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"Evening in Dolomi Harbor, Alaska." - NARA - 297771

"Evening in Dolomi Harbor, Alaska." - NARA - 297771

Scope and content: On Backing: "Picture contained in wrapper marked 'Taken and presented by Mrs. Eardley' in handwriting by H.S. Wellcome. Printed notation on back of picture by Mrs. B.A. Eardley as follows: '... More

Beaver Totem, Wrangell, Alaska. - NARA - 297737

Beaver Totem, Wrangell, Alaska. - NARA - 297737

Public domain photograph related to the US Housing administration, house, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Building shown was the first erected on Annette Island and William Duncan's first residence. To the left, Methodist... - NARA - 298033

Building shown was the first erected on Annette Island and William Dun...

Public domain photograph of Alaska, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Post card. View of Metlakahtla, Alaska. - NARA - 297342

Post card. View of Metlakahtla, Alaska. - NARA - 297342

Scope and content: On Backing: "On reverse side of photograph appears the folowing notation in Dr. Minthorn's handwriting: 'No. 10 picture of cannery stream supplying water power and some of the buildings belo... More

Street in Metlakahtla, Alaska. - NARA - 297357

Street in Metlakahtla, Alaska. - NARA - 297357

Scope and content: "Left: homes of C. Brendible, Mark Milne, Sidney Campbell (skilled native sculptor),; right: Brendible's theater." (Mrs. Minthorn, 1926)

Two unidentified white couples with Chinese man in front of a house. - NARA - 297704

Two unidentified white couples with Chinese man in front of a house. -...

Public domain photograph related to the history of China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Unidentified house. - NARA - 298015

Unidentified house. - NARA - 298015

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, cascade, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Vegetable garden, Juneau, Alaska. - NARA - 297783
View of unidentified mountain, 1917. - NARA - 297316

View of unidentified mountain, 1917. - NARA - 297316

Picryl description: Public domain image of a landscape with water, mountains, and sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Causeway with Ducks (7956406762)
Reflection Pond (6186763305)

Reflection Pond (6186763305)

(NPS Photo/Jacob W. Frank)

Divide and Texture- Toklat (7945544156)

Divide and Texture- Toklat (7945544156)

Denali National Park and Preserve NPS Photo Tim Rains

Mount McKinley (6473166469)

Mount McKinley (6473166469)

(NPS Photo/ Tim Rains)

Cabin on the Yukon Flats

Cabin on the Yukon Flats

Cabin on the Yukon Flats, 1901

Fox trapping USFW - A man standing next to a bunch of dead animals
Charles W. Bush 1924 Anchorage

Charles W. Bush 1924 Anchorage

Charles Bush, Elks Anchorage Lodge, No. 1351, ca. 1924.

"B.S. Downing Eagle & Dawson Stage Line" crossing the boundary line on the Yukon, February 12, 1904 -  8b096ea335e7a00a9093930e003186ed

"B.S. Downing Eagle & Dawson Stage Line" crossing the boundary line on...

Transcribed from photograph: "Transportation. Sleighs and sledges. B.S. Downing Eagle & Dawson Stage Line crossing the boundary line on the Yukon, February 12. 1904." Downing was a Yukon mail carrier from 1897 ... More

"Totems at Kassa-an, Alaska," ca. 1895 -  6962ecb133198414b244c3759971a0bd (cropped)

"Totems at Kassa-an, Alaska," ca. 1895 - 6962ecb133198414b244c3759971...

Transcribed from postcard: "185 Totems at Kassa-an, Alaska."; 185

"Totems at Kassa-an, Alaska," ca. 1895 -  6962ecb133198414b244c3759971a0bd

"Totems at Kassa-an, Alaska," ca. 1895 - 6962ecb133198414b244c3759971...

Transcribed from postcard: "185 Totems at Kassa-an, Alaska."; 185

"Victoria" steamship in Alaska, ca. 1915 -  e3aeb21c27852d552d69de2fa3437baa

"Victoria" steamship in Alaska, ca. 1915 - e3aeb21c27852d552d69de2fa3...

Transcribed from photograph: "Ships. Victoria (Steamer) Built 1870 in Dumbarton, Scotland. On run to Orient and later to Alaska from Seattle after 1892. Retired in 1938. Converted to freighter in 1940-1941 for ... More

Aerial view of Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  69177dc45dd83cecea91eb3b76fe246e

Aerial view of Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 69177dc45dd83cecea91eb3b76...

View of Skagway, Alaska looking SW towards the Chilkoot Inlet. The White Pass and Yukon Railway roundhouse can be seen at the lower right and many tents and other homes can be seen in the distance. During the K... More

Aerial view of Skagway and Dyea, Alaska from the summit of Mt. Dewey, ca. 1899 -  3dc9a9328d39d0d96b0e007a41376a6a

Aerial view of Skagway and Dyea, Alaska from the summit of Mt. Dewey, ...

Dyea and Skagway served as the two main starting points for overland routes to the Klondike gold fields. Dyea was a short-lived town used by prospectors as an entrance to the Chilkoot Trail. It became less popu... More

Alaska Exploration Company building on waterfront in unknown town, ca. 1899 -  bafd6b88ebc0e617bfa22d5768386e35

Alaska Exploration Company building on waterfront in unknown town, ca....

The Alaska Exploration Company was active during the 1897 Gold Rush, operating several steamboats in Alaska and establishing trading posts frequented by prospectors. The company merged with the Alaska Commercia... More

Bear family totem pole and buildings in Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  a0b08c22c7783bb6f2d465163f5bfe51

Bear family totem pole and buildings in Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 - ...

A second totem pole, possibly the Raven totem pole appears to the right.; Bear Family totem pole, Wrangel, Alaska. A.C.P. 54.; General Wrangell location provided. This appears to be the pole of Category:Beave... More

Beaver totem pole in front of home in Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  a7b177a303d7e8b31bf1d87f2bb82db2

Beaver totem pole in front of home in Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 - a7...

[No caption.]; General Wrangell location provided. Appears to be the same pole as File:Woman standing with totem pole in Wrangell, Alaska, circa 1910 (AL+CA 6714).jpg.

Ben Downing landing scows at Eagle, Alaska, October 24, 1903 -  64217e55c9faeb961b999cfb75a55c53

Ben Downing landing scows at Eagle, Alaska, October 24, 1903 - 64217e...

Transcribed from photograph: "Portraits. Group. Ben Downing landing scows at Eagle, E. Alaska. Oct. 24, 1903." Downing was a Yukon mail carrier from 1897 to 1906.; Eagle, AK; General Eagle location provided.

Ben Downing, ca. 1905 -  549b153d78f5669def2bd53a921007f4

Ben Downing, ca. 1905 - 549b153d78f5669def2bd53a921007f4

Transcribed from photograph: "Portraits. Downing, Ben. Wearing squirrel skin coat. ca. 1905." Downing was a Yukon mail carrier from 1897 to 1906.

Ben Downing and party leaving Fairbanks for Seattle with over a half million dollars, January 16, 1905 -  0d65e0144e54ba196a013ca4c7598e2a

Ben Downing and party leaving Fairbanks for Seattle with over a half m...

Transcribed from photograph: "Portraits. Group. Ben Downing and party leaving Fairbanks for Seattle, Washington with over a half million dollars. January 16, 1905." Downing was a Yukon mail carrier from 1897 to... More

Blind Aaron in Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  f255d6f933e35029d60504d3ebfa4505

Blind Aaron in Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 - f255d6f933e35029d60504d3e...

Old "Blind Aaron," over 100 years. Wrangel, Alaska. A.C.P.; General Wrangell location provided.

Boat in Taku Inlet between Wyndon and Taku Glaciers, ca. 1899 -  0cfafc4ac12d528d94706630ce5dc5c8

Boat in Taku Inlet between Wyndon and Taku Glaciers, ca. 1899 - 0cfaf...

The original Tlingit name for Foster Glacier was Taku Glacier. It was also known as Schulze Glacier in the 1880s and Foster Glacier in the 1890s before reverting to its first name. No mention of the Wyndon Glac... More

Blind Aaron and wife at home in Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  30e1ded0a1209d0c5a9eaf0c8e712e36

Blind Aaron and wife at home in Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 30e1ded0...

Blind Aaron and Squaw at home, Wrangel, Alaska. 83. A.C.P.; General Wrangell location provided.

Boat in front of Le Conte Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  ad2d8d8da32ae24a7ce6013fb48d96e6

Boat in front of Le Conte Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899 - ad2d8d8da32ae24...

Le Conte Glacier, 25 miles north of Wrangell, Alaska. 127. A.C.P.

Ben Downing with pet malamute, ca. 1899 -  7b468680c9f52ef40a5eec47509bb7b2

Ben Downing with pet malamute, ca. 1899 - 7b468680c9f52ef40a5eec47509...

Transcribed from photograph: ""Dogs. Ben Downing's pet malamute."" Downing was a Yukon mail carrier from 1897 to 1906.; Copy photographer is Arthur Warner Churchill. Original photographer possibly L.E. Robertson.

Boat in Taku Inlet between Wyndon and Taku Glaciers, ca. 1899 -  0cfafc4ac12d528d94706630ce5dc5c8 (cropped)

Boat in Taku Inlet between Wyndon and Taku Glaciers, ca. 1899 - 0cfaf...

The original Tlingit name for Foster Glacier was Taku Glacier. It was also known as Schulze Glacier in the 1880s and Foster Glacier in the 1890s before reverting to its first name. No mention of the Wyndon Glac... More

Blind Aaron's wife, ca. 1899 -  42e217ebb0719a7f38a1176dc56163ae

Blind Aaron's wife, ca. 1899 - 42e217ebb0719a7f38a1176dc56163ae

Blind Aaron's wife. 93. A.C.P.; General Wrangell location provided.

Boat on bank at Calico Bluff, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  b8cf708c715dbdc2c962da18bd569606

Boat on bank at Calico Bluff, Alaska, ca. 1899 - b8cf708c715dbdc2c962...

Calico Bluff is located on the Yukon River near Eagle, Alaska.; Calico Bluff. [Symbol.] No. 624A.

Boat at Calico Bluff, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  9c96cf9bb342de6c7998122f26c14683

Boat at Calico Bluff, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 9c96cf9bb342de6c7998122f26c1...

Calico Bluff is located on the Yukon River near Eagle, Alaska.; Calico Bluff. On the Yukon. [Symbol.] No. 624.

Boats unloading freight on waterfront in Nome, Alaska, September 28, 1899 -  2ae93a8089a3a6b3ddb0b28464dd358d

Boats unloading freight on waterfront in Nome, Alaska, September 28, 1...

Boats landing on the Nome waterfront carrying supplies for prospectors. Crowds of people line the beach. The same photograph was published on page 273 of the "Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's M... More

Boats and girl near Snake River in Nome, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  37c2d62a5004273d0fd8daa4fa7d3528

Boats and girl near Snake River in Nome, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 37c2d62a5...

Several tents can be seen along the waterfront and the sternwheeler "Fortune Hunter" appears on the left side of the river. It was constructed by Marine Iron Works in Chicago and assembled in St. Michael, Alask... More

Cemetery in Klukwan, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  2cf7d38cd320aea9631f1a67322aa33f

Cemetery in Klukwan, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 2cf7d38cd320aea9631f1a67322aa...

Graveyard at Klukwan, Alaska. Frog tribe. 426. A.C. Pillsbury.; General Klukwan location provided.

Cavana Lake on Mt. Dewey, ca. 1899 -  f6588629f75504b392b96d5137d713a0

Cavana Lake on Mt. Dewey, ca. 1899 - f6588629f75504b392b96d5137d713a0

Cavana Lake, at the smt. of Mt. Dewey. [Symbol.]; Location approximated.

Chief Shakes totem pole in Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  5e571a553b266d8b2edbe1ff2ad8878b

Chief Shakes totem pole in Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 5e571a553b266...

The pole was Chief Shakes' family totem, erected in 1898.; Chief Shake's new totem pole, Wrangel, Alaska. A.C.P. 63.; General Wrangell location provided.

Chief Kaschish and his wife in their home, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  5486a214754eb7af5f1b7520e1e31033

Chief Kaschish and his wife in their home, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 5486a21...

Chief Kaschish and wife at home. 85. A.C.P.; Exact location unknown.

Chief Kyan totem pole in Ketchikan, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  14388fc270e3d6eb3ea65eb588086683

Chief Kyan totem pole in Ketchikan, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 14388fc270e3d6...

Chief Kyan was a Tlingit chief who, in 1885, sold 160 acres to Mike Martin, one of the city of Ketchikan's founders. The totem pole shows the lineage of the Chief's family. The bear at the base of the pole repr... More

Claflin Brothers & Co. in Nome, Alaska, Sept. 28, 1899 -  9279606701cd45d7581e2556f08019ca

Claflin Brothers & Co. in Nome, Alaska, Sept. 28, 1899 - 9279606701cd...

The Claflin Brothers store was located on Front St. The cross street is unknown. Gold was discovered in the area in the summer of 1898 prospectors rushed to stake claims and Nome's population quickly ballooned ... More

Chilkat Indians watching Klukwan Potlatch ceremony, Alaska, October 11, 1898 -  0921f16ef0ee17fffba4a76e25103b2d

Chilkat Indians watching Klukwan Potlatch ceremony, Alaska, October 11...

Visiting Chilkats watching dance at Klukwan potlatch, Oct. 11. 98. 421. A.C. Pillsbury.; General Klukwan location provided. University of Washington Special Collections has a print of the same photo dated one... More

Circle City waterfront, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  c65a9fcf4b10681e568ee4ca4a9c550f

Circle City waterfront, Alaska, ca. 1899 - c65a9fcf4b10681e568ee4ca4a...

A white tent appears at the left. Signs for a store, general merchandise and Pabst beer can be seen on the buildings in the distance.; Circle City. [Symbol.]. No. 627.; General Circle, Alaska location provided.

Columbia Glacier from Heather Island, Alaska, 1899 -  33a5645ccae19130e8465670cca82654

Columbia Glacier from Heather Island, Alaska, 1899 - 33a5645ccae19130...

Transcribed from accompanying description: ""[Photograph]. Curtis, Edward S. Hand-tinted silver print executed for the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899 (Alaskan ""dreamscape,"" with lake and tall pines). 1899... More

Dance of the sticks at Klukwan Potlatch ceremony, Alaska, October 12, 1898 -  66aa5b02aef74bbc4105910788707e6c

Dance of the sticks at Klukwan Potlatch ceremony, Alaska, October 12, ...

A.C. Pillsbury. 425. Dance of the sticks at the Klukwan Potlatch. Oct. 12 - 98.; General Klukwan location provided. University of Washington Special Collections has a print of the same photo dated two days la... More

Dancers at Klukwan Potlatch ceremony, Alaska, October 14, 1898 -  ce8179ec45436bbe44f3eee8e6f9e463

Dancers at Klukwan Potlatch ceremony, Alaska, October 14, 1898 - ce81...

Dancers at Klukwan Potlatch, Oct. 14, 98. 424. A.C. Pillsbury.; General Klukwan location provided.

Dancers at Klukwan Potlatch ceremony, Alaska, October 14, 1898 -  773ec06a7367036ee04c7a1f9175c35c

Dancers at Klukwan Potlatch ceremony, Alaska, October 14, 1898 - 773e...

Dancers at Klukwan Potlatch, Oct. 14, 98. 422. A.C. Pillsbury.; General Klukwan location provided.

Eddystone Rock in the Behm Canal, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  921150a4ffa34d4fc60162336a850fe9

Eddystone Rock in the Behm Canal, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 921150a4ffa34d4f...

Eddystone Rock, (275 ft. high). Behm Canal, Alaska. A.C.P. 120 [?]

Dyea, Alaska from Dyea Mt., ca. 1899 -  303d151c4211c76e79d72a5ee7e0b206

Dyea, Alaska from Dyea Mt., ca. 1899 - 303d151c4211c76e79d72a5ee7e0b2...

Dyea was a short-lived town used by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush as an entrance to the Chilkoot Trail. It became less popular after a large avalanche blocked much of the trail on April 3, 1898 kill... More

Gold nugget from near Anvil Creek, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  886d88ddbec8074451129c406df7edd8

Gold nugget from near Anvil Creek, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 886d88ddbec8074...

Gold was first discovered at Anvil Creek in 1898 leading to a large rush in prospectors who traveled through nearby Nome, Alaska to reach the gold fields. The value for the gold, provided at $320 in 1899 would ... More

Group outside North American Transportation & Trading Company in Circle City, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  32b8e75e1f57e34b51c1195ef891b826

Group outside North American Transportation & Trading Company in Circl...

The United States Marshal office appears on the left and the North American Transportation & Trading Company warehouse appears in the center of the photograph. A sign reading "Forest Fires! Warning!" is posted ... More

Group of indigenous children at Fort Yukon, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  dcd157f96c14705f7e4640582494279a

Group of indigenous children at Fort Yukon, Alaska, ca. 1899 - dcd157...

Native Kids at Fort Yukon. [Symbol.] No. 630.; General Fort Yukon location provided.

Haines, Alaska and Portage Cove looking SE, ca. 1899 -  c0ab52ed01303dac886d261f516ecc26

Haines, Alaska and Portage Cove looking SE, ca. 1899 - c0ab52ed01303d...

Canal, Portage Cove, Davidson Glacier. Haines. Pyramid Harbor. [Symbol.]; General Haines location provided.

Indigenous woman with child on her back, ca. 1899 -  5378c5f4c131b5e369a76e791b087f8a

Indigenous woman with child on her back, ca. 1899 - 5378c5f4c131b5e36...

The identity of the woman and child are unknown. The photograph was likely taken in Alaska or Western Canada but the exact region is unknown. An illustration based on this photograph appeared in the June 1900 e... More

Indigenous women in Nome, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  482dd98d1dce5501aac49e589c34ab22

Indigenous women in Nome, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 482dd98d1dce5501aac49e58...

The same photograph was published on page 279 of the ""Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's Magazine,"" Volume 29. An illustration based on the photograph appeared in the June 1900 issue of "McClur... More

Indigenous woman sitting outside of building, ca. 1899 -  85c242f01232d43ac9b54b1bde9b2713

Indigenous woman sitting outside of building, ca. 1899 - 85c242f01232...

The caption appears to be a play on a George Wither's poem which reads "If she think not well of me, What care I how fair she be?" The identity and location of the woman are unknown.; "If she be not fair to me,... More

Indigenous group at Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  d4184abfe7ab95a9178aaef329b1e749

Indigenous group at Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 - d4184abfe7ab95a9178a...

Natives in [range costume?], Wrangel, Alaska. A.C.P.; General Wrangell location provided. "Regalia" would probably be a more appropriate word than "costume".

Indigenous woman and girl in Fort Yukon, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  407a0e9cd63a501c4a6d29787a269ff1

Indigenous woman and girl in Fort Yukon, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 407a0e9cd...

The belle's of Fort Yukon. [Symbol.] No. 632.; General Fort Yukon location provided.

Indigenous woman in Nome, Alaska, September 28, 1899 -  e9dfc08518134dcc6424854840d3a4dd

Indigenous woman in Nome, Alaska, September 28, 1899 - e9dfc08518134d...

The same photograph was published on page 277 of the "Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's Magazine," Volume 29 and the June 1900 issue of "Harper's Weekly." The woman's identity is unknown. Gold w... More

Indigenous group in Fort Yukon, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  39441bfefdac19202760b23eb4f0e2f6

Indigenous group in Fort Yukon, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 39441bfefdac192027...

"Dusty Willy" + other Fort Yukoners. [Symbol.] No. 631.; General Fort Yukon location provided.

Indigenous cemetery in St. Michael, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  4bc5545c7ca67883fd96beb6073ac439

Indigenous cemetery in St. Michael, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 4bc5545c7ca678...

Graveyard at St. Michael. [Symbol.] No. 645.; General St. Michael location provided.

Juneau, Alaska from the water, ca. 1895 -  c477bc2a0d70125e6ea8cb0277342f7b
Le Conte Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  37271774fb248cd78cef939ae2f107b2

Le Conte Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 37271774fb248cd78cef939ae2f107b2

Le Conte Glacier, 25 miles north of Wrangel, Alaska. 122 [?]. A.C.P.

Logs at Circle City waterfront, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  c575e9631fd5052dd9743be35b139cb0

Logs at Circle City waterfront, Alaska, ca. 1899 - c575e9631fd5052dd9...

Circle City. [Symbol.]. No. 626.; General Circle, Alaska location provided.

Man on bicycle pulling sled near summit of White Pass Trail, ca. 1899 -  87d929c9e9b8d28395cad66618425263

Man on bicycle pulling sled near summit of White Pass Trail, ca. 1899 ...

During the Klondike Gold Rush, the White Pass was one of the routes used by prospectors to travel from Skagway to the Yukon gold fields.; [No caption.]; General White Pass location provided.

Men at T.S. Lippy's "El Dorado" gold claim, ca. 1905 -  861b0c9c8fef3a8279f2bd8540f3d02c

Men at T.S. Lippy's "El Dorado" gold claim, ca. 1905 - 861b0c9c8fef3a...

Transcribed from photograph: "Portraits. Group. Men at clean up at Lippy's claim "El Dorado". ca. 1905."; Eldorado Creek, YT; Location approximated. Eldorado creek was located off of Bonanza Creek SE of Dawson City.

Mouth of Stikine River, ca. 1899 -  4e786ce8847fb91cb504c806bf344881

Mouth of Stikine River, ca. 1899 - 4e786ce8847fb91cb504c806bf344881

Mouth of the Stickeen River, near Wrangel, Alaska. A.C.P. 59.; Location approximated.

Muir Glacier, ca. 1899 -  15b3c6cc3fdab8e40dffee5eb06b9c54
Native Americans in Alaska, 1926 -  a0f2b6c68ef57323e1274c11f201c470

Native Americans in Alaska, 1926 - a0f2b6c68ef57323e1274c11f201c470

The left photo's caption is "Thlingket Ceremonial Robes." The caption on the right photo is "Native Basket Maker." Transcribed from back of photo: "Alaska the Beautiful. Fisher Studio. Ketchikan. 1925."

Nome waterfront, Alaska, September 1899 -  85f2a040d18101173906902a11815e81

Nome waterfront, Alaska, September 1899 - 85f2a040d18101173906902a118...

Gold was discovered near Nome in the summer of 1898. Prospectors rushed to stake claims and the city's population quickly ballooned to 10,000 people. In 1899, more gold was discovered on beaches near the town a... More

Northern Light Presbyterian Church in Juneau, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  5de3bb9e00b5f337277a040b6e44e53e

Northern Light Presbyterian Church in Juneau, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 5de3...

The church building was located at 3rd Ave. and Main St. Over the years it was used as a carpenter's shop, school, church, and brewery. The building was demolished in 1914. The sign on the church reads "Norther... More

Prospectors on beach in Nome, Alaska, October 3, 1899 -  ea9ed2098eac26d4d8799fd004f560f6

Prospectors on beach in Nome, Alaska, October 3, 1899 - ea9ed2098eac2...

The men in the photo are employing a method known as "cradling." Prospectors would shovel gravel onto the top of a "cradle" or "rocker" box and rock it back and forth to sift through the gravel through to the l... More

Prospectors and supplies on Nome waterfront, Alaska, September 22, 1899 -  d2e8888d4214d8affe9d8d814f9d38b0

Prospectors and supplies on Nome waterfront, Alaska, September 22, 189...

Tents and supplies crowd the waterfront as freight is unloaded on the shore. The building for the Alaska Exploration Company appears in the background. The same photograph was published on page 275 of the "Brot... More

Prospectors on beach in Nome, Alaska, September 22, 1899 -  3254c0d20d2ee6b46415ccc48f641a46

Prospectors on beach in Nome, Alaska, September 22, 1899 - 3254c0d20d...

The men in the photo are employing a method known as "cradling." Prospectors would shovel gravel onto the top of a "cradle" or "rocker" box and rock it back and forth to sift through the gravel through to the l... More

Prospectors and log cabin at Derwent, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  805cd76975f05a03be8a90654cb39358

Prospectors and log cabin at Derwent, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 805cd76975f0...

According to "Yukon/Charley Rivers National Preserve, Cumulative Impacts of Mining: Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 1" the town of Derwent was established in 1898 near the mouth of the Charley River. Lik... More

Sea Serpent and Grizzly totem poles outside Chief Shake's house in Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  ee9cb7e04f5aaefc22151bc7423fcef1

Sea Serpent and Grizzly totem poles outside Chief Shake's house in Wra...

The pole on the left is the ""Sea Serpent"" pole and the pole on the right is the ""Bear up Mountain"" pole.; Chief Shake's old Russian totem poles, Wrangel, Alaska. Story of the flood. A.C.P. 60.; General Wran... More

Seattle Mail and Herald, v. 6, no. 43, Sep. 5, 1903 newspaper - 8ffe7d69d6fe43cdfb3dfc0fb26c85c0 (page 9)

Seattle Mail and Herald, v. 6, no. 43, Sep. 5, 1903 newspaper - 8ffe7d...

Page 1 includes advertisement by the Prize Mining Company with a photo of Palmer Lake. Page 9 includes photos from Alaska's Copper River region. Advertisement on page 16 includes portraits of the Acme Business ... More

Seattle Mail and Herald, v. 8, no. 39, Sep. 9, 1905 newspaper - c0957c96c0c9c13a0a87471c5ce48aff (page 4)

Seattle Mail and Herald, v. 8, no. 39, Sep. 9, 1905 newspaper - c0957c...

Page 4 article discusses "Totem Poles of Alaska Indians." The upper two photos (and possibly the lower one) are by Frank La Roche in the mid 1890s: Indian women selling baskets along Lincoln Street, Sitka, A... More

Skagway, Alaska and Chilkoot Inlet looking south, ca. 1899 -  b2dd667ef74bd8ccff50f531478b4883

Skagway, Alaska and Chilkoot Inlet looking south, ca. 1899 - b2dd667e...

A.C. Pillsbury. Skaguay from the summit of Mt. Dewey (3000 ft.) showing 40 miles of Lynn Canal. Copyright. 400. Pyramid Harbor in the distance.; Location approximated.

Skagway, Alaska and Chilkoot Inlet looking south, ca. 1899 -  c3cbcd94144eeefff37b882d3138cd64
Taku Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  13c3d7222ada592da76c31d648b921b0

Taku Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 13c3d7222ada592da76c31d648b921b0

The original Tlingit name for Foster Glacier was Taku Glacier. It was also known as Schulze Glacier in the 1880s and Foster Glacier in the 1890s before reverting to its first name.; Foster Glacier, Taku Inlet. ... More

Taku Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  61577e6a7bb994a9a00ab5d10f52f364

Taku Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 61577e6a7bb994a9a00ab5d10f52f364

Foster Glacier, Taku Inlet. [Pillsbury and Cleveland symbol.]; Location approximated.

Taku Inlet, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  184295e69b869180dd294801f2bd3ece

Taku Inlet, Alaska, ca. 1899 - 184295e69b869180dd294801f2bd3ece

Bergs [?], Taku Inlet. [Symbol.]; General Taku Inlet location provided.

Taku Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899 -  f9bdb08ad6865e08e4c6e1d9e946a6d8

Taku Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899 - f9bdb08ad6865e08e4c6e1d9e946a6d8

The original Tlingit name for Foster Glacier was Taku Glacier. It was also known as Schulze Glacier in the 1880s and Foster Glacier in the 1890s before reverting to its first name.; Foster Glacier, Taku Inlet. ... More

Douglas from the water, Alaska, ca 1914 (CURTIS 1374)

Douglas from the water, Alaska, ca 1914 (CURTIS 1374)

Caption on image: Curtis & Miller 29023Handwritten on verso: Treadwell, Alaska. Actually Douglas Alaska - Treadwell is out of sight to left. Curtis and Miller worked together in Seattle from 1912-1915 .PH Col... More

Alaska State Capitol front with Liberty Bell 1970s

Alaska State Capitol front with Liberty Bell 1970s

View from Fourth Street of the front entrance and marble columns of the Alaska State Capitol as it appeared in the early-mid 1970s. A replica of the Liberty Bell is seen on the right edge of the photo.

H. A. Boucher

H. A. Boucher

Henry A. "Red" Boucher (1921-2009) as lieutenant governor of Alaska. He also served as mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska and in the Alaska House of Representatives, and was influential in the early history of the Ala... More

H. A. Boucher (3x4)

H. A. Boucher (3x4)

Henry A. "Red" Boucher (1921-2009) as lieutenant governor of Alaska. He also served as mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska and in the Alaska House of Representatives, and was influential in the early history of the Ala... More

Lee's Chevron and Steese Market, Fairbanks, Alaska

Lee's Chevron and Steese Market, Fairbanks, Alaska

Mid-1970s view of Lee's Chevron, a gas station, and behind it the Steese Market, a convenience store. They were located at the corner of College Road and the (today's Old) Steese Highway, which at the time wa... More

Seward Highway through Kenai Mountains, 1970s

Seward Highway through Kenai Mountains, 1970s

View of the Seward Highway passing through the Kenai Mountains in the 1970s. An offhand guess would place this somewhere between Turnagain Pass and Summit Lake, but I can't say for certain. The sun is reflec... More

Steve Cowper 1977

Steve Cowper 1977

Stephen Cambreleng "Steve" Cowper (born 1938) is an American lawyer and former politician. Cowper was serving as a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives at the time of this photo. He was l... More

Warehouse fire at Merrill Field 1961

Warehouse fire at Merrill Field 1961

Firefighters of the Anchorage Fire Department battling the fire of a warehouse at Merrill Field in Anchorage, Alaska, one of two major building fires in Anchorage during 1961. The building would be a total lo... More

William A. Egan

William A. Egan

William Allen "Bill" Egan (1914–1984) was an American politician. Egan served in a wide variety of political offices during the latter territorial and early statehood eras of Alaska, but is best known for ser... More

Title- Muir Glacier (7140146351)

Title- Muir Glacier (7140146351)

Title: Muir Glacier Creator: Partridge Photo. Date: 1887 Place: Alaska Part Of: Partridge's Alaska photographs Physical Description: 1 photographic print: 11 x 19 cm. on 14 x 22 cm. mount File: ag1982_0092_31_m... More

Capitol International Airways Flight 3-26

Capitol International Airways Flight 3-26

Русский: Последствия авиакатастрофы в Анкоридже 27 ноября 1970 года

Frank Nowells photography studio c. 1909

Frank Nowells photography studio c. 1909

Frank Nowell's photography studio in Nome, Alaska ca. 1909, with sign stating "Official Photographer, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition". Photographer: Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950 Subjects (LCTGM): Photographic s... More

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