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...
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 caption. Photograph of St. James Episcopal Church. Narrative in photo album reads: "A beautiful Indian Episcopal chapel at Tanana. Archdeacon Stuck was over all Indian work."
Title from donor notes. Additional donor notes read: "Charlie Ayapana, a Little Diomede man married to a Point Hope woman, was by far the most skilled ivory-carver in town." A small child is peeking around the corner, watching the work.
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. ...
Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush...
The collection consists of 42 photographs and brief descriptions, taken during an archaeological dig in Fairbanks. Photographs depict fossils, artifacts, rock and soil formations, gold mining operations and equipment, and landscapes. Persons...
35 second, color/silent, film clip of a whale hunt, 1951-1959. The men look for whales with the aid of a telescope, shoot a small white whale, pull it to shore with some type of grappling hook, and eventually pull it onto shore with ropes. A...
Title from verso. Back identifies the men: Agents of the Alaska Steamship Company learning of containerization and how it is to work. The agents are, from left to right: Bob Rose -- Seattle; John E. Coulter -- Valdez; Bill...
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: A close-up shot of miners at work. A miner seen here is pouring water in the sluice box; a basic method used to separate (by washing out) dirt from gold. As noted on the photograph, this image is...
Title taken from caption. Cataloguer's note: A view of the gold claim and men at work. Note the man with the pick-ax, half-way up the dirt pile, behind the three men at the sluice box.
Title taken from caption. " View of camp of 15 (men) individuals in front of cabin. Cataloguer's note: This group of men looks like they had just come from laborious work. The cook (with white apron) standing amidst them gives the impression...
Title taken from caption. A few students are seen seated in a row next to the windows, they appear to be doing their class work. The teacher looks closely at one of the students who is reading.
Title taken from caption. " Alaska Road Commission at Camp Comfort enroute to Valdez after their season's work." Photographer: P. S. Hunt, photo No. J354. Reproduced from glass plate.