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.
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
Photo caption: Dr. Richard C. Murphy, Director of Greater Anchorage Health District - Dr. Robert Wilkins, President of Anchorage Medical Society - Mr. Jack MacCahill, Program Director of Radio Station KFQD, Anch. Occasion: Presentation...
African-American soldiers stand at attention on the Klondike Company's wharf in Dyea. Note from Karl Gurcke: They were (in Dyea) for a brief period of time (July 1899) before they were burned out by a forest fire and had to move to Skagway.
Title taken from accompanying text. Text: In the foreground is Annahootz and beside him is Mary Klan Tech daughter of a subchief of the Kokwanton clan. Mary was sent by Annahootz to warn the white population of Sitka on the night of February 6th....
"Henry Marks, married Etta G. (Goldstein) in 1893. Costumes of both the 1893 period." [The library has digitized a duplicate copy of this photograph to include the original frame.]
Title taken from image. Woman wearing a hat and period dress standing under a tree on "Lover's Lane." The large rotting tree may be the "witch tree," said to be the traditional location for extracting confessions from accused witches among the...
The photographs primarily relate to Valdez and the Copper River country during the period 1899-1905. Included are photographs of towns, buildings, camps, social events, mining, packing supplies and equipment, people, and scenery.
The photographs primarily relate to Valdez and the Copper River country during the period 1899-1905. Included are photographs of towns, buildings, camps, social events, mining, packing supplies and equipment, people, and scenery. Some photographs...
The photographs primarily relate to Valdez and the Copper River country during the period 1899-1905. Included are photographs of towns, buildings, camps, social events, mining, packing supplies and equipment, people, and scenery.
View of empty First National Bank of Anchorage lobby at 4th Avenue and G Street in Anchorage, Alaska. Lobby was often used during this period for Anchorage Garden Club flower shows. From caption: "The above picture is an excellent overall view of...
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
Title from sleeve. Mr. and Mrs. Gustafson and Mrs. Nordale, all in period costumes, sit together on a couch during an Alaska Day celebration at the McKinley Park Hotel. Photographer's number: 36. 4 X 5 B&W nitrate negative.