Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska...
Title from cataloguer; photograph caption is not totally legible, although in part it appears to read 'Chatanika.' This is yet another photograph of a working gold claim.
Title taken from front. Pile of gold bars, sacks of gold coins, and buckets of ore totally $1,200,000 from Miners and Merchants Bank in Nome, Alaska. Photographer's number 800. 1906. Photographer: O. D. Goetze.
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "Scouting a route across the McKinley River. It was anticipated to take 4 hours, but took 12 hours and we were totally without food (because we expected to be gone only 4...
Title from attached news release. Series of 12 photos showing a safety award being presented. Full news release reads: "Sid Hayman Manager, Service Department Alaska Steamship Company Pier 42 - MA 2-4530 (nights: WE...
Fifth volume of five volume set of diaries kept by Walter Todd, railroad surveyor for Alaskan Engineering Commission in southcentral Alaska. Jan. 1-Sept. 5, 1918. [191] pages ; 15 cm.