Picture This, Alaska
Picture This, Alaska

Author: Deb Vanasse

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2011-03

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1459612523

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In more than 100 historic photographs, this book captures the remarkable story of this vast and complex state. An elderly Inupiat woman is clearly pleased with her long line of drying fish fillets on a windy and sunny day. A pack train carries 1,200 pounds of gold destined for the First National Bank of Fairbanks. A man with suit and fedora plays a violin while sitting on a piece of ice in the Chena River. A posed shot from the turn of the century shows well-dressed women (likely prostitutes) in Klondike City. The passage of time reveals the change of structures from sod houses to tents to log cabins to detailed Victorian homes, but the indomitable spirit of the people remains evident across generations. Deb Vanasse's thoughtful text and expert selection of images - from snapshots to formal studies - bring a remarkable world to life for readers.

Alaska Historical Photographs Collection
Alaska Historical Photographs Collection

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The Alaska Historical Photographs Collection is an ongoing collection of miscellaneous Northern images. It currently consists of consists of 2 unidentified images of ruins, one of which may be from Fort Ross in California; a cartoon postcard postmarked in Nome, Alaska; a Christmas card addressed to Dr. Charles E. Bunnell; and a number of images of Alaskan subjects, including Athapascan and Tlingit Indians in traditional attire, Fort Kenai, Alaska, ca. 1897-1901, the Brass Band of Valdez, Alaska, in 1905, Anan Creek in 1928, and the Nome school.

Historic Photos of Alaska
Historic Photos of Alaska

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Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2008-02-01

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1618585924

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Just over 140 years ago, the United States made one of the greatest land deals of all time, purchasing from Russia a massive piece of property near the Arctic Circle. Since then, the land known as Alaska has been the site of a gold rush and an oil boom, but those great events comprise only a small portion of the state’s fascinating history. Historic Photos of Alaska captures the majesty, history, and regal beauty of America’s largest and most northern state through nearly 200 archival black-and-white photographs of this awe-inspiring region. Author Dermot Cole takes the reader on a journey through Alaska’s pristine natural beauty and documents moments from the 1898 gold rush to the only World War II invasion on North American soil, to the long-awaited statehood and the incredible destruction wrought by the massive 1964 earthquake. Don’t miss this fascinating trip through Alaska’s history!

The Episcopal Church in Alaska
The Episcopal Church in Alaska

Author: William E. Simeone

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Published: 1981

Total Pages: 312

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Catalog of the Alaskan photograph collection of the Episcopal Church Archives in Austin, Texas. Dates range from 1889 to 1968. Photographs were mainly used to promote and publicize the Church's work in Alaska.

Historic Photos of Alaska
Historic Photos of Alaska

Author: Dermot Cole

Publisher: Turner

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781596524248

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Just over 140 years ago, the United States made one of the greatest land deals of all time, purchasing from Russia a massive piece of property near the Arctic Circle. Since then, the land known as Alaska has been the site of a gold rush and an oil boom, but those great events comprise only a small portion of the state's fascinating history. Historic Photos of Alaska captures the majesty, history, and regal beauty of America's largest and most northern state through nearly 200 archival black-and-white photographs of this awe-inspiring region. Author Dermot Cole takes the reader on a journey through Alaska's pristine natural beauty and documents moments from the 1898 gold rush to the only World War II invasion on North American soil, to the long-awaited statehood and the incredible destruction wrought by the massive 1964 earthquake. Don't miss this fascinating trip through Alaska's history!