Two men standing on a deck look north towards a podium set up for the Fourth of July on 4th Avenue in Seward, Alaska. The Bank of Seward building is on the left. 1910-1915? Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph : 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
"Hand operated steel cable ferry, constructed by O. & S. to span the 70 Mile River when the waters were too high for fording. It was located at a point called 'Nimrod Bar.' Nimrod worked for O. & S. at Crooked Creek, but had also worked his own...
"A water power saw mill, the brain child of Jack Scheele. This was arranged, that a small log could be set in the log cradle, the water turned in the race to the water wheel, that in turn operated the affair that when the slab had been sawn off...
Relief shown pictorially. Shows northwest coast of North America as described by Vancouver. Most of northwestern U.S. and Canada labeled "parts unknown." Map set on page with extensive geographical, political, and historical information. Hand...
A crowd is gathered on the street, possibly for a Fourth of July celebration. People are swinging on a swing set nearby. The Miners & Merchants Bank can be seen in the background (right).
Photograph of the crash of the Winnie Mae in Flat, Alaska. Caption: Wiley Post, during the first round the world solo flight, crashed during a landing at Flat, Alaska. In this photo miners from Flat set up a tripod wench to lift the plane.
Caption: After a nose first crash during Wiley Post's round the world solo flight the Winnie Mae has been set upright and is ready to be repaired. The miners of Flat, Alaska, are taking apart the tripod that helped to set the airplane upright.
Caption: Miners from Flat, Alaska, set up a tripod for setting the Winnie Mae upright so that the airplane can be repaired. The Winnie Mae hit a patch of mining tailings, during Wiley Post's solo round the world flight, and nosed over. The Winnie...
Caption: Miners from Flat, Alaska, set up a tripod for setting the Winnie Mae upright so that the airplane can be repaired. The Winnie Mae hit a patch of mining tailings, during Wiley Post's solo round the world flight, and nosed over.
Title from verso. Verso: A study group visiting the Rampart Canyon site of a proposed hydroelectric development project on the Yukon River are shown at Texas Creek Bridge. Across the stream is the camp set up by Army Engineers this winter as a...
Three miners working at a mining site. A large boiler with a smokestack and other mining equipment is visible. A tripod is set up above at least one mine shaft.
Three dogsled teams at Knik. Several log buildings are in the background, as well as the sign of the Knik Roadhouse, and and the Two Girls Cafe. The three mushers are Irving Reed, George Glass, and his seventeen year old...
Title from cataloger's notes. Verso reads, "Walter Blue. Photographed in his office (U.S. Army Historian) at Ft. Wainwright, Als. Sept., 1974." Image shows an elderly man wearing a suit jacket and tie, seated in front of a set of...
Title from cataloger's notes. Image shows an elderly man wearing a striped suit and tie, seated in an office in front of a set of bookcases. A cigarette is visible in his left hand.
Title from cataloger's notes. Title on verso reads, "Walter Blue, Sept. 1974, U.S. Army Historian, Fort Richardson, Born - Seward." Image shows an elderly man wearing a striped suit and tie, seated in an office in front of a set of...
Relief shown by hachures. Boundary of the award is outlined with a dashed red line, areas covered by atlas sheets are outlined in solid red. With 24 sheets of maps covering the area contained within the index. From Alaskan Boundary Tribunal...