Title taken from caption. "A 110 lb Auto, Fairbanks, Aa. A.J.P." A man on a vehicle that appears to be two bicycles connected. What may be a fuel canister can be seen between the bikes; since there don't appear to be any peddles this may...
Title taken from donor's caption. "We built a boat here to run the river to the coast. Left to right, Tony Diamond, now (1950) U. S. Federal Judge in Anchorage, Alaska, George Potter, 'Bill' and Julia Potter."
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.
Almer J. Peterson, carpenter for Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Colonization Project, standing in front of his law office in Palmer, Alaska. From verso: "Palmer, Alaska. Sept. 22, 1935. Carpenter, lawyer & druggist. Oldest...
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
Suwanee Brand Salmon Salt added Net contents 1 lb. NEFCO Fishery Products. Ready to serve. "Packed with the wiggle in its tail" Distributed by New England Fish Company Seattle, Washington Quality packers since 1868 Salmon...
Description from verso: This picture taken on June 8, 1978 in the Senate Chambers is a remembrance of the retirement from the legislature of the Dean of the Senate, Senator John Butrovich.The photograph includes a history of the Alaska Senate...
Eight students pose along the fence outside the McCarthy School; according to the teacher's report in the Historical Record, McCarthy "is an outfitting point for miners, hunters, trappers, and prospectors. It started as an outgrowth of the...
Papers focus on several Tlingits from Angoon, Admiralty Island, 1878-1911 when the Navy was in charge of the territory. Two letters and the "lost" note relate to the bombardment of Angoon by the Navy vessel U.S.S. Adams in 1882; also mentions the...
Title from verso Although C ration was the only food available for the troops, it was very much appreciated and enjoyed by the men since it was hot and a good change form the customary K ration. As can be seen from this picture, Joe Gerlica,...
1954 Roll 1.Title taken from accompanying inventory. Tlingit Indian name first reported in 1849 by Captain Mikhail Dmitrievich Tebenkof, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), governor of Russian America (1852, map 7) as Reka Akve or Akve River and since...