A Knik family
Knik Chief Nikaly and his family of the Athabascan Dena’ina tribe pose next to a tent near Anchorage, Alaska, in 1918 for photographer H.G. Kaiser. Located on Cook...
Buying Alaska
With this check, the United States completed the purchase of almost 600,000 square miles of land that would become our 49th state. This Treasury Warrant, issued on...
“I nominate William H. Seward…”
President Abraham Lincoln nominated New York Senator William H. Seward for Secretary of State on March 5, 1861. During his eight-year tenure as Secretary of State,...
Interned in Alaska
For the duration of World War II, the Federal Government removed hundreds of Aleuts from their homes for their own protection. This passenger list from the United...
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Father Paul C. O'Connor, S.J., Superior of St. Mary's Mission, Akulurak, Alaska, sent this Christmas card to the assistant director of the Alaska Civilian...
Letter from Sheryl Byland
Sheryl Byland drew for President Dwight D. Eisenhower her suggestion for a new national flag after Alaska became the 49th state.
Metlakahtla Christian Mission Church
The wedding of Paul Mather and Emma Benson was celebrated at Metlakahtla Christian Mission Church in Metlakahtla, Alaska. Mather became an Episcopalian minister, a...