Contents: Letter of transmittal. Testimony of Chief Kah-du-shan from Wrangel; Chief Johnson (Yash-noosh) from Juneau; Chief Koogh-see fom Hoonah; Chief Kah-ea-tchiss from Hoonah; Chief Shoo-we-Kah from Juneau; Chief Ah-na-tlash from Taku;...
Caption: Just back of the village, on the side of Cape Mountain there are hundreds of pre-historic pits made of hewn granite stones. These pits are six feet long four wide and four deep. The stone facing the sea...
Title from caption. Photograph of Moore's Wharf showing five steamships. An advertisement for Moore's Wharf Co. is attached. Caption reads: "Moore's Wharf Skaguay Alaska 4 years after completion. July 4th 1904 date of this photo. No. 1....
Title taken from caption. "11540 -- (34) On the lower Yukon and the eastern shores of Behring Sea, the skin canoe and boat are the only native means of transportation. During the open or summer season, when it is desired to make a speedy...
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...
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,...
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, - That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty...
Title taken from creator's notes. Notes read: "This shot was taken of the 'ghost town' left behind in the Fox area when the gold dredge (now Gold Dredge 8) quit operating." Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000.
Title by cataloger. Photograph of an elevated cache with at least four dogsleds stored for summer. Hung higher and to the right side of the photo is drying meat. Also visible are at least two canoes. Narrative in photo album reads: "An...
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...
Title from verso. Photograph of a village in the Aleutian Islands. Date of 6/13/42 on verso probably relates to when the photo was used by Acme rather than when it was taken. Words in brackets are crossed out and a note is written...
Title from caption. Photograph of Etta Jones holding two puppies. Verso reads: "Montague, Mich.: The long mystery concerning the fate of C. Foster Jones and wife Etta (above) who were the only white couple living on Attu when the Japs...
Title from verso. Photograph of C. Foster Jones holding a puppy. Verso reads: "Montague, Mich.: The long mystery concerning the fate of C. Foster Jones and wife Etta (above) who were the only white couple living on Attu when the Japs...
Title from donor notes. Additional donor notes read: "The jeep got a lot of summer use, even [left center] when the engine didn't work. The younger male Point Hopers who had been away from the village were enthusiastic but inexpert drivers. ...
Title from donor notes. Additional donor notes read: "The jeep got a lot of summer use, even [left center] when the engine didn't work. The younger male Point Hopers who had been away from the village were enthusiastic but inexpert drivers. ...
(5:18 min) (17 of 27) Haul Road II
Bids to build from Yukon River north were too high so Juneau said go ahead and finish it. The crew got more equipment and people and fuel. The temperature dropped to -70 degrees. Juneau kept asking --...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows an Athabaskan cemetery. It seems to be along the banks of the Koyukuk River. Caption from album reads: "Koyukuk Cemetery is about two miles and a half above the village. Back of it is high hill. The graves...
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...