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,...
Five young women identified as left to right: Kuzrere or Grace (Mrs. Percy Blatchford of Nome), Koot egweena, Angnohok, Oo me eeuk, Ang arolok or Bessie (Mrs. Henry Miller of Teller).
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 Japanese serve fish raw. ...
Title taken from caption. View of two men putting kelp into a potato garden. Caption also says: "Native fertilizing potato garden at Kodiak. From time immemorial the natives have applied the ribbon kelp, Alaria fistulosa, as fertilizer to their...
Title taken from caption. View of a man next to a boat full of kelp on the beach at Kodiak Island, Alaska. Caption also says: "Andrean Yagashoff, member of 1919 expedition, bringing in kelp for potato patches, Kodiak." Caption of photo number...
Two women identified as Nora (left) and Angnolok (right).
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...
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...
Title taken from caption. Caption also says: "Piles of kelp (Alaria fistulosa) ready to be spaded into native potato gardens, Kodiak." Caption of photo number UAA-hmc-0186-volume7-6018 reads: "... From time immemorial the natives have applied the...
Title taken from caption. "9271 -- (30) In this view we have an excellent representation of a Lapland reindeer train ready to start on its journey over the limitless fields of snow. We notice the broad hoofs of the deer, wisely provided by...
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...