(3:50 min.) (07 of 12) Appropriate balance between outside experts and long time Alaskans good balance; 11 attorneys; Judicial Article -- aware of attorneys; Alaskans wanted to prevent lawyers from being a judge; had to be a long time Alaskan; ...
Title taken from caption. "9271 -- (30) In this view we have an excellent representation of a Lapland reindeer train ready to start on its journey over the limitless fields of snow. We notice the broad hoofs of the deer, wisely provided by...
This is an image of Ordinance No. 2 which stipulated that two U. S. Senators and a Representative should be elected to serve as a " shadow" delegation until statehood. This Ordinance passed 15,011-9,556.
Title taken from creator's notes. Photograph with the following caption: A short walk west from Cushman down 1st street brings you to the L. B. Mercantile water system storage tank. Water customers also had to pay for the steam lines that ran...
Title taken from creator's notes. Color photograph. Notes read: The Daily News Miner office-fronted 2nd street, as seen here, and had a back loading dock on 1st street. This office was destroyed by a flood in 1967. After this flood, the...
Title taken from caption. Caption reads: "Nome's first engine was swept over by storm 1936 before built the sea wall. 7-6-52." View of the wreckage of the first train engine in Nome, Alaska. The wall of rocks in the background make up the sea wall...
View of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stacking sandbags to prevent flooding near Girdwood, Alaska, after March 27, 1964 earthquake. Land in Girdwood area sank after the earthquake, so flooding from Turnagain Arm waters occurred. March 1964....
Title taken from label on front. View of Alaska Engineering Commission railroad bridge construction at mile 355 in Interior Alaska. Fill is placed around pilings to prevent movement when ground freezes. Also from label: "T 225." An Alaska...
Title taken from caption. Dam made from rocks to prevent water from Spencer Glacier from flooding Alaska Northern Railway tracks on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. From label: "AN 14." An Alaska Engineering Commission photo. Photographer's number AN14....
Title taken from verso. View of Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction across Sagavanirktok River on North Slope in Alaska, showing pipe head where "pig" can be inserted to perform hydro test and with crane in background. Also from verso: "Note the...
Title taken from verso. View of Trans-Alaska Pipeline crossing Denali fault line south of Miller Creek on Richardson Highway in Southcentral Alaska. Pipeline supports are elongated to prevent earthquake damage. Also from verso: "Mile 216 (just...
Title taken from verso. View of elongated VSM's (vertical support members) on Trans-Alaska Pipeline used to prevent earthquake damage near geological fault line near Richardson Highway in Southcentral Alaska. Also from verso: "This was just south...
Title taken from verso. View of Trans-Alaska Pipeline at Denali fault crossing at Miller Creek along Richardson Highway in Southcentral Alaska. Elongated pipe supports are used to prevent earthquake damage. 1975? Photographer: Steve McCutcheon....
Title taken from verso. View of Trans-Alaska Pipeline at Denali fault line at Miller Creek near Pump Station 10 along Richardson Highway in Southcentral Alaska. Elongated pipe supports are used to prevent earthquake damage. 1975? Photographer:...
Title taken from verso. View of Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction site at Denali Fault north of Paxson along Richardson Highway in Southcentral Alaska, with helicopter at right. Elongated supports are used to prevent earthquake damage. 1975?...
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,...
Contents: Letter of transmittal. Testimony of Chief Kah-du-shan from Wrangel; Chief Johnson (Yash-noosh) from Juneau; Chief Koogh-see fom Hoonah; Chief Kah-ea-tchiss from Hoonah; Chief Shoo-we-Kah from Juneau; Chief Ah-na-tlash from Taku;...