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,...
Title taken from front. Women standing at booths at Anchorage Agricultural and Industrial Fair, Anchorage, Alaska. Sign at top right reads: "Boost for Anchorage by using Inlet Soda Water and Lifestaff. W. Taylor." Sign at bottom right reads:...
Five Anchorage Garden Club members pose with three Russian sailors during trip to Kodiak, Alaska. From caption: "Over a dozen of our members had the special opportunity to attend the state convention in Kodiak where our own Della Barry, president,...
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...
Title from verso. Photograph of a tracked vehicle pulling an artillery piece out of the mud. Verso reads: "Just a couple hundred miles south of the Arctic Circle is Adak Island, in Aleutian chain, where Task Force Williwaw has been...
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,...
Description on back in Russian with English translation: The very first church in Juneau, where all Christian communities too turns holding services. Built by Roman Catholic priests. Later passed into Presbyterian ownership. Afterward beer and soda...