(4:16 min) (13 of 17) Flying for DGGS pt. 2
As a pilot for Division of Geology and Geodetic Surveys had emergency call to fly in whiteout conditions to get a badly burned man at another station. Flying under 200 ft. elevation so not to miss...
(4:40 min) (12 of 17) Flying for DGGS pt.1
As a pilot for Division of Geology and Geodetic Surveys had emergency call to fly in whiteout conditions to get a badly burned man at another station. Flying under 200 ft. elevation so not to miss...
May 9, 1903 THE FAIRBANKS MINER Fairbanks, Alaska 26 26.May 1903 Vol. 1. No. 1. James Wickersham Editor ORIGINAL of THE FAIRBANKS MINER Written by James Wickersham and typed by Geo. Jeffery at Fairbanks in May, 1903 & sold by Jeffery and Stevens...
10 min, 2 sec film clip, color/sound. Ted Stevens gives an update on current work in the Senate to authorize development on Alaska's coastal plain; thanks long-time staffer Marie [Matsuno] Nash, who recently retired as director of Stevens's...
132 second film clip, color/silent. Title frame shows "Machetanz Collection 1952-1958". Film shows cargo being unloaded from trucks into a F-27 Propjet airplane, passengers boarding the plane, and the plane taking off. Under the pilot's...
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,...
40 second, color/silent film clip. Clip shows a system, made mostly of logs, for getting the contents of mine carts down to a road via a chute and hopper. The system appears to be under construction.
60 second, black & white/silent, film clip of Matanuska Valley Colony houses and tents at Palmer, Alaska. Scenes include a horse drawn wagon, an automobile, scenes of houses and tents at Palmer (including some under construction) and a train...
61 second film clip, color with audio track narration. Clip of a fish wheel under construction and in operation. Narration briefly describes the process.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005 as a cooperative project...