1954 Roll 1.Title taken from accompanying inventory.Named in 1869 by G. Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), because it appeared to be a shallow lagoon fed by silt laden glacial streams. In 1778 Captain James Cook (1785, v. 28, p....
1st Lieutenant John S. Kulp (left) and Captain Edwin F. Glenn (right), wearing dark glasses and snowshoes, pose for a photograph at Portage Bay on Prince William Sound. Photograph taken by Walter C. Mendenhall during the 1898 Cook's Inlet Exploring...
39 second, black & white/silent film clip. The clip is a slow pan across the many buildings that comprise the Kennicott Mine Complex. The clip was taken from the movie "The Story of Copper."
42 second film clip, black & white/silent. The clip shows miners preparing and drilling hard rock. The clip was taken from the movie "The Story of Copper."
5 pages of hand written notes, taken by James Wickersham during a conversation with Taku chief Aanahalaash, and 2 photographs. Subjects include: Chilkat Blanket weaving,including the origin of the design and the manner of dying the wool; the Swan...
50 second, color with audio track, film clip. The clip shows the use of plastic foam planks in road construction in Alaska. The clip is taken from the movie "Rendezvous with Destiny".
54 second, color with audio, film clip. The clip shows various types of heavy equipment and snow removal techniques. The clip was taken from the movie "Rendezvous with Destiny", 1969-1972.
56 second, black & white/silent, film clip. The clip shows the transporting and sorting of copper ore. Transport is via ore cars and aerial tramways and conveyor belt. The clip was taken from the movie "The Story of Copper."
58 second, color/silent, film clip of activities on a playground in Point Hope. The clip shows women and children in what appears to be a school yard. Children are playing on a swing set. Bags stacked on the beach indicate that this film was...
8x10 photo. Title from caption. Photograph of ski-mounted Pilgrim 100B plane at Weeks Field. Smoke stacks in a background are from the Chena River Powerplant. Full caption reads:
"Pilgrim 100B --- 750 H P Wright Cyclone Engine. ...
8x10 photo.Title from caption. Full caption reads:
"Star Air Service Bellanca Pacemaker, Wright J6-9 330 H P Engine. Picture taken at McGrath Alaska Winter 1937/38. Aircraft sitting on the Takotna River with the River Boat Wallace...
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, - That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty...