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.
View of the abandoned Kennecott Copper Corporation operation at Kennicott, Alaska. The concentration mill is visible on the skyline. From caption: "And here is the mine building---looking almost like a castle the way it sits on the crest of a hill...
Tourists look at the aerial tramway used to transport copper ore between the mines and the mining operation at Kennecott Copper Mine in Kennicott, Alaska. From caption: "This tramway, located at the back of the mine building, extends way back into...
Title taken from sign on photo. "Mortice 51 picas(?) make 51 picas wide. Do not outline heads." Additional writing on the back reads: "From book outline series, AGC use of planes 1930. Carson and O'Connor. Western engraving & colortype Co. The...
Title by indexer. Photograph of a truck hauling a tracked vehicle. This photograph is part of a series taken during the construction of the Alaska Highway.
61 second film clip, black & white with audio track narration Clip of the construction and operation of the Alaska Railroad and early campsite of Anchorage, Alaska. Narration describes the development of the ARR.
61 second film clip, color with audio track narration. Clip of a fish wheel under construction and in operation. Narration briefly describes the process.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005 as a cooperative project...
61 second film clip, black & white silent Clip shows gold miners panning, using rocker boxes and sluice boxes. Narration describes small-scale gold mining.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005 as a cooperative...
62 second film clip, color with audio track narration. Clip of the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake. Narration briefly describes the earthquake, tsunami, and the resulting devestation.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005...
62 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clip shows the harvesting ice from lakes near Barrow, Alaska. Narration describes the harvesting, processing and use of ice for drinking water and other domestic purposes.
61 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clip of the LeTourneau snowtrain. Narration briefly describes the role of the snowtrain in re-supplying the Distant Early Warning [DEW] stations.
61 second film clip, black & white with audio track narration Clip of reindeer herding. Narration briefly describes the history of reindeer herding in Alaska.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005 as a cooperative...