Title supplied by cataloger. Airplane marked as CCCP-177 [i.e., SSSR-177] on wheels without wings being towed by a truck across snowy field. Three men in the truck and a utility pole visible in the background. The markings appear to be...
Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
Shows land district divisions, reported gold discoveries, coal & copper deposits, land offices, routes to interior, proposed railroads. Capital is at Sitka (thus map would be pre-1906). In color. Mounted on linen.
Title from image. Note continues: Purchased by Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co. to provide further area for the operations. Note at bottom: Map No. 3
Showing principal improvements so far constructed by the
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining...
Title taken from caption.
Caption calls this a "Cut-in" pole and there is a had written addition message below caption that reads: I personally did the wiring,on this pole between 11pm & 1am June 25-26/13. Abundant daylight for such work, &...
Title taken from caption. "9206 -- (23) In 1897 Dr. J. Jones commanded a lucrative practice in Evanston, Ill., and Mr. G. B.Winter was one of the successful grocers of the same city. About this time the instigator and promoter of Klondike Gold...
Title from caption.
Photograph of a wagon laying out telegraph lines. Caption with photo reads: Eight miles of wire was strung in this manner, five months before the line was built. In summer wire could be handled only by pack-mule, one coil...
"Born in Alaska and thus unable to vote for previous presidential elections, William Egan is shown as he marks an absentee ballot to be recorded in his hometown of Valdez."