Title from cataloger. Photograph of Old Eliza walking in Stevens Village with a log building in the background. Narrative from photo album reads: "Here are two pictures of our famous 'Old Eliza.' She was our first caller, early on the first...
Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Title from caption: "The old way of shoveling in." Photograph shows nine men, most with shovels in their hands, posing for a photograph. They appear to have been shoveling dirt into a sluice box.
Title from image. Photograph of a dogsled team bringing freight to Quail Creek. Narrative in photo album reads: "Freighting above the timber line" "On the way from Rampart to the placer mining on Quail Creek."
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a group of people taking a break from what appears to be skiing. The photographers fingers have got in the way of the photograph.
Title from caption. Photograph of Rex Beach's cabin while he lived in Rampart. Caribou antlers hang from the peak of the cabin, fuel wood lines one side of door. Narrative in photo album reads: "Cabin built and lived in by Rex Beach while...
Title from caption. Photograph of the entrance to Miles Canyon. Narrative in photo album reads: "Below the entrance into Miles Can[y]on, the watery grave of many a miner. The sides are perpendicular rock from the swiftly flowing water. Once...
Title from caption. Photograph of the Taku Glacier. Narrative in photo album reads: "A distant view of Taku Glacier near Juneau, taken from aboard our ocean ship on the way to Alaska."
Title from caption. Photograph of a group of passengers ashore while sternwheeler loads wood for fuel. Man at left is Charles Bunnell. Narrative in photo album reads: "A group of passengers ashore while boat takes on wood. At the left of...
Title from caption. Photograph of a log bridge. narrative in photo album read: "Picturesque log bridge near Rampart on the way to the 'gold diggings'."
Title from verso. Unloading a jeep from a landing craft. Verso reads: "A jeep noses its way shoreward from a snub-nosed landing barge. By occupying this island which is only about an hour's flying time from Japanese-occupied Kiska, the...
Title from verso. Photograph of a submarine docking at Dutch Harbor while a band prepares to welcome the submarine. Verso reads: "Strike up the band. Dutch Harbor, Alaska -- The Navy band was right on hand to strike up a merry tune and...
Title from verso. Photograph of U.S. troops advancing on Holtz Bay on Attu Island. "Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of Holtz Bay, the Jap [ Japanese ] garrison on...
Title from verso. Photograph of a camp during the advance across Attu Island. Verso reads: "As Americans advanced on Holtz Bay." "Attu Island--When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and...
Title from verso. Photograph of a landing craft carrying equipment for the men on Attu Island. Verso reads: "Attu -- The American flag flutters from a mast in this captured Jap [ Japanese ] landing boat as our men bring it ashore on the...
Title from verso. Photograph of men waiting for a lull in the fighting to advance. Verso reads: ""Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of Holtz Bay, the Jap [...
Title from verso. Photograph of a soldier taking cover behind rocks. Verso reads: "As Americans advanced on Holtz Bay. Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of...
Title from verso. Photograph of soldiers carrying ammunition from a protected position. Verso reads: "Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu Island early last May at two points, Massacre Bay, and north of Holtz Bay, the Jap [...
Title and caption taken from verso of UAF-1970-11-51, from which this image differs only slightly. Photograph of soldiers carrying ammunition from a protected position. Verso reads: "Attu Island -- When American forces landed on Attu...