Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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This collection of postcard views represents a small number of photographs Father Bernard took while in Alaska. They are Series 9 and 10 and were printed in France. Images include the Catholic Mission, Seward Peninsula; Eskimos; portraits; dog teams, between 1906-1916.

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The photos include views of Chitina, Seward and the Alaska Central Railway, bridges, tunnels, a few businesses (Seward and Anchorage), and images of people, some identified. Many of the photographs are attributed to the photographers Evans and Anderson. Bob Evans was a Douglas photographer.

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Brief manuscript by wireless operator C.R. Ferguson. The manuscript describes sailing a large windship along the Bering Sea coast in 1925. The Alaska Packers Association ship “Star of England,” took supplies and Chinese and Filipino laborers to canneries along the Bering Sea coast.

Scope and Contents Accession 2000-57 The 22 color slides concern the Mt. Edgecumbe Airlift of 1961 – 1962. A note provides the following comment: “Students from all over Alaska arriving by airplane, 1961.” The slides were numbered consecutively. Accession 2006-02 These Ed Ferrell photographs are a collection of photographs, negatives, and slides that include images taken of the Chilkoot Trail; Fantail Trail to Atlin, B.C.; Forty Mile, Yukon River; Art Skinner’s Gun Shop; Livengood, Alaska;...

Scope and Contents Research notes and materials for published and unpublished non-fiction books, spanning the years 1853-2009. Working files for several of Nancy Ferrell’s published books, such as Barrett Willoughby: Alaska’s Forgotten Lady (1994), Battle of the Little Bighorn (1996), Alaska’s Heroes: A Call to Courage (2002), Destination Valdez (1998), and White Water Skippers of the North: The Barringtons (2008). The collection specifically contains: photographs for publication, vital records,...

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The festival presents Alaska life, occupations, native crafts, dances, etc: through interviews and film.

Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs, articles and a few papers collected by Minnie. Many of the photographs were probably taken by Minnie probably photographed the images. The home and the children are represented, as well as people who may be friends, or young adults who grew up at the home. Images of Minnie show her as a young girl and an elderly woman. The scrapbook is entirely devoted to author Celia Caroline Cole, who wrote inspirational articles for The Delineator, a fashion magazine...

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Stock certificates, etc.

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Includes typescript of letter from Callahan to his brother William, a photograph, and an obituary from the Alaska Weekly (1/6/1933).