From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty of March thirtieth, eighteen hun- dred and...
Relief shown pictorially. No. 31 of an unidentified atlas. Map of the Americas in the Delisle-Buache style, including larger than usual Sea of the West and potential Northwest Passage. Depicts the Aleutian chain as one big island. Outline color....
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
Additional text on photo reads: "A. E. C. G560. P. S. Hunt." Text on album page reads: "Picture of the town of Wasilla, Mile 159 on the Government Railroad, taken on the day of the first sale of lots, June 20,...
Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. Includes decorative cartouche. Inset: Partie nord ouest de l'Amerique. "Publiee en 1750 et corrigee en 1775, par le S. Robert de Vaugondy." Inset shows one of the latest of the many variations of...
Title taken from caption. "Picture of the town of Wasilla, Mile 159 on the Government Railroad, taken on the day of the first sale of lots, June 20, 1917. There have been sold 52 lots within this town site, for a total sale price of $5,740.00....
View of a photography shop in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Street number on house reads 322. Signs read, left to right,Mac's Foto, Mac's Foto Business as Usual (More or Less) in Spite of Early Breakup! Other buildings and...
View of a photography shop in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Street number on house reads 322. Signs read, left to right, Mac's Foto Business as Usual (More or Less) in Spite of Early Breakup!. Next sign reads Open. The next...
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.
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,...