Title from caption. Near bottom right corner the image also bears the inscription "Blankenberg Photo." View over a bridge across the water to Fort William H. Seward, Alaska. The fort, constructed in 1904, was later named Chilkoot...
Title from verso. Photograph of Japanese camp, showing excavated bunkers/dwellings. Verso reads: "Americans inspect a torn-up Aleutian battleground in this panoramic view of the Holtz Bay area of Attu, where strong Jap [ Japanese ]...
(2:15 min) (22 of 27) Haul Road -- Environmental issues No visible long-term damage today. There was some in the early days. Some spots were really bad looking at the time.
The John W. Chapman Family Papers consist of material relating to John Wight Chapman and May Seely Chapman and their work as Episcopal missionaries at Anvik, Alaska (1887-1930), as well as family correspondence, genealogical information,...
Title taken from caption on slide. "North [American] Dog Sled [Champion?]. All home-made clothes. Fort Wainwright HHC 171st March 67." Additional note attached indicates that these photographs were taken by Mark C. Glunz, who was at the time...
Title taken from verso. View of truck spraying water on hot spots left after July 8, 1977 fire at Trans-Alaska Pipeline Pump Station 8 south of Fairbanks in Interior Alaska. Also from verso: "... explosion happened on July 9th, 1977." (Accident...
Large bulldozer in foreground; debris, supplies, and telegraph (or power) poles in background Note on verso: "Mud was very deep in low spots, but volcanic rock and sandstone more predominate in higher places." Photographer's number 5599
Flag of successful whaling crew being flown at left. Women are all well dressed. There is very little trimming on the snow shirts. The woman jumping is wearing leggings with attached feet made out of denim or cloth. In winter these leggings were...
Title and description (except in brackets) from photo verso. [Fishing vessel Alaskan Monarch capsized under a wave that hit the ship.] USCG Storis (WMEC 38) and the 96 - foot crabber Alaskan Monarch. Alaskan Monarch went aground Mar. 15, 1990 on...
Physical description: 13 pages, handwritten on yellow legal-sized sheets. Places mentioned: Auk Bay (Alaska) ; Auk Village (Alaska) ; Berners Bay (Alaska) ; Cape St. Elias (Alaska) ; Douglas (Alaska) ; Douglas Island (Alaska) ; Fairheaven...
George, Sam (maker). For a young child: each snowshoe is made of two pieces of wood, curved at the toe and lashed with sinew; tails are nailed together; wooden crosspieces; boot webbing of babiche and foot ties of smoked moose; webbing of yellow...
Omwari, Hazel (artist). 4 in. x 5.75 in. wall hanging or picture; stiffener of heavy cardboard, covered on back with light blue cloth; front is two pieces of haired seal skin; each has two appliquéd figures sewn on; there are three dancers and a...
Ziegler, Eustace P. (artist). Size: 39.5 x 33.5 in. Medium: Oil on canvas Signed lower right. Repainted in spots by Zeigler just before his death. Conserved by WCCFA 1998.
Ta'giuqtigapta Tuapaktusu'gmi Immersion Camp: Iñupiaq Land Use Values and Resources Video: 2 minutes and 35 seconds, MPG-1 format. Fannie Akpik's nephew, Steven, is in the bow with the rifle on the look-out for seals. His harpoon is ready and...