Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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This collection contains photocopies of letters written from 1898 to 1931 by miner Caleb Berry who came to the Klondike Gold Rush via the White Pass Route out of Skagway, Alaska, in 1898. Also included is a photocopy transcription of some of the letters, photocopies of photographs of Caleb and his sled teams, and photocopies of three newspaper clippings.

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Letter to “my dear sister Jessie,” May 9, 1898, Lake Linderman [sic]. Letter describes experiences on the Chilkoot Trail during Klondike Gold Rush.

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Papers, 1897-1917. [Forty Mile, Yukon, Shushana, Alaska]

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This collection contains views of the trading post, the Moravian Mission and Eskimo people and culture.

Scope and Contents The photographs were taken by Clinton Betz during his time working in Alaska, 1943-1944, and during trips. Images include buildings in Anchorage, railroad engines and stations, canneries, fishing boats, Alaska Railroad scenes and equipment, and photos taken during a trip from Anchorage to Seward includes Matanuska Valley and Glacier, Kenai Peninsula, Portage Glacier, Spencer Glacier, Bartlett Glacier, Turnagain Arm, Palmer Highway and bridge, Girdwood, Pioneer Peak, Kenai Lake, Mt....

Scope and Contents The album primarily concerns activities associated with the Hirst-Chichagof Mine in Kimshan Cove on Chichagof Island, where Mr. Biggs was employed. The images include scenics of the surrounding area and Turner Lake, mine workers and other individuals, reconstruction of the mine, and 3 photographs of Governor Parks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the federal building in Juneau. The album includes photographs of William Biggs, Frank J. Speckert, D.J. Williams, Mrs. D.J. Williams, Brian...

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Occasional paper - Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum ; no. 2. Includes "Song by A. A. Baranov, 1799." p. 43-44. Translated from "The Muscovit", March, 1849; No. 5, Book I. St. Petersburg. By H.W. Elliott ...

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Includes list prepared at Cornell University and 3 letters to and from National Park Service officials.

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The journal is the account of two trips to Alaska in 1898 by Martin Bjornstad. The first trip, which began in January, is a trip to the Klondike including Skagway and Dyea; Bjornstad stopped short of the gold fields when he realized he was ill-prepared. For the second trip, Bjornstad joined a U.S. Army expedition, led by Capt. W.R. Abercrombie, to explore the Copper River area, from April to November.