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.
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."
Title taken from donor's caption. "Julia and George try a ride on 'Deacon' at McCarthy Creek. For the first time in dawned on me that I faced a real problem in getting my young wife and child out over a rough 190 mile trail, crossing several...
Looking down on 4th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. Sign on business at far left reads: "Ship Creek Meat Co." Automobiles are diagonally parked on both sides of the street; pedestrians are visible in the distance. "4th Ave Anchorage, Alaska. Thomas...
Title taken from front. Group of boys hitched together as a "team" ready to pull a sled, Knik, Alaska. From verso: "l-r. [George] Stanley Herning, Albert Mad[i]son, Clarence Marsh, Allan Horning, Otis Standard, John Stump, Walter Bartholf. i.d. by...
Verso: Alaska's William Randolph Hearst Scholars--Senator Ernest Gruening (D-Alaska) congratulates (left), Loren Leman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Leman of Ninilchik and Tom Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Anderson of Anchorage who were chosen...
Title from caption in photo album. Full Caption reads: "The Alaskan Polar Bear Hockey Team 1 Pat O'Neill 'Alaska's native son' (Trainer) 2 Glen Franklin 'We GOT to win this game fellows' (Manager) 3 Doc. L. L. Hufman 'Judge of scotch'...
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,...
Anecia Olympic splitting fish while her son Kevin looks on. She is on the banks of her mother Mary Olympic's fish camp beach. As of 2011, none of the buildings are standing.