Title taken from image. Side view of building with school at left, background. Inscription in image: In 1910 Congress made provision for the erection of a $200,000 Public Building at Juneau. A site embracing an entire block in the heart of...
Looking northwest from the top of Castle Hill, showing the parade ground, cannery, Governors house, Russian block house, Native cemetery, and the Sitka Native village ("The Ranche"). Gaven Hill, Harbor Mountain, and numerous mountains in the...
Four women dancing on blanket made of bearded sealskin outside during Nalukataq (spring whaling celebration). Well-dressed women dance with babies on their backs. The metal bucket near drummers is filled with water used to keep drums moist for...
Dogs were very utilitarian and necessary as well as used in racing. Within a few years snowmobiles replaced dogs for many people as working vehicles. Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller.
The sides are made one piece of shaped wood; 2.375 in. tall; base fitted in; each side has 3 pieces that are 2.375 in. long in ivory; sewn on with baleen; strip of twisted root across container holds sides in; 6 small pieces of ivory 1.375 in. sewn...
A moosehide sheath with strap of dentalia shells and beads. Sheath (length 30 cm.) made of moosehide. Tip of sheath replaced with new piece of moosehide. Moosehide fringe around sheath tip. Sheath decorated with dentalia shells, and beads (dark...
Topp, Roger (photographer). Video, 1:01 minutes MPG format. Sitka is a city of about 8,700 people nestled beside the forested mountains of Baranof Island in southeast Alaska. The climate is mild with temperatures from the mid-20's to 30's in the...
Moosehide sheath with strap of dentalia shells and beads. Sheath (length 30 cm.) made of moosehide. Tip of sheath replaced with new piece of moosehide. Moosehide fringe around sheath tip. Sheath decorated with dentalia shells, and beads (dark blue,...
Descriptive Narrative: Section of totem pole. Figure of Abraham Lincoln Notes: "The so-called Lincoln Totem Pole from Tongass Island was, according to a report by judge Wickersham, a figure of Abraham Lincoln. The carving of the pole was...
Static shot of survey stakes showing where the pipeline runs underground, section of pipeline that is either to be repaired or replaced due to corrosion - Atigun Pass (Interior Alaska).