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Archive - October 18th 2017, 150 years since the U.S. takes possession of Alaska 

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On this day the United States bought the territory of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. The purchase was made by William Henry Seward, the secretary of state under President Andrew Johnson, and resulted in 586,412 square miles being added to US territory. 

Thomas Hoepker 1995

USA, Alaska, 1995. Landscape and salmon fishing in Kachemak Bay.... 

Thomas Hoepker 1995

USA. Fort Yukon, Alaska. 1995. Louise PETER, an Athabasca Indian... 

Ian Berry 2001

USA. Alaska. South Central Alaska. Denali National Park and... 

Ian Berry 2001

USA. Alaska. Southeastern Alaska. Juneau. A small fishing... 

Alec Soth 2015

USA. Nome, Alaska. 2015. Tate and Dave from the band The Coler... 

Ian Berry 2001

USA. Alaska. South Central Alaska. Palmer. Alaska State Fair... 

Rene Burri 1966

Alaska. Anchorage. 

Dennis Stock 1977

USA. Skagway, Alaska. 1977.

Elliott Erwitt 1966

USA. Alaska. Fairbanks. 1966. 

Dennis Stock 1977

USA. Kotzebue, Alaska. 1977. Inuit. 

Dennis Stock 1977

USA. Ninilchik, Alaska. 1977. Russian Orthodox church. 

Larry Towell 1989

USA. Prince William Sound, Alaska. 1989. Pier. 

Thomas Hoepker 1995

USA. Kachemak Bay, Alaska. 1995. Bald eagle on Homer Spit. 

Thomas Hoepker 1995

USA. Alaska. 1995. The Alaska Pipeline between Prudhoe and Valdez.... 

Paul Fusco 1989

USA. Alaska. Prince William Sound. 1989. The clean-up of the... 

Paul Fusco 1989

USA. Alaska. Prince William Sound. 1989. The clean-up of the... 

Thomas Hoepker 1995

USA. Ketchikan, Alaska. 1995. Tlingit Indian totem-carver Nathan... 

Thomas Hoepker 1995

USA. Ketchikan, Alaska. 1995. Tlingit Indian totem-carver Nathan... 

Alec Soth 2015

USA. Nome, Alaska. 2015. A couple off of Nome's beach front. 

Thomas Hoepker 1995

USA. Fox, Alaska. 1995. Lynette and Dexter CLARK, gold miners... 

Ian Berry 2001

USA. Alaska. South Central Alaska. Kenai Peninsula. Cooper... 

Burt Glinn 1953

USA. Anatuvik, Alaska. 1953. A Nunumaiute grandfather entertains... 

Larry Towell 1989

USA. Tatitlek, Alaska. 1989. Fred Allen, a native hunter and... 

Thomas Hoepker 1995

1995. Salmon fishing in Kachemak Bay. 

Thomas Hoepker 1995

USA. Alaska. 1995. Robert SHEIDON at a mountain house on Ruth... 

Thomas Hoepker 1995

1995. Homesteaders Jim and Tenna HELMERICKS in Colville Delta... 

Burt Glinn 1953

USA. Anaktuvuk, AK. 1953. Grandfather of Nuniamut tribe tells... 

Ian Berry 2001

USA. Alaska. The Alaska Pipeline. 

Dennis Stock 1977

USA. Barrow, Alaska. 1977. Salmon drying.

Hiroji Kubota 1991

USA. Nome, Alaska. 1991. 

Rene Burri 1982

Indian couple near Alaska highway. 1982. 

Hiroji Kubota 1975

USA. Alaska. Brooks Range. 1975. 

Ian Berry 2001

USA. Alaska. Southeastern Alaska. Juneau. An iceberg calved... 

Ian Berry 2001

USA. Alaska. South Central Alaska. Prince William Sound. ... 

Larry Towell 1989

USA. Cordova, Alaska. 1989. A deer killed by oil ingestion. 

Burt Glinn 1992

USA. Alaska, 1992. Helicopter carries skiers to glacier.

Hiroji Kubota 1975

USA. Alaska. Point Lay. 1975. 

Hiroji Kubota 1975

USA. Alaska. Point Lay. 1975. 
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