Title from caption. Photograph of a totem pole in Ketchikan. Caption reads: "One of the finest carved totem poles in S. Eastern Alaskan [sic], situated at Ketchikan. These totem poles represent the history of the tribe that erect them &...
Amason, Alvin (artist). Audio, 2:36 minutes MP3 format. Alvin Amason talks about how he named his painting "Oscar Scared Him with His Icon" at a UA Museum of the North Geist lecture
Photograph of the USS Juneau at dry dock. Probably just prior to commissioning. The USS Juneau was sunk just after the battle of Guadalcanal, only 10 of her crew survived. Five of the dead from this ship were the Sullivan...
Made: Russia
Used: St. Michael
Found: Unalaska
Culture: Russian
Description: iron; wood; brass
Descriptive Narrative: Small cannon labeled "Russian cannon from St. Michael". Iron barrel is 36" long x approx. 4-1/2"...
Title taken from back of photograph. "Bailey's off campus living quarters and shared by mining engineering students in 1940 and 1941. The structure was built during the summer of 1939. The frame was built (?) of 2" x 6" rough hauled from a...
Title taken from caption. "Copyright, 1897, By Keppler & Schwarzmann J. Ottmann Lith. [Lithography] Co. Puck Building New York". This color cartoon drawing/poster captures a large man towering over a mining site while digging and seemingly...
Title taken from verso. Full caption on verso reads, "Camp where Koven was found, near head of Muldrow Glacier, photo by Merl LaVoy, Summer 1932, Farquhar Collection." Image shows members of the Lindley-Liek Expedition that made the first...
Title taken from verso of identical photo (UAF-1981-208-7). Verso reads, "Camp where Koven was found, near head of Muldrow Glacier, photo by Merl LaVoy, Summer 1932, Farquhar Collection." Image shows members of the Lindley-Liek Expedition...
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...
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...
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...
Title taken from caption. "9209 -- (24) After passing Sheep Camp the Yukoner of 1898 proceeded up the trail on his journey toward the pass. A group of these gold seekers are represented in the foreground of this view, while a procession of...
Title taken from creator's notes.
Color photograph of a sternwheeler with the following notes: This riverboat connected Fairbanks with Anchorage. The captain notified the military when they could come to pick up their shipments. This included...
From verso: "Miss Miriam Dickey and Captain Lathrop. Miss Dickey is Secretary-Treasurer of the Midnight Sun Broadcasting Company, and is Capt's "right hand man" in all his other widespread enterprises. It was her interest in radio and its...
Article describes the events of February 5, 1945; debate on the floor of the Alaska Territorial Senate regarding the "Equal rights" bill, House bill 14. Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich testify about conditions in Alaska, along with statements from...
The competition was open to Alaska schoolchildren between grades 7 and 12. Benson was a 13 year old student at the Jessie Lee MIssion Home in Seward. The competition was organized by the American Legion, who collected a total of 142 entries from...