Verso: Farewell gift to Major General C. F. Necrason, Alaskan Air Command commander, is presented by Col. Stephen W. Henry, Eielson AFB commander. Senator Gruening and Congressman Rivers attended the reception for Gen. Necrason at Eielson AFB,...
Verso: Award of $1,000 defense bond is here being presented by Sen. Ernest Gruening to 14-yr. old Grant B. Walt[h]er, Anchorage high school student, as 1st prize in a national science contest. Grant's father, Harold V. Walther (Left) was present,...
Caption: Mr. and Mrs. Tony Joule of Kotzebue visit with Senator E. L. Bartlett in the Capitol after Mr. Joule was presented an award marking his 40 years service with the federal government in Alaska. The Joules now live in Anchorage. Mr. Joule...
Title taken from caption. Photograph of Felix Pedro who discovered gold in the Fairbanks District in July 22, 1902. The Photo was presented by the Igloo Pioneers of Alaska. Felix Pedro's discovery of gold played a part in the founding of...
Title from caption. Photograph of a parade float showing a baked potato; float presented by the Northern Pacific Railway. Also visible is a Masonic Lodge symbol. Narrative in photo ablum read: "Float depicting Idaho big baked potato in parade...
Written on photo: "[Illegible word] done on moose hide and presented to the lodge on dedication of hall, Jan. 1, '15 by Mrs. [Illegible name]. Moose hide decoration has a drawing of a moose and around his head are the...
[A check for $5,168,967.71 is presented to Governor Egan by Lyle F. Gones, Chief of the Bureau of Land Management, Division of Engineering. The Check represents Alaska's share of Federal Revenues obtained from public lands under the Mineral...
"Governor Egan looks over a brass totem pole presented by the chamber of commerce of Hermosa Beach, Ca., for Alaska's cooperation in the "Hermosa Holidays" celebration which honored Alaska and Hawaii."
Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
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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...
"Alaskan defenders are depicted on the World War I[I] poster which was presented Saturday evening (Feb. 19) to Maj. Gen. George A. Carver (right) commanding general of United States Army, Alaska, by Brigadier General William S. Elmore, Adjutant...
From a draft announcement: "The Alaska Territorial Guard (ATG) Certificate pictured here is to be presented this year to all former members of the ATG who can be located, Governor Egan announced today. The ATG was formed in 1942 after the Alaska...
"Special license plates identify autos of the governor and members of Alaska's congressional delegation. The Governor is presented the license plate by Dana Ingram of the Department of Revenue."
Title taken from caption. "9291 -- The good ship "Queen," after passing the "Seminole," sped on to Skagway, discharged her freight and passengers and then returned to Portage Cove just as the reindeer ship was dropping anchor, on March 27th....
Title taken from caption. "9284 -- (21) The scene represented in this view impresses us with the fact that the army of argonauts over the Dyea Trail not only proceeded on foot but also personally transported their camp equipage and supplies. A...
Title taken from caption. "Souvenir presented to President Taft; Photographer, Johnson Photographers # D15." Indexer's note: This is an ivory and gold desk set presented to President Taft.
Title taken from caption. "The Anchorage school house, a three-story structure, having all modern improvements. Both a day and a night school are maintained; the day school consists of seven teachers and approximately 300 students, and the...
Verso: First Sergeant Kermin Gutierrez receives the Eisenhower Trophy from Governor Ernest Gruening on behalf on Company D. of the 208th Infantry Battalion (Sep) during Governor's Day review at Juneau subport. The Sitka unit is the first Alaska...