View of the 1935 fire in Seward, Alaska. The fire has leveled one building and another one is on fire. A firehose extends from a fire hydrant across the street to where fire fighters are fighting the fire, as spectators look on. Another person...
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".
Ice covered debris fills the corner of Washington and Fourth Avenue in Seward, Alaska, where the Arcade Building stood before the fire of November 23-24, 1941. The Brosius Apartment building and the Alaska Railroad depot stand in the background....
"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." ...
"Thompson with oar, Larson rowing, Norwood taking it easy. A memorable trip, in a small boat, following the ice breakup on the Yukon River. Lake LaBarge was still frozen we pulled the boat on a crude sled over the ice. We were commanded by the...
Caption reads: "[unknown] Front St. - Nome, Alaska - after storm. [Oc?]-6-13." Image is of the aftermath of a storm in Nome, Alaska. Debris, logs, and lumber line where a street had been. There are remains of buildings...
Ms. In ink; hand colored. Selected relief shown by hachures. Shows Western Union Telegraph line from New Westminster to Quesnelmouth with some detail. Original map glued to paper backing with neat lines and margins redrawn where missing....
Note on slide reads "Mrs. Nicols; Kasigluk." Two Alaska Native women sit close as one appears to be demonstrating to the other. There is a bowl and other items on a table where the women sit. Two Alaska...
Note on slide reads "Kasigluk feast." Group of women and children seated in a room. A young female stands by a table where a woman and child sit, and looks back on the group of women and children seated on the...
Title from verso: "Little Salcha Bridge Mile 33 route 4K 1931".
A car is crossing a wooden-beam bridge. Appears to be the bridge where the Richardson Highway crosses the Little Salcha River. Compare with UAF-2007-64-240.
An unidentified man stands in front of William W. Sale's abstract office, where he advertises expert searcher of records, legal papers, and he is a notary public
Several large chunks of river ice lay where flood waters of the Chena River deposited them in front of a cluster of log cabins. Several people appear to be cleaning up after the flood. The finding aid and other related...
Title by indexer. Image shows a corner shelf inside a greenhouse where tomatoes and melons (canteloupe?) are growing. A wooden frame is built around the melon plant, and a coffee can is visible within the frame.
Title taken from verso. On verso a letter from the Public Information Division of the United States Coast Guard, dated 14 November 1948, is printed. The letter says the following about this photo: "Offical U.S. Coast Guard Photo. United...