Alutiiq, Russian, and Yankee Whaling on the Kodiak Grounds
Alutiiq, Russian, and Yankee Whaling on the Kodiak Grounds
An Alutiiq whaling lance from the collection of the Alaska State Museum. Spirituality, economics, and geopolitics come t... Read more
6 Jul 2017
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Puffin Skin Parka Shows Work of Alaska Native Women in Russian America
Puffin Skin Parka Shows Work of Alaska Native Women in Russian America
When the USS Resaca left Sitka in January of 1868, the Navy vessel carried on board Princess Maria Maksutoff, the wife o... Read more
6 Jul 2017
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Canned at Klawock: The Early History of Alaska's Salmon Industry
Canned at Klawock: The Early History of Alaska's Salmon Industry
It was in 1878 that George Hamilton's saltery at Klawock on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska was turned into t... Read more
6 Jul 2017
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The American Army, Dena'ina Villagers, and a Russian Trader at Fort Kenai, 1869-1870
The American Army, Dena'ina Villagers, and a Russian Trader at Fort Kenai, 1869-1870
In 2008, the Alaska State Office of History and Archaeology recovered a mountain howitzer within Lower Cook Inlet. This ... Read more
6 Jul 2017
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