Latin. Shows northern latitudes not previously recorded on a printed map. Attributed to Claudius Ptolemaeus. From the first woodblock atlas of the Latin translation of Ptolemy's Geography. Cut by Johannes Schnitzer of Armsheim, as evidenced by...
According to a Jan. 2, 2010, e-mail from Harold Jacobs, Cultural Resource Specialist of Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, "This was probably a 'shoreboat' in Sitka. ...
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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63 second, color with sound film clip. Title from title frame. From television series "Alaska On-Line: Conversations with 'Red' Boucher". UAA/APU Consortium Library catalog indicates: "Alaska On-Line began as the idea of H.A. 'Red' Boucher in...
89 second, color with sound, film clip. Title from title frame. From television series "Alaska On-Line: Conversations with 'Red' Boucher". UAA/APU Consortium Library catalog indicates: "Alaska On-Line began as the idea of H.A. 'Red' Boucher...
134 second, color with sound, film clip. Title from title frame. From television series "Alaska On-Line: Conversations with 'Red' Boucher". UAA/APU Consortium Library catalog indicates: "Alaska On-Line began as the idea of H.A. 'Red' Boucher...
159 second, color/sound film clip. Title from title frame. From television series "Alaska On-Line: Conversations with 'Red' Boucher". UAA/APU Consortium Library catalog indicates: "Alaska On-Line began as the idea of H.A. 'Red' Boucher in...
77 second, color with sound, film clip. Title from title frame. From television series "Alaska On-Line: Conversations with 'Red' Boucher". UAA/APU Consortium Library catalog indicates: "Alaska On-Line began as the idea of H.A. 'Red' Boucher...
115 second, color/sound film clip. Title from title frame. From television series "Alaska On-Line: Conversations with 'Red' Boucher". UAA/APU Consortium Library catalog indicates: "Alaska On-Line began as the idea of H.A. 'Red' Boucher in...
The collection consists of 42 photographs and brief descriptions, taken during an archaeological dig in Fairbanks. Photographs depict fossils, artifacts, rock and soil formations, gold mining operations and equipment, and landscapes. Persons...
Title from verso. Full caption from verso reads: "A drilling rig sends out a spray of steam during exploratory work at Prudhoe Bay in 1969. The well which discovered the huge oil field had previously been drilled but additional wells, such as...
The community seen in this image has been previously identified as Biorka. Jeffrey Dickrell of Unalaska, Alaska caught the error and further research has confirmend that this is a photograph of Unalaska...
Title taken from caption. View of the buildings of Port Chilkoot, Alaska from the Haines side of the port. Port Chilkoot was previously known as Fort William H. Seward. Photograph taken Sept. 1, 1953. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide.
Jim Felton, postmaster, and Mr. Lawrence, partner in store, standing outside building in Palmer (previously called Warton), Alaska. Sign on building reads: "Warton Post Office and general store." From verso: "May 1935. Jim Felton. Postmaster to the...
Title supplied by cataloger. Identified as Graveyard Cannery (or Libby's Koggiung Cannery) on the east shore of the Kvichak by Naknek resident in 2012. Previously identified as view of western Alaska village, possibly Naknek, Alaska, with storage...
Title taken from verso. View of oil drilling operation at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska at beginning of Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Also from verso: "Note the pingo at left." A pingo is a mound formed when ice expands during refreezing of sediments in a...
Title supplied by cataloger. Unidentified man standing near tripod. Guiding or Jobs. Structure with pulley system, previously seen supporting hanging dead animals. Original format: 35mm color slide
Businesses in view: Juneau Billiard Co., previously Juneau Liquor Co. and later Percy's; beyond that, the Montana, another former saloon, Northern Laundry, and the new First National Bank Building; visible at the end of the street, the Seward...