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| |  | "Welcome to Valdez" banner flies across the street. | Cities & towns; City & town life; Buildings; Streets; Hotels; Banks; Bars; Restaurants; Billiard parlors; Banners; Flags; People; Signs (Notices) | View of main street in Valdez, Alaska, with businesses and banner hanging over street. From verso: "Main street of Valdez looking toward Sugar Loaf Mt. Bank and Hotel Seattle in foreground. Al White's Saloon first corner. Buffet-Pool Room & Bar across from Al White's. Dr. Boyles [sic] office used to be upstairs in Buffet bldg. when I was there. Suessdorffs [sic] was owner of Buffet. Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society." 1910. | AMRC-b62-1-2297 |
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| | ![100 yd. dash, July 4, [19]08, Valdez, Alaska.](/cgi-bin/thumbnail.exe?CISOROOT=/cdmg2&CISOPTR=1423 "100 yd. dash, July 4, [19]08, Valdez, Alaska.") | 100 yd. dash, July 4, [19]08, Valdez, Alaska. | Fourth of July celebrations; Holidays; Celebrations; Racing; Running races; Runners (Sports); Cities & towns; City & town life; Buildings; Hotels; Stores & shops; Bars; Dogs; Men; Women; Spectators; Signs (Notices); | Title taken from front. View of 100 yard dash race during holiday celebrations, Valdez, Alaska, with spectators lining the street. Businesses shown include Seattle Hotel, Valdez Market, and Tony's. From verso: "Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society." Photographer's number K39. July 4, 1908. Photographer: P.S. Hunt. Original photograph size: 5" x 7". | AMRC-b62-1-a-79 |
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| |  | 1905, Valdez, Alaska. | Streets; Commercial streets; Storefronts; Pedestrians; Snow; Mountains; Utility poles | Title taken from donor's caption.
View of a Valdez commercial street with some people walking in the distance; a mountain is in the background.
"Valdez was a typical, busy Alaskan town of the early pioneer days -- wide open of course. Most of the business houses were saloons, gambling dens and dance halls. There were a few small stores, hotels and homes. All buildings were of flimsy wood construction -- most of them with false fronts.
The town was built on the terminal moraine at the foot of a glacier. It was treeless and windswept but the setting was beautiful. A short distance away on both sides and across the harbor, bare cliffs rose right up into the drifting clouds, 8,000 to 10,000 feet above. Warm moisture-laden winds swept in from the Pacific and dropped their burden along the narrow coast. The snow reached almost unbelievable depths and a few small homes were buried to the eves with tunnels leading from the doors to the snow packed streets above.
" Additional information was obtained from Potter, Ocha. "Ocha Potter Papers 1878-1950: Sixty Years," 1950, 58 - 59. | UAF-2003-163-5m |
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| |  | 1908 McCarthy Creek. | Pack animals; Trails & paths; Sleds & sleighs; Trees; Travel; Men; | Title taken from donor's caption.
"Headquarters camp. Arriving at Valdez in mid-February, we were soon on the trail to McCarthy Creek. We reached the spot I had selected for headquaters in late May, something over 90 days out of Valdez. (In 1936 a letter from a friend at Kennecott told me that visitors had left the coast by airplane after breakfast, landed at Kennecott, transacted business and returned to the coast for lunch.)"
Additional information obtained from Ocha Potter, "Ocha Potter Papers, 1878-1950: Sixty Years," 1950, 97. | UAF-2003-163-32m |
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| |  | 1949 4th of July Parade, Anchorage. | Fourth of July celebrations; Parades & processions; Dogs; Dog teams; Floats (Parades); Spectators; Men; Women; Children; Stores & shops; Grocery stores; Bakeries; Barrooms; Jewelry stores; Clothing stores; Hotels; Cities & towns; City & town life; Business districts; Business enterprises; Signs (Notices); Banners; Lampposts; Costumes | 4th of July Parade on 4th Avenue between E and F Streets, Anchorage, Alaska, with buildings shown on the north side of the street. Businesses shown include The Gitchell, Lee's Men's Wear, Food Center, Ship Creek Market, Dr. L.W. Hines, Optometrist, J. Vic Brown and Sons, Jewelers, Reed's, 515 Club, Gilman's Bakery, Lois Beauty Salon, and Victory Lounge. July 4, 1949. Original photograph size: 4" x 5". | AMRC-b76-82-124 |
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| |  | 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, 4th Ave., Anchorage | Earthquakes; Natural disasters; Business districts; | 51 second film clip, color/silent.
The clip shows earthquake damage along 4th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska. | AAF-8553 |
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| |  | 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, Anchorage | Earthquakes; Natural disasters; Aerial views; Business districts; Residential streets; | 65 second film clip, black & white/silent, of earthquake damage in Anchorage, Alaska.
Visible in this clip are aerial and ground views of damage done to Anchorage by the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake. The film shows both downtown and residential sections. | AAF-5688 |
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| |  | 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, Anchorage & Turnagain | Earthquakes; Natural disasters; Business districts; Residential streets; | 44 second film clip, color/silent of damage from the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake. | AAF-8520 |
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| |  | 1967 flood. | Floods; Disasters; Houses; Automobiles; Signs (Notices); Trees; Stores & shops; | Title from accompanying note.
"John Hubers business, 17th & Stacia [Fairbanks]." A building with a Motorola sign. All the automobiles in front of the building are partly submerged in flood water. The sign on the (white) van reads: "Tundra Toters small package delivery service 64297".
The Yellow Pages of the 1967 Fairbanks telephone directory list an "Admiral Television & Radio" at 1707 Cushman, almost exactly the same location as the above-named intersection. | UAF-2003-139-70 |
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| | ![1967 flood [Fairbanks].](/cgi-bin/thumbnail.exe?CISOROOT=/cdmg11&CISOPTR=8801 "1967 flood [Fairbanks].") | 1967 flood [Fairbanks]. | Floods; Cities & towns; Rivers; Waterfronts; Buildings; Ice; Business districts; | Title from accompanying note.
The Chena River swollen above its banks. Downtown Fairbanks is on the other side. The presence of ice or snow in the foreground and floating down the river suggests that this is not the flood of August, 1967. | UAF-2003-139-64 |
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| | ![1967 flood [Fairbanks].](/cgi-bin/thumbnail.exe?CISOROOT=/cdmg11&CISOPTR=8804 "1967 flood [Fairbanks].") | 1967 flood [Fairbanks]. | Hardware stores; Automobiles; Rivers; Pedestrians; Debris; Signs (Notices); Utility poles; Business districts; Electric lines; Floods; Disasters; Natural phenomena; Ice; Automobile service stations; | Title from accompanying note.
The corner of Samson Hardware is visible to the right. There appear to be pieces of ice floating down the Chena River, suggesting that this is not the flood of August, 1967. | UAF-2003-139-67 |
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| |  | 2-22-58 Rondy parade. | Parades & processions; Streets; Celebrations; Buildings; Cities & towns; Signs (Notices); Business districts; Bars; Cafes; Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Apartment houses; Stores & shops; Floats (Parades); Lampposts; Street lights; Spectators; Antennas (Electronics); People | Title taken from caption. View of Fur Rendezvous parade in Anchorage, Alaska, as seen from above. Businesses along street include D & D Bar and Cafe and Denali Theatre, with Mount McKinley Apartments in far background. Banner across street reads: "Anchorage. All-American city." Feb. 22, 1958. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Donald Arthur Post. | UAA-hmc-0917-448 |
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| |  | 2nd Ave - very vacant. | Business districts; Streets; Commercial streets; Storefronts; Automobiles; Cityscapes; Buildings; Sunrises & sunsets; Parking; | Title taken from caption on slide.
"[Fairbanks] flood. Fort Wainwright HHC 171st August 20, 1967." Additional note attached indicates that these photographs were taken by Mark C. Glunz, who was at the time assigned to the 171st infantry Brigade at Fort Wainwright. | UAF-1996-167-71 |
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| |  | 4th Ave. Anchorage. | Streets; Buildings; Stores & shops; Bars; Automobiles; People; Lampposts; Utility poles; Fences; Electric signs; Signs (Notices); Street lights | Title taken from caption. View of 4th Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, with cars parked along street and lighted business signs visible on buildings. Sign on closest building at right reads: "Club 25." 1953-1959. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Donald Arthur Post. | UAA-hmc-0917-854 |
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| |  | 4th Ave. looking east from E. | Buildings; Streets; Stores & shops; Banks; Jewelry stores; Clothing stores; Electrical apparatus industry; Business districts; Traffic signs & signals; Automobiles; Lampposts; Signs (Notices); Trucks; Street lights; Electric signs | Title taken from caption. View of Fourth Avenue looking east from E Street in Anchorage, Alaska, with traffic and cars parked along street. Signs shown include: "National Bank of Alaska," "Ellen's," "Stolt Electric," and "Hub Clothing." Mount McKinley Apartments are in far center background. 1953-1959. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Donald Arthur Post. | UAA-hmc-0917-752 |
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| |  | 4th Ave., Anchorage at the opening of the fair. | Parades & processions; Fairs; Cows; Streets; Cities & towns; City & town life; Business districts; Buildings; Flags; Spectators; Men; Women; People | Title taken from front. Cows marching in Alaska Fair Parade during fair held Sept. 3-5, 1917, Anchorage, Alaska. Sept. 1917. Photographer: H.G.K. Original photograph size: 8" x 10". | UAA-hmc-0778-14-7 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue Anchorage, Alaska, 1939. | Buildings; Streets; Business districts; Commercial streets; Trucks; Men; People; Automobiles; Cities & towns; Signs (Notices); Stores & shops; Ladders; Pedestrians; Water towers; Grocery stores; Drugstores; Bars; Jewelry stores; Hotels; | Looking down on 4th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. Sign on business at far left reads: "Ship Creek Meat Co." Automobiles are diagonally parked on both sides of the street; pedestrians are visible in the distance. "4th Ave Anchorage, Alaska. Thomas Foto, Anchorage." written on photo. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Buildings include Ship Creek Market (first building at far left), J. Vic Brown and Son Jewelers (third building from left), 515 Club (fourth building from left), Anchorage Hotel (white building on corner), and Hewitt Drugs (corner building across from hotel at 4th Avenue and E Street), as identified by Greg Dixon. | UAA-hmc-0096-series2-1-63-2 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue and B Street, Anchorage, Alaska, March 1964. | Earthquakes; Disasters; Cities & towns; Buildings; Building failures; Streets; Pawnshops; Bars; Motion picture theaters; Theaters; Lampposts; Hoisting machinery; Automobiles; People; Signs (Notices); | View of damage from March 27, 1964 earthquake, Anchorage, Alaska, at 4th Avenue and B Street, with cars in background. Businesses shown include Anchorage Pawn Shop, Corral Bar, and Denali Theatre. March 1964. Original photograph size: 8" x 10". | AMRC-b76-118-13 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue and E Street, Anchorage, Alaska, Summer 1964. | Earthquakes; Disasters; Cities & towns; Streets; City & town life; Hoisting machinery; Automobiles; Stores & shops; Drugstores; Banks; Clothing stores; Hardware stores; Taverns (Inns); Cafes; People; Banners; Signs (Notices); Traffic signs & signals | View of damage from March 27, 1964 earthquake being cleaned up, looking east on 4th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. Businesses shown include Hewitt's Drugs, National Bank of Alaska, Hub Clothing Co., Kennedy Hardware, and Cheechako Tavern Cafe. From verso: "Property of the Cook Inlet Historical Society." Summer 1964. Photographer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Original photograph size: 8" x 10". | AMRC-b77-118-70 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue and F Street, Anchorage. | Buildings; Cities & towns; Hospitals; Apartments; Stores & shops; Clothing stores; Photography stores; Jewelry stores; Hotels; Streets; Automobiles; Trucks; Traffic signs & signals; Pedestrians; Men; Women; Children; Street lights; Signs (Notices); Telephone booths | View looking down at intersection of 4th Avenue and F Street in Anchorage, Alaska, with Alaska Native Hospital and Mount McKinley Building (later called McKay Building) in background. Businesses shown include: Smart Shop (women's clothing), Koslosky's Store for Men, Stewart's Photo, Ellen's Jewelers, Seidenverg and Kay's, and Anchorage Westward Hotel. May 1969. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 11" x 8 1/2". | AMRC-wws-4713-12 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue and F Street, Anchorage, Alaska. | Cities & towns; Buildings; Stores & shops; Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Airline industry; Radio stations; Television studios; Banks; Streets; Traffic signs & signals; Automobiles; Trucks; Signs (Notices) | View of downtown Anchorage, Alaska, at south side of Fourth Avenue and F Street. Businesses shown include: Woolworth's, SAS, 4th Avenue Theatre, KENI radio and television stations, and First National Bank of Anchorage. Reed Building is also shown. Signs on buildings include: "Woolworth's" and "4th Avenue." June 27, 1961. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 5" x 7". | AMRC-wws-3292 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue and H Street, 1947. | Cities & towns; City & town life; Buildings; Stores & shops; Business enterprises; Automobiles; Lampposts; Signs (Notices); Markets; Grocery stores; Cleaning establishments; Banks; Cafes; Nightclubs | View of downtown Anchorage, Alaska, looking east toward 4th Avenue and H Street. Businesses shown include Piggly Wiggly Market, The Club, O.K. Cleaners, 1st National Bank, Merchant's Cafe, South Seas Nite Club, and Carol's Dress Shop. 1947. Original photograph size: 3 1/4" x 4 1/2". | AMRC-b76-82-33 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue between H and G Streets. | Cities & towns; Buildings; City & town life; Stores & shops; Grocery stores; Bars; Cafes; Jewelry stores; Sporting goods stores; Photography stores; Drugstores; Printing industry; Automobiles; Lampposts; Traffic signs & signals; Women; Streets; Pedestrians; Signs (Notices) | View of corner of Fourth Avenue and G Street looking west toward north side of street in Anchorage, Alaska, with pedestrians on corner and vehicles on street. Signs on buildings include: "Ted's Market," "Pioneer Club," "Carl's Jewelers," "Van's Sporting Goods," "Bert's Photoshop," "Bert's Payless Drug Store," and "Anchorage Printing Co." Businesses also include: Richmond's, Martin's, and The [?] Club Bar/Cafe. April 1, 1966. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 8" x 10". | AMRC-wws-4417 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue earthquake destruction, Anchorage, Alaska, March 1964. | Earthquakes; Disasters; Cities & towns; Streets; Buildings; Stores & shops; Bars; Cafes; Photographic studios; Penny arcades; Billiard parlors; Hotels; Automobiles; Lampposts; People; Signs (Notices) | View of 4th Avenue and buildings after they dropped during the March 27, 1964 earthquake, Anchorage, Alaska, with contrast to those still at normal level. Businesses shown include D & D Bar and Cafe, Sportsman's Club, Mac's Foto, Frisco Bar and Cafe, Koslosky's Mens Wear, Pioneer Loan Co., Anchorage Arcade, Scandinavian Club Bar, BJ's Billiards, and Anchorage Westward Hotel. March 1964. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 5". | AMRC-b97-7-5 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue looking west, after March 1964 earthquake. | Earthquakes; Disasters; Cities & towns; Buildings; Stores & shops; Bars; Restaurants; Hardware stores; Hotels; Streets; Automobiles; People; Signs (Notices) | View of damage from March 27, 1964 earthquake, Anchorage, Alaska, 4th Avenue looking west toward the Anchorage Westward Hotel. Businesses shown include Scandinavian Club Bar, Mac's Foto, Frisco Bar & Cafe, D & D Restaurant, Koslosky's Mens Wear, and Kennedy Hardware. March 1964. Original photograph size: 4" x 5". | AMRC-b76-118-10 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue street scene. | Streets; Cities & towns; City & town life; Buildings; Stores & shops; Restaurants; Cafes; Bars; Shoe stores; Grocery stores; Drugstores; Clothing stores; Hardware stores; Insurance companies; Variety stores; Apartment houses; Automobiles; Trucks; Lampposts; Pedestrians; Men; People; Signs (Notices) | Title taken from verso. View of Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, with traffic and cars parked along street. Businesses shown include: Anchorage Grill, Royal Bar, Robbins Shoes, Inc., Lucky's [groceries], Bi-Rite Drugs, I. Bayles Clothier, Anchorage Hardware, D & D Bar and Cafe, Koslosky's Store for Men, Coffey Simpson Insurance, Kennedy Hardware, Alaska Treasure Shop, and Leonard's Varieties, with McKinley Apartments in far background. Sept. 1956. Original photograph size: 8" x 10". | AMRC-wws-1730-4 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue Theatre exterior, 1949. | Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cities & towns; City & town life; Business districts; Automobiles; Traffic signs & signals; Signs (Notices); Home furnishings stores; Photographic studios; People | View of the 4th Avenue Theatre on south side of 4th Avenue between F and G Streets, Anchorage, Alaska, with buildings, cars, and traffic light. Businesses shown include Eckmann's Furniture, Reed Building, and Fotoshop and Studio. May 15, 1949. Original photograph size: 5 1/8" x 4". | AMRC-b76-82-39 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue, Anchorage, 1915 | Cities & towns; City & town life; Streets; Wooden buildings; Buildings; Commercial streets; Men; Horses | From front: "Fourth St from F. Looking west Anchorage Alaska Aug 28th 1915." 4th Avenue Anchorage 1915. Verso: "Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society." Aug. 28, 1915. Photographer: Alberta Pyatt. Original photograph size: 5" x 7". | AMRC-b73-43-2 |
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| |  | 4th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. | Cities & towns; Streets; Buildings; Stores & shops; Jewelry stores; Clothing stores; Bars; Drugstores; Banks; City & town halls; Flags; Flagpoles; Automobiles; Trucks; Lampposts; Traffic signs & signals; Pedestrians; Men; Women | View looking east down Fourth Avenue from F Street in Anchorage, Alaska. Sign across street in foreground reads: "Anchorage Fur Rendezvous. All for fun. Fun for all." Sign across street in background reads: "Anchorage. All-America City." Businesses shown include: Smart Shop Ladies Apparel, Frank Carlquist the Anchorage Jeweler, Mode O'Day, Farrel's, 515 Club, J. Vic Brown and Sons Jewelers, National Bank of Alaska, and Hewitt's Drug Store. Anchorage City Hall is at right with flags flying from poles. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 8" x 10". | AMRC-wws-2067-1 |
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| |  | 4th of July 1911 parade, Valdez, Alaska. | Parades & processions; Floats (Parades); Flags; Carts & wagons; Horses; Fourth of July celebrations; Holidays; Celebrations; Streets; Cities & towns; City & town life; Buildings; Stores & shops; Construction industry; Dogs; Fences; Houses; Spectators; Men; Women; Children; Signs (Notices) | View of parade during 4th of July celebrations, Valdez, Alaska, with floats and marchers. Businesses shown include Arctic Store, C.C. Rudolph, Builder & Supplies, and Second Hand Store. From front: "Valdez, Alaska. July 4, [19]11." From verso: "Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society." Photographer's number G3643. July 4, 1911. Photographer: P.S. Hunt. Original photograph size: 8" x 10". | AMRC-b62-1-a-353 |
