An unexpected find in a University of Alaska Fairbanks archive has revealed more information about the oft-debated April 1910 Sourdough Expedition climb of Denali, North America’s highest mountain. Photographs found by UAF Geophysical Institute professor Matthew Sturm in the university’s Rasmuson Library archives in October show the climbing party at about 16,500 feet — far […]
To assist Alutiiq families with the preservation of their paper photographs the Alutiiq Museum is leading a Community Photo Archive project. In the coming months, museum staff members will work with tribal councils and community members to identify Alutiiq family photos, scan the images, and create digital copies to their owners. Staff members will […]
Anchorage Museum photo identification booth will be at Carlson Center Oct. 17-19 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – The staff of the Anchorage Museum’s Atwood Resource Center/Library and Archives will pack up hundreds of archival photographs of rural Alaska and fly to Fairbanks for the annual Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention on a mission to help preserve the […]
A Wasilla man was arrested by troopers on Saturday after it was reported that he had attempted to coerce another with indecent photos via text troopers reported on Sunday. The ensuing trooper investigation found that 45-year-old Vincent Schuerch had taken some indecent photographs of a female family member on several occasions without her knowledge or […]