Includes forecast of wind and weather in the North Pacific for July, U.S. weather and temperature signals, U.S. storm signals, fog signals, time ball, steamer routes from Brito to Yokohama and Hongkong, equator crossings for sailing passages in the...
Title from accompanying notes. "20 April. Shige at Camp 1." Mountain climber stopped to pose for the camera on the trail, there are six other men on the trail in front of him. He is tethered with rope and has sunglasses, quilted mittens, and...
"My cold weather outfit. Beaver cap, Caribou coat, moose hide fur trimmed mittens, woolen pants, moosehide moccasins and on the snowshoes made for me by Sarah Bob one of the Ketchumstuk tribe squaws of the Forty Mile Indians. These snow shoes are...
Title taken from creator's notes. Soldiers and some civilians gather on the Ladd Field flight line during an airshow. Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000.
W. B. Drawbaugh, Weather Bureau Meterologist puts aerometeorograph in place on weather flight plane at Fairbanks field while pilot Harold Gillam prepares to take off.
8x10 photo. Title from caption. Photograph of ski-mounted Pilgrim 100B plane at Weeks Field. Smoke stacks in a background are from the Chena River Powerplant. Full caption reads:
"Pilgrim 100B --- 750 H P Wright Cyclone Engine. ...
Title from verso. Caption on verso reads: "Capt. Jack Ballerude, A.A.C. Med. C. 1941 Army Test Expedition." Bollerud was captain in the Alaska Air Command Medical Corps at Ladd Field in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1942. He joined the U.S....
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a row of small houses along the beach in Nome, Alaska. Large chunks of driftwood sit on the beach in front of them. Caption from finding aid reads "Nome area, weather beaten houses and drying rack"....
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...
Back row: Billy Bergman, Ceza Bergman, one of their children, but can't be identified. Front row: Edward and Louie Bergman, but can't tell which is which. Taken in Allakaket,...
Title from caption. Photograph of Lawyer Rivenburg relaxing with a pipe after eating lunch. Photo was taken on a break during a hike. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the right is a picture of myself taken after eating lunch on a hiking...
Title from verso. Photograph of bomb exploding on Japanese military installation in the Aleutian Islands. Verso reads: "An upsurging column of smoke causes a long shadow over Jap [ Japanese ] installations as a U.S. bombadier hits his...
Title from verso. Photograph of a tower in an isolated Aleutian location. Image has been modified, perhaps because original was over exposed and needed contrast. Verso reads: "Isolated tower of a remote gale-swept outpost in Aleutians...
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
Smoky scene of downtown Iditarod. Part of a cigar shop's sign has burned away with the only part remaining, "...nest's Cigar Store." People are standing from a distance looking at the burning buildings. Written on the...
Handwritten on left of photo is, "Love and best wishes to all from Basil." Postcard is postmarked July 29, 1912 from Ruby, Alaska, and is addressed to Mrs. Alice Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. Written is, "Ruby. July 29. Dear...