(6:33 min.) (05 of 12) Building bases and prep for Attu 30,000 men working total--civilian contractors did lots of work--DeLong--General Tally--Cold Bay task force to retake Attu--General Buckner--Alaska scouts--12,000 men in first two...
32 second, color/silent, film clip of the statehood parade in Nome, Alaska. The parade includes marching soldiers, children on bicycles, and cub scouts. One of the floats depicts Hawaii, with hula dancers and a ukulele.
57-second, black & white/silent film clip of Slim Williams and Jack Logan departing Fairbanks for New York across the proposed international highway. This clip shows hand shaking and a boy scout handing a letter to Slim Williams.
"Eskimo Scouts received awards Saturday from Alaska Governor William A. Egan (left). Gov. Egan prepares to present the Eisenhower trophy for the state's most outstanding National Guard unit to Sgt. George Whitman, Mekoryuk, representing Co. B, 2nd...
"Pvt Camille Joseph (left) and Sp3 Alex Patrick (Alaknuk, Alaska) of Co. "A" 2nd Scout Bn., Alaska National Guard are marking targets during practice fire at the Guard's annual encampment at Ft. Richardson, Alaska."
"SP3 Johnny L. Deston, Engr. Service Company, Ft. Richardson, Alaska, (cook) talks with KP's peeling potatoes (l-r) John Gregory of Bethel, Alaska, Pvt Louis Beebe of Eek, Alaska, and Ham Cleveland of Eek, Alaska. All the Kp's are memebers of the...
A man is seated on a horse while another man stands close by. The caption on the album reads - "Guess?" Indicating perhaps that one or both of the men are known to the creator of the album. They appear to be in uniform and may be young soldiers or...
Berle Mercer talks about Berle talks about growing up in Thedford, Nebraska and first coming to Alaska with the Army, growing up in Nebraska, and Claire, growing up in New York, meeting and having a double wedding with their twins,settling in the...
Bill DeWitt (left) and Charles Emswiler (or Emsweiler), trappers and guides, with furs and antlers in Seward, Alaska. 1910. Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Charles Emswiler (also spelled Emsweiler), licensed guide, stands in front of a log cabin with rifle and snowshoes in hand near Seward, Alaska. From front: "Chas Emswiler, guide." ca. 1910. Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph:...
Charles Emswiler (seated), two other men, and several dogs pose in front of a log cabin near Seward, Alaska. Beaver pelts and bear skins hang on the front of the cabin. From front: "C. Emswiler, guide." 1910? Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3...