(4:45 min.) (22 of 24) 22 Matanuska Colony project
Assisted in shipping the Matanuska Colony. Some stuck it out; others only lasted a few weeks. The company shipped everything: buildings, concrete, and people. Sewick worked for the Alaska...
(5:31 min.) (20 of 20) End--Being an agent in Nome--easily accepted--air travel takes over passenger transport--going out of business--disposition of property--destruction of documents
(6:23 min.) (21 of 24) 21 Purchasing agent (cont.)
Purchasing agent had to fulfill requests in an expeditious manner. Sewick maintained contacts with many suppliers. Sold off some of the company's property. Employees' had first chance to...
(6:50 min.) (10 of 27) Right-of-way issues
Standards of alignment, grade & bridges. Some were location dependent. Engineers' suggestions and approval process, no requirement for acquiring right-of-way. People always wanted roads to their...
A street in Cordova, Alaska, with buildings and pedestrians. From verso: "Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society." 1908. Original photograph size: 4" x 5".
A. W. Anderson and Lee Wise with boat they used to trap and kill beluga whales, Three-Mile Creek, Cook Inlet area, Alaska. From verso: "A boat was used by Anderson & Wise to trap belugas at Three-Mile Creek in 1919. The belugas would chase the...
A.A. Anderson and a Mr. Irving in an automobile at Pay Streak Roadhouse, near Nome, Alaska. From information with photo: "Anderson [and] Irving, Nome, 1909." Photo is property of Cook Inlet Historical Society. 1909.
Aerial view looking north, Anchorage, Alaska, with 9th Avenue and Park Strip at bottom of photo. From verso: "Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society." Photographer's numbers C-2 and 259. 1925. Photographer: Hewitt's Photo Shop. Original...
Aerial view of cleanup in Turnagain area, Anchorage, Alaska, after March 27, 1964 earthquake. Photographer's number 349E. From verso: "Property of the Cook Inlet Historical Society." Summer 1964. Photographer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Original...
Aerial view of damage in Turnagain area, Anchorage, Alaska, after March 27, 1964 earthquake, showing collapsed bank of coastal land in foreground and stable land with houses still standing in background. From verso: "Property of the Cook Inlet...
Aerial view of damage to Government Hill School with other structures in background, Anchorage, Alaska, after March 27, 1964 earthquake. Knik Arm in far background. From verso: "Property of the Cook Inlet Historical Society." March 1964....
Aerial view of Kenai, Alaska after March 27, 1964 earthquake. From verso: "Property of the Cook Inlet Historical Society." Spring 1964. Photographer: U.S. Army. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Aerial view of port at Nikiski, Alaska after March 27, 1964 earthquake, with airplane wing at top of photo. From verso: "Property of the Cook Inlet Historical Society." Spring 1964. Photographer: U.S. Army. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Aerial view of port, Anchorage, Alaska, after March 27, 1964 earthquake, with Alaska Railroad near bottom. From verso: "Property of the Cook Inlet Historical Society." Photographer's negative number 236A. March 1964. Photographer: U.S. Army Corps...