First volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. June 18-Nov. 12, 1915. [143] pages ; 16 cm.
Title from sleeve. A large crane with the logo of the Ketchikan Spruce Mills loads lumber for shipment. Two workmen stand on the dock. Logs are piled on the dock and float in a boom on the water. Tongass Narrows in background. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
Title from caption. Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rice in a canoe on the Yukon River. Narrative in the photo album reads: "Above are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rice in a canoe which he made, having only a saw, hammer, and plane for tools. He sawed...
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...