May 9, 1903 THE FAIRBANKS MINER Fairbanks, Alaska 26 26.May 1903 Vol. 1. No. 1. James Wickersham Editor ORIGINAL of THE FAIRBANKS MINER Written by James Wickersham and typed by Geo. Jeffery at Fairbanks in May, 1903 & sold by Jeffery and Stevens...
Cyanotype photograph of a waterfall flowing down a cliff face to the water below. Seabirds, possibly kittiwakes, appear to be nesting in the upper reaches of the cliff. Photograph taken during the 1898 Cook's Inlet Exploring Expedition, led by...
In Winter and Pond Company's photograph album THE TRAIL OF '98 Full album caption:"Skagway, Alaska, springing into life on the trail of '98; destined to be the transfer point into the far reaches of the Yukon."
Physical description: 13 pages, handwritten on yellow legal-sized sheets. Places mentioned: Auk Bay (Alaska) ; Auk Village (Alaska) ; Berners Bay (Alaska) ; Cape St. Elias (Alaska) ; Douglas (Alaska) ; Douglas Island (Alaska) ; Fairheaven...
Title by cataloger. Verso reads: "By Charley Mayse(?)" A view of heavy snow fall. A lone child is standing on a pile of snow that reaches the roof of a house.
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 image. Photograph of an automatic dam releasing its water. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the left are 2 pictures of placer mining in the ordinary manner in creek beds. Sometimes to conserve enough water to wash the gravel...
Title from image. Photograph of gold miners shoveling dirt and gravel into a flume for washing. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the left are 2 pictures of placer mining in the ordinary manner in creek beds. Sometimes to conserve enough...
Title from sleeve. Senator Ted Stevens reaches down to hug an African-American woman as two other African-American guests look on. The occasion was the party for Stevens' 60th birthday. Photographer's number: 27545. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
Title from sleeve. Senator Ted Stevens reaches out to shake hands with R.L. Whittington at Stevens' birthday party. Photographer's numbers: 23117, 7 of 19. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
Title supplied by cataloger. Snow in front of cabin reaches second story of building, with path shoveled through snow to door. Slide labeled, '26.' Slide carousel labeled, 'Old Pictures.' Original format: 35mm color slide
Title taken from caption. View of the exterior of the Elmendorf hospital on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. From verso: "USAF hospital Elemendorf [sic] is a modern seven-story facility built for 350 beds. It employs more than 450 highly trained...
Title taken from verso. Mrs. G. O'Connor reaches through fence toward two black calves on her farm, Fairbanks, Alaska, with barn in background. Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society. 1920's. Original photograph size: 2 1/2" x 4 1/4".