Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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The photographs in this collection depict a settlement somewhere in interior Alaska along a river. The river looks like the Yukon River. Some of the photographs show the settlement being flooded by high river water. There is an interior view of a cabin as well as exterior views, a dog sled team hauling goods, and Native people.

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Interviews with Stan Price, transcribed from audio tapes recorded in 1974 at Mr. Price’s homestead, Pack Creek, Admiralty Island.

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Includes original handwritten volume and 54-page translation listing type and location of furnishings ; lists names of personal residences; also includes entries for some later dates and a child's scribblings.

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Kodiak - Afognak District Records; 1920's - 1950's

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Late 1940s-1961, bulk 1950. Fanny [Fannie] Island, Juneau, Yakutat areas. Alaska landscapes, unidentified persons, boats and harbors, labor equipment, hunting, salmon fishing.

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Includes prospectus with photographs and consolidated report with index; includes historical background from 1911, assessment of the quality and colors of the marble, production costs, etc.

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Includes walrus pin, pamphlet titled "You too can be a Walrus," and a certificate for presentation to Alaska visitors signed by Gov. Walter J. Hickel.

Content Description

The collection contains photos primarily of southeast Alaska, ca. 1910-1940s. It includes photos of the Cordova and Hyder areas, Alaskan sled dogs, a few British Columbia scenes and various other areas of Alaska. There are panoramas of the Hoonah Packing Company cannery and the Chilkat Oil Company’s refinery near Katalla. The collection also includes photos of glaciers, rivers, and scenics.

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Scenes of the Chilkoot Pass, Port Chilkoot (Haines), Chilkat, Porcupine and Haines Alaska, mining, and the Chilkat and Sitka Indians.

Scope and Contents There is one photograph in this collection, and R.N. DeArmond has identified the individuals pictured as Jack Dalton, his wife, Estelle Richey Dalton, and Ed Hanley. The bulk of the collection consists of the research files on Jack Dalton, collected by R.N. DeArmond and Patricia Roppel. Included are pages of research notes, biographical data, timelines, newspaper articles, personal correspondence, copies of U.S. General Land Office documents pertaining to the Dalton Trail, and published...