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...
Georgie, Tim, and Ray are making sure the boat does not tip. This photograph was taken in front of Georgie and Annie Wilson current house in Igiugig. There were no brush or trees in the area.
Katexac, Bernard (artist). Wooden mask, painted orange-brown. Measures 24 x 17 x 8.7 cm. The forehead protrudes above the face, cut at a 90 degree angle above the eyes, which are small round holes. The nose is prominent, triangular and flat at...
Katexac, Bernard (artist). Wooden mask, painted orange-brown. Measures 24 x 17 x 8.7 cm. The forehead protrudes above the face, cut at a 90 degree angle above the eyes, which are small round holes. The nose is prominent, triangular and flat at...
Title from sleeve. Aerial view of the extreme tip of Homer Spit, showing buildings, storage tanks, and wooden pier with boat at dock. Photographer's number: 11292. 4 X 5 B&W negative.
Title from sleeve. A building complex of Land's End Resort, at the extreme tip of the Homer Spit. Storage tanks visible at right. Small boats drawn up on the beach at left. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
Mounted on cardboard. Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Shows Strait of Juan De Fuca, (B.C. & Washington). Plate 21 from Sarychev's Atlas sievernoi chasti Vostochnago Okeana. 1826. On verso: Plan Gavani Etolin [Wrangell...
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Plate 16 from Sarychev's Atlas sievernoi chasti Vostochnago Okeana, 1826. Includes illustration of largest Russian American Company settlement on Kodiak Island. Inset: Plan Pavlovskoi Gavani...
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Plate 19 from Sarychev's Atlas sievernoi chasti Vostochnago Okeana, 1826. Annotated and signed by George Davidson; numbered 229. On verso: Karta Zaliva Chiniatskago [Chart of Chiniak Bay]. ...
Title from sleeve. Aerial view of Kenai looking south, showing mouth of Kenai River, buildings, and extreme tip of landing strip at airport. Small plane parked at airport, lower right. Photographer's numbers: 8 297 54, 11859. 4 X 5 B&W negative.
Curved bone (rib) handle; curved steel blade with visible file marks; made from a file; fastened to handle with two metal bolts; three serrations on tip of handle; vertical scratches across front of handle where it joins blade; 9 7/8"...
Title by cataloguer. This is a view of the landscape surrounding the University of Alaska Fairbanks. A small portion of the Bunnell building is visible at the tip of the right hand corner. The narrow road heading up the steep hill at the center...
Photograph of Marines in trenches during an air raid on Dutch Harbor. Verso reads: "America's west coast was threatened when Japan staged a surprise attack on Dutch Harbor, the U. S. Naval Base at the tip of Alaska. Here U. S. Marines are...
Relief shown pictorially. Shows Hudson's Bay & Great Lakes area, including southern tip of Greenland & Baffin Island. From Cape Blanco north there is only a dotted line extending to the northeast toward Rankin Inlet, with no indication of the...
Title taken from album. "Return bend, Noyes Slough Fairbanks, Alaska." Indexer's note: A letter on the back reads: Fairbanks, Alaska Dec. 12 1916 My Dear Edith, Just received your letter of October 30. Will write letter before...
Shows western tip of the Aleutians, from Attu to Semisopochnoi Island. Shows tracks of Billings and Sarychev. Inset: Note sur les Iles Aleutiennes [giving short descriptions of the topography, exploration, native peoples, and resources of the...
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. Shows Udagak Strait, between Unalaska and [Sedanka] Island, from observations of fleet Captain Sarychev in 1792. Plate 15 from Sarychev's Atlas sievernoi...