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| |  | " Cable Office " | Telecommunication cables; Offices; Military personnel; Signs (Notices); | Title taken from caption.
" Cable Office, Valdez, and sergeants in charge, Oct. 1, 1904. " Photographer: P. S. Hunt, photo No. G67. Reproduced from a glass plate. | UAF-1975-84-348 |
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| |  | " Dam along glacier stream " | Dam construction; Dams; Military reservations; Fords (Stream crossings); Utility poles; Dunes; | Title taken from caption.
" Dam along glacier stream on the reservation. " Photographer: P. S. Hunt, photo No. G1546. | UAF-1975-84-528 |
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| |  | " Government camp " | Camps; Military camps; Caches; Tents; Barricades; Soldiers; | Title taken from caption.
" Government camp and cache at top of hill north of Tonsina " . Photographer: P. S. Hunt, photo No. G741 | UAF-1975-84-541 |
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| |  | " Government camp 1 mile north of Tonsina " | Camps; Military camps; Tents; Horses; Carts & wagons; | Title taken from caption.
" Government camp 1 mile north of Tonsina ". Photographer: P. S. Hunt, photo No. G734. | UAF-1975-84-542 |
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| |  | " Soldiers and packers at Tonsina Camp " | Soldiers; Military life; Laborers; Military camps; Camping; Tents; Uniforms; Hats; | Title taken from caption.
" Soldiers and packers at Tonsina Camp, March 15, 1906." Photographer: P. S. Hunt, photo No. G737. | UAF-1975-84-539 |
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| |  | "Mill" Plum holding wheelbarrow, Aleutians, Aug. 1944 | Men; Military personnel; Wheelbarrows; Shovels; Military life; Excavation | Technical sergeant "Mill" Plum holding a wheelbarrow filled with rock; two other servicemen look on. One is holding a shovel. Text on upper left of photo: "Aug 44". Verso: "Aug -44. One of my many side-lines up here. - Yes! I have a license to drive it - ha!" Original photograph size: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 inch. | UAA-hmc-0629-36a |
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| |  | "Mill" Plum outside a Quonset hut buried in snow, March 1944. | Quonset huts; Military personnel; Men; Military life; Snow; Soldiers; Military facilities; Prefabricated buildings | Technical Sergeant "Mill" Plum standing beside the door of a Quonset hut buried in snow. He was stationed in the Aleutian Islands. Original photograph size: 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 inch. | UAA-hmc-0629-16a |
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| |  | "No civilian photography" sign, Fort Richardson, Alaska. | Signs (Notices); Military facilities; Men | Two men standing beside World War II sign forbidding civilian photography, Fort Richardson, Alaska. Text of sign: "He likes your snapshots. Civilian cameras, binoculars & firearms forbidden on this reservation. Think before you snap." 1941-1945. Original photograph size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". | AMRC-b75-104-68 |
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| | !['Stout' houses, living quarters for civilians on Elmendorf A[ir] F[orce] B[ase], mid 1940's.](/cgi-bin/thumbnail.exe?CISOROOT=/cdmg2&CISOPTR=732 "'Stout' houses, living quarters for civilians on Elmendorf A[ir] F[orce] B[ase], mid 1940's.") | 'Stout' houses, living quarters for civilians on Elmendorf A[ir] F[orce] B[ase], mid 1940's. | Military facilities; Air forces; Buildings | Title taken from verso. Civilian living quarters, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. 1944-1946? | AMRC-b75-104-29 |
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| |  | . . .final plans for Kiska invasion | Generals; Military headquarters; Military officers; | Title form verso partially obscured.
Photograph of Kiska invasion command during a meeting to discuss the final plans.
Verso reads:
"American and Canadian troops have occupied Kiska, vast Japanese stronghold in the Aleutians, without meeting opposition from the enemy, it was announced on Aug. 21st. This photo just received from the front shows high ranking officers of Army, Navy, Marine and Air Corps, who planned Invasion B land, sea and air as they met shortly before the start of invasion in Admiral Kinkaid's conference room at North Pacific Fleet Headquarters at an Aleutian port. Left to right -- seated around table -- Maj. Gen. J.B. Murchie, Canadian Army; Commodore L.E. Gehres, Commanding Officer of Fleet Air Wing Four; Maj. Gen. Holland M. Smith, Commanding General U.S. Marine Amphibious Corps; Brig. Gen. James W. Barnett, (hidden) Lt. Gen. John L. DeWitt, Commanding General 4th Army; Rear Admiral Grancis W. Rookwell; Vice-Admiral Thomas Kinkaid, Commander of the U.S. North Pacific Fleet; and Commander-in-Chief of the Kiska Invasion; Major General Charles H. Corlett; Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.; Major General William Butler; Maj. Gen. George Randolph Pearkes, Commanding Canadian forces: (standing in rear) Col. G.B. Erskine; Commander R.L. Dennison; Capt. O. S. Colclough; Col. Carl T. Jones; Brig. Gen. E.D. Post; Brig. Gen. J. L. Ready.
(50) Credit Line (Acme) (WP) 8/21/43" | UAF-1970-11-77 |
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| |  | 148th Supply Office | Military facilities; Office workers; Offices; Interiors; | Title taken from creator's notes.
Photograph of the 148th Ordnance and Supply's offices.
Notes and captions by Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000. | UAF-1999-204-63 |
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| |  | 179th Station Hospital group photo, August 1943-October 1945. | Men; Women; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military life; Medical aspects of war; Military medicine; Uniforms; Military uniforms | Group photo of 179th Station Hospital personnel based at the Adak Army Air Field in the Aleutians, Alaska from 1943-1945. Original photograph size: 8 x 10 inch. | UAA-hmc-0550-series2-4-24 |
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| |  | 1920 Black Wolf Squadron. | Air pilots; Military officers; Men; Eating & drinking; Uniforms; Goggles; Boys; Hats; Dogs; Airplanes; Airplane propellers; | Title from verso.
"De Haviland 1920 Black Wolf Squadron. Reproduced by Jerome Lardy." Three of the squadron team members (of the 1920 Alaskan Air Expedition) are seen here in flight clothes, while they are having a bite to eat. Among them is a young boy standing near a dog on a leash. | UAF-1991-98-754 |
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| |  | 1st Lt. Betty Etten | Military officers; Military leadership; Offices; Military uniforms; Office equipment & supplies; | Title taken from caption.
"28 Apr 45. 1st Lt. Betty Etten, C.O. Sqdn. W." | UAF-2003-175-9 |
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| |  | 1st Lt. W. Quigley, Huron, S.D. | Military officers; Women; Military leadership; Military uniforms; Office equipment & supplies; | Title taken from caption.
"22 Apr 45. 1st Lt. W. Quigley, Huron, S.D. Mess & supply officer, Sqdn. W. | UAF-2003-175-8 |
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| |  | 1st Sgt. Grace Ghiazza | Military officers; Women; Military uniforms; Insignia; Neckties; Clothing & dress; | Title taken from caption.
"1st Sgt. Grace Ghiazza. U.S. Army Air Forces Official Photograph."
According to Rachel K. Ferguson, Librarian at General Ronald R. Fogleman Library, "1st Sgt Grace Ghiazza later became CMSgt Grace A. Peterson, the first female Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force (1 June 1960)." | UAF-2003-175-28 |
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| |  | 4th July, Seward, 1920. | Fourth of July celebrations; Celebrations; Holidays; Cities & towns; Buildings; Streets; Racing; Running races; Girls; Spectators; People; Military personnel; Flags; | Title taken from verso. Townspeople and visitors, including U.S. Navy personnel, gathered to watch a girls' foot race on the 4th of July, Seward, Alaska." Also from verso: "Seward, Alaska. Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society." July 4, 1920. Postcard. Original photograph size: 3 3/8" x 5 3/8". | AMRC-b65-18-300 |
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| |  | 4th of July celebration at Ft. Gibbon, 1900. | Men; Women; Military officers; Celebrations; Fourth of July celebrations; Holidays; Hats; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Dresses; Umbrellas; | Title from captions in cataloger's notes.
Group portrait during 4th of July celebration at Ft. Gibbon. Military officers and women wearing traditional gowns sit underneath what may be a large umbrella or parasol stuck in the ground. | UAF-1972-175-35 |
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| |  | 5001st Air Base Group -- Ladd Air Force Base | Group portraits; Military facilities; Military officers; Military police; Military personnel; | Title from image.
Caption reads: "5001st Air Base Group -- Ladd Air Force Base. Alaska -- June 21, 1949. Colonel Neil O. van Sickle, C.O. -- Major W.K. Roberts, Acting C.O."
Panoramic photograph of the 5001st Air Base Group. | UAF-2003-157-1 |
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| |  | 5001st Air Police Squadron | Military facilities; Military officers; Military personnel; Military police; | Title from image.
Caption reads: "Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska -- June 21, 1949. Capt. Ralph Casey, Commanding 5001st Air Police Squadron."
Photograph of the 5001st Air Police Squadron, Ladd Air Field. | UAF-2003-157-2 |
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| |  | 700 foot span of No. 13 guage steel wires | Telegraph lines; Utility poles; Landscape photographs; | Title taken from text.
Album caption: Shows a 700 foot span of No. 13 guage steel wires to reach the top of a bluff opposite Delta station. From the top of this bluff the wires drop across the Tanana River, to the right. This in order to give elevation and avoid interruption by steamboats. | UAF-1974-130-28 |
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| |  | 780 pairs of water mukluks for U.S. Army... | Horses; Carts & wagons; Soldiers; Business districts; Shoes; Military uniforms; Clothing & dress; Sidewalks; | Title from caption.
Photograph of a wagonload of mukluks. The wagon bears the marking "no. 1" and appears to belong to Company E of the 30th Infantry. Two soldiers are on the wagon seat; a man standing in the street might be a soldier. A woman can be seen in front of a business that possibly belongs to W. Delbar. The business sign above the horses reads "G. H. Kaiser, Photographer". Stars & stripes bunting lines some of the businesses.
The caption includes the phrase: "Freight furnished by Delbar & Franzen". | UAF-2005-26-1 |
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| | ![[Bridge at mile 88] as found in August 1913](/cgi-bin/thumbnail.exe?CISOROOT=/cdmg11&CISOPTR=855 "[Bridge at mile 88] as found in August 1913") | [Bridge at mile 88] as found in August 1913 | Bridges; Forest fires; | Title taken from caption; clarified by cataloger.
Photogarph of the WAMCATS bridge at mile 88 after a forest fire burned the area. Hand written note on this photo reads: Note: These bridges were necessary acct 'spongs' sloughs or sluggish water courses. Usually if a mucky, spongy nature & from 2 to 15 feet deep. Inpractable for crossing with loaded pack animals. E.R.McF.[Edward R. McFarland]. | UAF-1974-130-103 |
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| | ![[Fort Liscum] Summer 1914](/cgi-bin/thumbnail.exe?CISOROOT=/cdmg11&CISOPTR=336 "[Fort Liscum] Summer 1914") | [Fort Liscum] Summer 1914 | Military facilities; Buildings; Waterfronts; Bird's-eye view prints; | Bird's-eye view photograph of Fort Liscum in the summer. | UAF-1986-37-51 |
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| |  | A bit of cutting to do near 69 | Trails & paths; Landscape photographs; | Title taken from text.
Photograph of the WAMCATS right-of-way. Caption with photograph reads: A bit of cutting to do near 69. A hundred foot right-of-way was cut on the left side of this trail. | UAF-1974-130-63 |
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| |  | A crane in a supply yard | Hoisting machinery; Trucks; Equipment & supplies; Road construction; Construction workers; Military vehicles; Construction camps; | Title by indexer.
Photograph of what looks like a supply depot for the construction of the Alaska Highway. Visible are a crane, trucks and construction materials, some under tarp and some out in the open. Also prominent is a group of men that probably operated this supply yard. | UAF-2004-92-64 |
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| |  | A desolate scene from trail 54 miles above Fairbanks | Trees; Forest fires; | Title taken from caption.
Photograph of a section of forrest with the following caption: A desolate scene from trail 54 miles above Fairbanks. No signs of civlization in sight; heavy 'wind-fall' in foreground, timber all fire killed except a few scattering spruce trees along the little water course. | UAF-1974-130-143 |
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| |  | A group portrait | Universities & colleges; Soldiers; Military officers; Cameras; Generals; Admirals; | Title by cataloguer.
A large group of people, among them a few men in uniform, are posing for the camera. The four men in uniform, standing in the middle seem to be generals and admirals. The fact that several of the men are equipped with cameras, in addition to the tour buses in the background, suggests that this could be a group visiting University of Alaska campus. | UAF-1978-138-14 |
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| |  | A jeep noses its way shoreward | Military vehicles; Military personnel; Military mobilizations; War; Soldiers; Government vessels; | Title from verso.
Unloading a jeep from a landing craft.
Verso reads:
"A jeep noses its way shoreward from a snub-nosed landing barge. By occupying this island which is only about an hour's flying time from Japanese-occupied Kiska, the American Airmen are able to keep the Nipponese under constant aerial bombardment. | UAF-1970-11-8 |
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| |  | A military jet (perhaps the first at Ladd Field) | Air shows; Airplanes; Soldiers; | Title taken from creator's notes.
Photograph of a jet airplane at Ladd Field during an air show.
Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000. | UAF-1999-204-47 |
