait, and the mouth of the Columbia River, showing tracks of Vancouver's voyage. "In which the continental shore traced and...
Title from attached news release. Series of 12 photos showing a safety award being presented. Full news release reads: "Sid Hayman Manager, Service Department Alaska Steamship Company Pier 42 - MA 2-4530 (nights: WE...
Title taken from caption; engraving faces page 757. "Travelling in Winter in Kamtschatka". A scene depicting a man riding a team of dogs. The mountain and forest are clearly visible in the background.Book citation: Voyages round...
Title taken from caption; engraving faces page 760. "A Winter Habitation in Kamtschatka". A view of family life; the interior of a large room with exposed wooden beams and narrow, crooked trees used as pillars. Children are snuggled...