Abstract This collection contains color slides of the Pacific Northwest and Washington D.C., photographed by Don C. Foster and others from circa 1944-1964. There bulk of the photographs consist of Alaskan landscapes, wildlife, and peoples, as well as various locations in the state including the Aleutian Islands, Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, Kotzebue and the Alcan Highway. The images also depict Alaskans engaged in a variety of activities from ice fishing, reindeer racing, and walrus hunting to...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 1,683 color slides of the Pacific Northwest and Washington D.C., photographed by Don C. Foster and others from the mid-1940s through the mid-1960s. Photographs of Alaskan landscapes, wildlife, botany, and peoples constitute the bulk of the collection; most images were created during Foster's tenure as the general superintendent of Alaska's National Service. The collection documents various locations in the state, including the Aleutian Islands, Anchorage, Nome,...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of 1,683 color slides of the Pacific Northwest and Washington D.C., photographed by Don C. Foster and others from the mid-1940s through the mid-1960s. Photographs of Alaskan landscapes, wildlife, botany, and peoples constitute the bulk of the collection; most images were created during Foster's tenure as the general superintendent of Alaska's National Service. The collection documents various locations in the state, including the Aleutian Islands, Anchorage, Nome,...