(3:30 min) (15 of 19) New hire Hired George Butrovich, the brother of Johnny Butrovich. He was easy to teach, understood quickly. Worked hard. In 1927, George left him for the Road Commission and one year later he was the shop foreman at...
(4:48 min.) (09 of 24) 09 Food and health on-board the ship Beef served frequently and caused complaints. Sometimes it was the waiter's fault, sometimes it was the traveler's fault, and sometimes it was the sea. The nurse had to help lots...
(5:47 min.) (12 of 24) 12 Steward's duties
John explained how the Steward resupplied in port. Chief steward's responsibilities included personnel matters; alcoholism was sometimes a problem. Steward had to make out the requisitions and...
(4:00 min.) (20 of 24) 20 Purchasing agent
Nicky Jones was the purchasing agent, but he got too sick to do the job. They hired a replacement from Boeing. Buying for an airplane company was very different from buying for a ship. He quickly...
One minute 43 second, black & white/silent, film clip of breakup on the Chena River at Fairbanks, Alaska. The clip shows flooded streets and the ice quickly flowing downriver.
Putting cover on umiak. After they are sewn together using special waterproof stitch, men will stretch skin cover across wood frame and lash them to it. This unusually large boat requires 7-8 skins. Five women work outside, standing. Now about ten...
Remainder of title: Thomas Riggs, Jr., Member Alaskan Engineering Commission, and C. W. Richie and H. J. Atwell, Acting Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office, at Fairbanks, Alaska.
Ta'giuqtigapta Tuapaktusu'gmi Immersion Camp: Iñupiaq Land Use Values and Resources Video: 1 minute and 39 seconds, MPG-1 format. The advance group leaves the monument campsite and heads for Tuapaktusuk, called the Skull cliffs, where they can...
Ta'giuqtigapta Tuapaktusu'gmi Immersion Camp: Iñupiaq Land Use Values and Resources Video: 1 minute and 11 seconds, MPG-1 format. Pauyuueraq shoots a seal, then with Nak driving, they race towards the seal to throw the harpoon. The animation...
Ta'giuqtigapta Tuapaktusu'gmi Immersion Camp: Iñupiaq Land Use Values and Resources Video: 1 minute and 17 seconds, MPG-1 format. The two open boats head out with the first two crews. They will hunt seal for up to several hours before returning...
Ta'giuqtigapta Tuapaktusu'gmi Immersion Camp: Iñupiaq Land Use Values and Resources Video: 2 minutes and 9 seconds, MPG-1 format. The outboard hunting boats are piloted quickly but carefully around the ice floes to spots where the boat captains...