A group of men, probably miners, seem to be surveying the mining materials and supplies near their mining camp. One man sits atop a horse-drawn carriage. There are at least 4 stacks of different size pipes laying on the...
A log cabin is surrounded by river ice on three sides because of flooding. The finding aid and other related photographs indicate this flood is in Fairbanks during May 1911. Related flood photographs are at: UAF-1968-21-87...
This photograph shows flood waters in North Turner Street near the Chena River. The sign for Samson Hardware store shows the original owners' names: "Brumbaugh Hamilton & Kellog." Below the owners' names is the wording:...
Title taken from verso. Verso reads, "University of Alaska, Alaska Extension Service Experimental Farm, August 1960." Verso is also stamped "Director of Information, University of Alaska, College, Alaska." Image shows railroad tracks...
Title from verso. View of dog team heading down a snowy street in winter. Several cabins, houses, buildings and a Catholic church are visible. Power lines on both sides of the street are also visible. Photo may have been taken by Calvin...
Title by indexer. Image shows the office building of the newspaper "Tanana News." Signs on the building also say: "Job Printing" and "Farthest North News Paper in the World. Tanana, Alaska." A man wearing a suit stands outside the building,...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "Benson. $1.50. Galena, Alaska." Image shows a military flat-bed truck loaded with oil barrels next to a yard full of similar barrels. The oil drums on the ground are shown laying on their sides. Some of...
Title by indexer. Verso reads: "1-. 30. Galena, Alaska." Image shows two men unloading oil barrels from a military flat bed truck at a yard where several oil or waste barrels are stored. Another man can be seen in the driver's seat of the...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "Toxic. Galena, Alaska. 1955. $4. #30." Image shows five men in military uniform sitting and taking a break on top of oil barrels. Some of the men are wearing gloves. In the distance hundreds of barrels are...
Title from verso. Verso reads: "Galena, Alaska. 1955. Toxic relaxation. $10. #30." Image shows five men in military uniform sitting and taking a break on top of oil barrels. Some of the men are wearing gloves. In the distance hundreds of...
Photograph shows a man operating of Little Giant directing the stream of water at the creek valley sides. Boulder sized rocks have fallen down to creek level.
Henry Missapauich [sp?], a German. This is the man who took most of the photos in this collection. Note that many of these photos are printed on paper that has a postcard...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows pieces of butchered walruses and their heads on a rocky beach. Caption from finding aid reads "Slabs of walrus hides on back sides". Location may be St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.
Title from caption. Photograph of sun dogs caught on two separate photographs and overlapped to show both sides of the effect. Narrative in photo album reads: "These two pictures show the most beautiful phenomenon I ever saw. The central spot...
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...
Title from caption. Photograph of someone riding in a toboggan-style dog sled. Narrative in photo album reads: "Riding in the toboggan style of sled. The bottom of birch and the sides of rawhide."
Title from caption. Photograph of the entrance to Miles Canyon. Narrative in photo album reads: "Below the entrance into Miles Can[y]on, the watery grave of many a miner. The sides are perpendicular rock from the swiftly flowing water. Once...
Title from caption. Postcard of Upper Miles Canyon. Narrative in photo album reads: "This is the upper end of Miles Canyon and shows well the shear steepness of its sides."