Title taken from front. View of a placid Resurrection Bay near Seward, Alaska at dusk, with telephone poles in foreground. Also from front: "S. Sexton." 1910-1915. Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Aerial view of Resurrection Bay, Alaska, looking south, with Seward on the right. From verso: "Guess where." 1940-1949. Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
An aerial view of the head of Resurrection Bay at low tide taken from a mountain on the west side of Seward, Alaska. Original size of photograph: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Forward half of the S. S. Yukon on the rocks of Cape Fairfield near Seward, Alaska. Note the debris in the water. Original size of photograph: 2 1/2" x 3 3/4".
Details of the S.S. Yukon shipwreck near Seward, Alaska. Note the boiler that is under water facing the stern from the main deck. Original size of photograph: 5" x 7".
"The hydraulic operation at Crooked Creek under full working head in the spring run of water. It was quite a show. Like most of the operations it was always too little water to operate the 'giants' and too darn much gravel mixed with the gold." ...
"A water power saw mill, the brain child of Jack Scheele. This was arranged, that a small log could be set in the log cradle, the water turned in the race to the water wheel, that in turn operated the affair that when the slab had been sawn off...
Ms. Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the upper left. Shows Chernabura Island, near the Alaska Peninsula. Signed [Chas.?] Isaacson. "The dotted line shows the direction in which two rocks, awash at low...
Title taken from verso. Photograph of the Village of Kodiak with several boats visible on the beach and in the water. A Russian Orthodox Church is visible near the center of the village on the horizon.
Image appears to be possibly a ship with crew aboard. The water area in the photo is labeled: "St Lawrence Bay, Siberia." The ship is labeled: "U.S.R.C. 'Bear'." This is probably the United States Revenue Cutter "Bear."
Image shows log cabins being built on the banks of a river. Photos UAF-1985-122-49, UAF-1985-122-50 and UAF-1985-122-51 appear to be pictures of the same place.
Image of a man walking along a railroad bridge with a view of a city on the coast in the background. This is probably Nome, Alaska. Similar to UAF-1964-74-15.
Image is of a man breaking up an ice jam in a river. There seems to be a ship docked in the background, with many people gathered near the buildings in town. Photos UAF-1985-122-64, UAF-1985-122-66 and UAF-1985-122-67 may...
A small boat approaches Pier No. 11, which is labelled Pacific Coast Steamship Company. The pier is loaded with many people. There is another larger steamship, possibly the S. S. Umatilla, and a pier in the background.
Men are working to unload what looks like large pipes for mining or pipeline work from a small ship onto planks, then onto land. Photos UAF-1985-122-110 to UAF-1985-122-121 seem to be of the same people about the same time.