Title from caption. Photograph of Old Jacob. Narrative in photo album reads: "Old Jacob would not have his picture taken, so I snapped this unexpectedly.'
Title from cataloger. Postcard of a woman and a dog on a leash next to a building. Verso reads: "Our pup did not get in position for picture[?]. Ira snapped[?]before we were ready." Brackets note questions related to deciphering words.
The collection consists of 42 photographs and brief descriptions, taken during an archaeological dig in Fairbanks. Photographs depict fossils, artifacts, rock and soil formations, gold mining operations and equipment, and landscapes. Persons...
From verso: "A view of Anchorage looking north along the mudflats from 3rd Avenue of today was snapped by Anderson. There was but a single pier standing in the port area and it was not used that summer because of extreme tide conditions. Property...
Alaskan prospector Dick Willoughby claimed he snapped this photo in June 1888 while looking out over Muir Glacier in southeastern Alaska; he said that it showed a mirage of a "silent city" that could be seen emerging from the mists, the reflection...