A map depicting the territory that would become Alaska. The map covers four of the five regions of Alaska, leaving out the far north. The various Native American tribes in the region are classified in a table. Relief is shown by hachures. Translated title, "Map of Russian America."
Pencil and black and white wash landscape drawing of Fort Wrangel Harbor in Alaska. Boats are visible in the water and structures are visible on the shore to the left. The area is surrounded by mountains.
Pencil and black and white wash landscape drawing depicting Devils Thumb Mountain in Wrangel, Alaska. There is a body of water in the foreground. Writing at the bottom of the drawing reads, "The Devils thumb from entrance to Prince Frederick Sound, Wrangel narrows, north end" and below that, what appears to read, "clear, cool, sun at my back." Writing at the top right of the drawing reads, "Streaks in mountain sides much lighter than forest and are a reddish gray."
Pencil and black and white wash landscape drawing featuring Mt. Adams, Mt. Edgecumbe, and Sitka Harbor Village. Multiple boats are visible on the water and structures are visible on the shore.
Pencil and black and white wash landscape drawing of Suchoi Channel, also known as Dry Strait, near Prince Frederick Sound. The water is visible in the foreground and mountains are visible in the distance.
Pencil and black and white wash landscape drawing of Red Bay near Prince of Wales Island. Three boats are visible in the water and mountains and trees are visible in the distance.
Four unidentified men gathered at an airplane galley during a flight to Galena, Alaska. The flight departed from Larson Air Force Base, Washington to participate in "Operation Snowbird" a polar military training exercise (negative 4 of 12).
Interior view showing mechanical infrastructure and bomb holding for an airplane in flight to Galena, Alaska. The flight departed from Larson Air Force Base, Washington to participate in "Operation Snowbird" a polar military training exercise (negative 8 of 12).
An unidentified man resting on a cot in the barracks at Galena, Alaska. The man is participating in "Operation Snowbird," a polar military training exercise (negative 2 of 9).
Three men wearing heavy-weight snow suits and holding camera equipment seated on cots in a barracks at Galena, Alaska. The men are documenting "Operation Snowbird," a polar military training exercise (negative 3 of 9).
Donna Persson and an unidentified man stand beside a hanging quarter of a moose at her home in Galena, Alaska. Persson, a former resident of Oswego, Oregon was living in Galena with her husband, Ken Persson who worked as a supervisor of electronics at the CAA Communications Station.
View of Galena, Alaska taken during "Operation Snowbird," a polar military training exercise. The photograph is taken from the roof of a building and shows a small collection of small buildings in a snowy field (negative 9 of 13).
Five men wearing heavyweight snowsuits eating turkey in the rubble of the mess hall at a military encampment in Galena, Alaska. The mess hall burned in a fire during "Operation Snowbird," a polar military training exercise. The photograph was published in the January 26, 1955 Oregon Journal with the caption, "Kitchen was overdone but the turkey was perfect after fire destroyed mess hall and other buildings Monday at site of Operation Snow Bird in Alaska. Turkeys had been placed in field ovens Sunday night to roast for Monday dinner. After charred remains of buildings cooled, men ate birds, but complained jokingly of cook who failed to make dressing."
Art Pack shooting film with an Akeley camera while Brownie Pack (black cap) and two unidentified people stand on the deck of the MV Westward. Two other men look out from the windows of the pilot house.