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Description: Studio portrait of Yakutat native identified as Dah-Clet-Jah. The man has his head turned in profile and is wearing a headdress. On the front of the headdress is pair of carved faces with eyes, nose, and mouth. Ermine Fur covers the sides and back of the headdress that falls in tassles over his sholders. Thin pieces of wood, identified as cedar bark woven with goat's hair, are sticking out of the top of the head piece. A robe draped over his shoulders is open in the front displaying a dark necktie. The robe is multi-toned and contains abstract patterning.

Description: Three girls in an interior with wooden walls and flooring are seated at desks with sewing machines. All three girls have straight dark hair that is braided; they wear light-colored clothing. Material and sewing accessories can be seen on the desks. Curving decorative black ironwork is on the sides of the desks. Visible in the background are two beds, one with a wooden frame, and the other with a white metal frame. A pillow can be seen on the metal-framed bed.

Description: Three men identified as Eskimos stand on a sandy shore in front of a large canoe with an attached motor. Wooden crates of supplies and two shovels to be loaded onto the boat are situated on the beach in front of the men. These crates read "Red Crown Gasoline", and "Bordens Evaporated Milk". The man on the far right is clothed in a dark long-sleeved button-up shirt and dark pants. The man in the middle wears a dark button-up collared shirt and pair of overalls that are unbuttoned at the top. The man on the far left wears a white shirt under a dark, long-sleeved jacket. A body of water lies in the background.

Description: Two men pose with a resting team of dogs that are harnessed to a sled containing a fur garment, or blanket. One man, wearing a hat with hanging tassle, turtleneck sweater, blazer jacket, and laced knee high boots, sits on the side of the sled. The other man is standing next to the sled, wearing a brimmed hat, a vest, white collared shirt, blazer and dark pants. Another sled containing a blanket and secured boxes sits closer to two wooden buildings with white- trimmed windows. The larger building in the back has a wooden fence and small metal chimney. The smaller building displays an extended v-shaped eave.

Description: A man identified as R. Amundsen stands in a snowy arctic landscape with three dogs. Roald Amundsen was the discoverer of the South Pole and the first person to fly over the North Pole. He is clothed in fur garments with hooded coat with fringes, pants, gloves and laced boots. Part of a mountain, or glacier is visible in the background., Shot in the Arctic Regions

Description: Eight wooden crates on the deck of a boat identified as the STR. "Power". The text on the crates reads "from Washington-Alaska Bank Fairbanks" and "Fairbanks Banking Co. Fairbanks Alaska". A wooden chair is in the background across from a white wooden railing.

Description: Train loading passengers and freight at Bennett, Alaska. Large rocks and sparse vegetation are in the foreground of the print. Wagon wheels and parts lie on the bank next to a body of water. A camp with multiple white tents is visble in the background. Another body of water located to the left of the print contains a small boat dock, two small wooden boats, and a steamboat. Rocky mountain terrain fills three quarters of the skyline.

Description: Two ships unloading supplies on the Alaska Home Railway Wharf in Valdez, Alaska. Two large ships are docked side by side to a wooden pier. The larger ship that is docked closest to the pier has written on its bow "Portland of Port Townsend". The smaller ship next to the S.S. Portland has written on its bow "John C Potter Tacoma". In the foreground of the image are two men in dark garments and hats standing on boats looking at the camera. Five various small boats are floating in the water near the wharf. A wooden bridge is seen on the left hand side of the image, on which is the blurred motion of a moving vehicle. Three wooden buildings can be seen on the wharf as well as silhouetted figures behind the wooden buildings. A large snow-capped mountain range is partly visible through the clouds in the background.

Description: Three individuals pose with a double-ended sleigh in a snow-filled landscape. Two people sit in the sleigh. The individual on the left wears a hat with fur trim, and a long-sleeved fur coat with a high neck collar. The woman sitting on the other end of the sleigh wears a white fur-trimmed hat and large fur coat. A man wearing a fur-trimmed hat, long-sleeved button-up coat and gloves stands behind the sleigh. With his right hand he grasps a rope. The sleigh is wooden-framed with a sturdy material, possibly canvas, which is secured to the sleigh with rope. Unidentified objects, possibly supplies, sit on the left end of the sleigh and are secured in place with rope. A figure in motion is blurred in the background. Only snow is visible in the landscape.

Description: View of a caisson in the middle of a body of water, which is identified as the Copper River. The caisson is circular and appears to be made of wood. Workers, barrels, ladders, and a smoking chimney can be seen on the caisson. A rope bridge extends out from the side of the caisson. White numbers with notches are written on the front of the caisson to mark the water level. Metal tubing and wires hang from a wooden structure. This structure extends out into the foreground of the image. A group of workers are being carried across the river in a lift attached to suspended wires. A rocky waterfront with three wooden buildings is visible in the distance. Large, snow-capped mountains fill the background of the image.

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