(5:11 min) (27 of 27) Final Comments
Winter road north from Eagle and Circle to the DEW line. Built by Alaska Freightline. LaTourneau trains, made for the desert, were not very successful here. Less paperwork makes for more fun in the...
"Eight native Alaskans received diplomas August 10 from the RCA Institutes in New York, marking successful completion of an 18-months course in Industrial and Communications Electronics. All are members of a pilot educational program sponsored by...
A small fleet of Unangan sea otter hunters. Some appear to have been successful. Not all bidarka crews seem to have harpoons onboard, and the middle or rear crew member may have been the harpooner.
Caption: "Home coming of a successful whaling season's crew. Each boat that catches a whale, when coming ashore, puts up his own flag to show that he has caught one or more whales for the season. This is my [David Brower's] canoe and crew coming...
Caption: "Under the skin canoe there can be seen six drums which are used in our native dance; the man is doing a dance after a successful season of whaling."
Caption: Klondike Nuggets from "Seward's Land of Gold" by French p. 57 per book. Looks like posed studio picture. Screened picture. Verso: Successful Klondike miners. Notes: "Edwin H. Brown, on left, and Major L.H. French displaying...
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...