Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
A large party of non-natives in formal dress, in painted Tlingit canoe on Sitka waterfront. Several hold traditional canoe paddles. A smaller boat is seen just behind canoe. Probably photographed by Elbridge W. Merrill.
An official portrait of Gov. Parks & a group of six men who are probably territorial officials. They are photographed in front of a picture of Alaska's territorial seal with U.S. and Alaska flags on either side of the group.
Automobile beneath highway sign. Sign in image: Chitina-Fairbanks Military Highway; Constructed and Maintained by the Alaska Road Commission. Caption: Photographed by E.L. Fisher. Beginning of the Edgerton Cutoff of the Richardshon Highway...
Boats with flags atop, filled with people, arriving at dock, probably for 1904 Sitka Potlatch. Some of the canoes have anchors attached. Probably photographed by Elbridge W. Merrill.
Canoe on beach, two people sitting by canoe, with coffee pot and eating utensils, perhaps taking their mid-day meal. One man standing inside canoe holding an adz. Probably photographed by Elbridge W. Merrill.
Cyanotype portrait of a man with a beard and wearing a hat in front of a tent in southcentral Alaska. There is a wooden building in the background with a lantern attached to the side. Photograph taken during the 1898 Cook's Inlet Exploring...
Cyanotype portrait of two Alaska Native men sitting on a bench draped with animal hides and skins. The men are each holding an object in their hands, possibly hats, while the man on the right is wearing a tie. These men are possibly Andrew and...
Display includes a variety of Alaska Native artifacts; totem poles, masks, boats, paddles, and fishing implements. Probably photographed by Elbridge W. Merrill.
Eight happy children are photographed in the back of a pick-up truck, one child has a Tanana, Alaska shirt and may indicate the location of the photograph.