Wooden scoop with short, thick handle and wide, deep bowl part; used for scooping or knocking berried into a birch bark basket. Wood; stained red; used; oil stain in bowl; smells of smoke; 11 1/2" long 0 bowl is 5 5/8" x 6 3/4". Same type of...
Wooden ladle or scoop; broad, shallow bowl; one piece of spruce wood; stained dark red on outside; used; hole pierced in end of handle for hanging; 12 7/8" long.
Label put on by donor: "CL- 3 Salmon River Kobuk Frank Glover 1952" See letter...
Wood frame of birch with three crossbars. Upper and lower sections weaved with babiche and middle section is weaved with moosehide line. On (B) there is also some heavy cotton twine used in middle section. For the boot lashings, (A) has wide...
Woman's reindeer parka with wolverine fur trim. Made by donor's mother "Akurak" (Mary English). She used pieces of lynx legs for cuffs. It was caught in a trap and was eaten by another animal except for legs (!) Approx. 32" from shoulder to...
Caption: Eskimos are not Indians, but Mongoloids. Both have all inherent reverence for their ancestors, the Japanese possessing the characteristic a degree stronger than the Eskimos. The...
Wide shot of boats anchored and skiff that will unload Billy Day's rock washer to be used by
workers from the Homer Area Recovery Coalition (H.A.R.C.) - Port Dick (Gulf of Alaska).
Wheels, of a size to dwarf the men standing next to them, support a platform with an apparatus designed for gold mining, perhaps used in hydraulic mining; it appears to be on sandy beach
Weaver works on a basket in her lap. Displayed are other baskets, a spruce root hat, and beaded fur moccasins. Verso: This art has now nearly disappeared. Spruce roots, grasses and twisted cedar bark were used, with split spruce roots making...
Water serves a variety of purposes in placer mining operations. Primarily, it is used to separate the valuable from the gangue material. Water is also used for the following associated operations; hydraulic stripping, hydraulic elevating, hydraulic...
View showing half-finished parking space at terminus of road project; numerous boulders on right were later used for guard rail; Mendenhall Glacier in background
View of village of Mekoryuk on Nunivak Island, Alaska, location of U.S. Government Reindeer Project. From information with photo: [Photo used in article entitled] "Nunivak Island Reindeer Story - August 1954. By Howard Kosbau and Ward W. Wells,...
View of unknown location in Alaska. Note refers to communication path between antennas used for White Alice Communications Systems. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United States Air Force telecommunication link system constructed...
View of three women standing behind a snowbank and in front of a building used by the USO (United Service Organizations). The woman in the center is Christine M. McClain. 1949?
View of the sign welcoming people to the Seward Municipal Boat Harbor in Seward, Alaska. The sign reads: "Welcome. Seward Municipal Boat Harbor. The following rules are posted for your safety and convenience. Anything left on ramps, floats or...
View of the S. S. Northwestern which was used as a floating dormitory for military personnel until destroyed in 1942. From verso: "This is the Northwestern from the shore side. She is really aground. Iver had a room on the first deck just about...
View of the new Alaska Sales and Service building with earthquake damage. Sign reads: "Future home of Alaska Sales and Service. Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Cadillac, GMC. OK Used Cars. One of the northwest (sic) largest complete automotive...
View of several men on stage during the March 28, 1958 White Alice Communications System dedication in the Talkeetna Theater on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as seen from the audience. The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was a United...