Guide to the Harris M. Whiting papers
undated, 1936-1965
Collection number: HMC-0506.
Creator: Whiting, Harris M.
Title: Harris M. Whiting papers.
Dates: undated, 1936-1965.
Volume of collection: 1.2 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Materials in this collection are in English.
Collection summary: Papers and photographs of a managing engineer for construction of military facilities in Alaska.
Biographical note:
Harris Murdock Whiting was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1888. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and then embarked on an engineering career. His work took him to California, Washington, Alaska, Arizona, and British Columbia. From 1939 to 1942, Whiting was field engineer for the general contracting firm of Siems Drake-Puget Sound in Seattle, Washington for military projects in Alaska. The U.S. Navy, Bureau of Yards and Docks, Contract NOy-3750, involved construction of naval facilities at Sitka, Kodiak, Unalaska Island, Dutch Harbor, and Sand Point. From 1947 to 1952, Whiting was general manager for Drake Puget Sound for military projects concerning U.S. Navy, Bureau of Yards and Docks, Contract NOy- 13913. These projects were in Kodiak, Cape Sarichef on Unimak Island, Adak, Shemya, Cold Bay, and Attu. Harris Whiting died in 1981.
Collection description:
The collection contains Whiting’s personal papers, scrapbooks, and photographs from his time in Alaska. His personal papers include Whiting’s resume, his professional diary (1942-1943), technical reports and other information concerning military contracts for the construction of facilities in Alaska, office cartoon drawings, and an informational file on Barrow, Alaska. The collection also contains four scrapbooks, which have dismantled for preservations, and photographs of various Alaska locations.
Arrangement: The collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Personal papers; 1939-1965
Series 2: Scrapbooks and photographs; undated, 1936-1952
Alternative formats: The collection contains xerographic copies of the original scrapbooks indicating the original order of the materials. Copy negatives were made from selected photographs in the collection.
Separated materials: Some published material has been separated from the collection and added to the Archives’ ephemera collections. Please ask an archivist for further information.
Digitized copies: Select photographs have been digitized and are available on Alaska’s Digital Archives. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: Archives holds copyright to materials created by Harris Whiting. The collection contains materials not authored by Whiting, which may subject to copyright.
Preferred citation: Harris M. Whiting papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Acquisition note: The collection was donated to Archives and a deed of gift signed by Barbara Allison, Whiting’s daughter, in 2001.
Processing information: In 2001, the scrapbooks were dismantled for preservation purposes, photographs rearranged by size, and the collection arranged and described by Jeffrey Sinnott. The guide to the collection was converted to current standard and series combined by Veronica Denison in 2015.
Container list:
Series 1: Personal papers; 1939-1965. 0.3 cubic feet.
| Box/Folder | Description | Dates |
| 1/1 | Harris Murdock Whiting resume | circa 1962 |
| 1/2-3 | Alaska Diary: typed and original | 1942 March-1943 August |
| 1/4 | Project Analyses and Technical Reports: Contract N0y-3570, U.S. Navy, Bureau of Yards and Docks; Contractors: Siems Spokane Co., Johnson Drake and Piper Inc., and Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co. (Building Air Station facilities at Sitka, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor, and Sand Point, Alaska) | circa 1939-1942 |
| 1/5 | Pertinent Facts Pertaining to Contract N0y-3570; General Summary of Facilities Constructed; Material Suppliers; Final Statement of Adjusted Allotments and Fees; Fiscal and Statistical Data; List of Navy and Contractor Personnel; Contract Organization Chart; and Dock Operations, Seattle | circa 1939-1942 |
| 1/6 | Organization Chart, Drake Puget Sound, Adak, Alaska | 1951 September 4 |
| 1/7 | Documents concerning transportation of dependents to Adak, Alaska | 1951 May-July |
| 1/8 | Souvenirs: The Adak Totem (description); Diary of Nabuo Tatsuguchi; Mounted photograph of the ship Frederick Funston inside mailer; Menu and Voyage Souvenir for Captain’s Dinner, Frederick Funston, Enroute Whittier, Alaska; Naval Air Transportation Service, Squadron Five (Pamphlet); Program and three tickets to the Alaskan Armed Forces Production of the musical comedy “South Pacific” (Village Theatre, Adak, Alaska); Invitation to Civil Engineers of the 17th ND and NOB Kodiak honorary dinner for Rear Admiral J.J. Manning (CEC) USN; Mitchell Field Theatre (Movie schedule); “The Government Way” (poem) | circa 1947-1951 |
| 1/9 | Office cartoon drawings (including those from Adak and Cape Sarichef, 13 different) | undated, 1948-1949 |
| 1/10 | Barrow, Alaska File, includes information from the Pt. Barrow Chamber of Commerce and information on the U.S. Navy Arctic Research Laboratory and photographs | undated, 1961-1965 |
| 1/11 | Research notes, and photographs by Theodore P. Bank, II | undated, 1949, 1952 |
Series 2: Scrapbooks and photographs; undated, 1936-1952. 0.9 cubic feet.
The scrapbooks were dismantled for preservation purposes. Copies of the scrapbooks were made and original news clipping were removed from the collection. Photographs from scrapbooks 2, 3, and 4 were also removed and rearranged according to size.
| Box/Folder | Item # | Description | Dates |
| 1/12-13 | Scrapbook 1: xerographic and original items (original news clipping have been removed from the collection) | 1939-1942 | |
| 1/14-16 | Scrapbook 2: xerographic copy and original items (news clipping and journal articles were removed from the collection), and photographs (in folder 16) | undated, 1939-1941 | |
| 1/16 | 1 | “Sitka, Alaska, and Mt. Edgecumbe”: Broad panorama, The Photo Shop Studio, No. 76 | undated |
| 1/16 | 2 | “Kodiak Brown Bear Taken Two Miles South of Chiniak Pt., Kodiak Is. May-20-1941”: Four men (Williams, Olsen, Dryer, and Hyde) with bear carcass and tractor | undated |
| 1/16 | 3 | Iver Anderson’s birthday party: pictured left to right: Unknown, Bill Sihler, McCurdy, Anderson, Unknown, Carrington (?), Hal Whiting, unknown, unknown, Nullan (?), Flinz (?), and unknown | 1941 February |
| 1/16 | 4 | “A shack of ‘Shakes’ and a cross-cut saw, A bottle of ‘hootch’ and a cross-eyed squaw, A school of salmon swimming past; A ha the simple life at last”: Native cabin and drying racks; T. Davis photograph, No. 910 | undated |
| 1/16 | 5 | “Sitka, Alaska.” View from hill, The Photo Shop Studio, No. 369 | 1939 |
| 1/16 | 6 | “Auke Lake, Alaska,” Ordway’s Photo Service, Juneau, No. 2P-31, 35507 | 1936 |
| 1/16 | 7 | The Baranof Hotel, Juneau, Ordway’s Photo Service, Neff Photo No. 50015 | 1939 |
| 1/16 | 8 | “Wrangell Narrows, Alaska,” Ordway’s Photo Service, No. 34323 | 1936 |
| 1/16 | 9 | “Juneau, Alaska” view from hill, Ordway’s Photo Service, Neff Photo | 1940 |
| 1/16 | 10-11 | “Street Scene – Kodiak – Alaska” cab parked outside Mecca Bar | 1941 |
| 1/16 | 12 | “Sitka, Alaska” Totem poles at entrance to park, The Photo Shop Studio, No. 365 | 1941 |
| 1/16 | 13 | “‘Mt. Carlisle’ Island of Four Mountains,” Pogue, No. A-501 | 1941 |
| 1/16 | 14 | Panorama of Sitka | undated |
| 1/16 | 15 | “Russian Church—Kodiak, Alaska” | 1940 July |
| 1/16 | 16 | “Clipper Hal left on for Juneau”: Float plane approaching dock | 1940 July |
| 1/17-19 | Scrapbook 3: xerographic copy and original items (news clipping and journal articles were removed from the collection), and photographs (in folder 19) | undated, 1942-1943 | |
| 1/19 | 1 | Summer lake and mountain view | undated |
| 1/19 | 2 | Winter river and mountain view | undated |
| 1/19 | 3 | Winter view overlooking small town | undated |
| 1/19 | 4 | “Kodiak, Alaska” Town view; No. P-699 | undated |
| 1/19 | 5 | Winter view of mountain peak through trees | undated |
| 1/20-22 | Scrapbook 4: xerographic copy and original items (newspaper and magazine clippings were removed from the collection), and photographs (in folder 22) | undated, 1943-1947 | |
| 1/22 | 1 | “Attu – Nov 21/47, Pump House Site” | 1947 November 21 |
| 1/22 | 2 | “Attu – Nov 21/47” H.M. Whiting and another man in snow trench | 1947 November 21 |
| 1/22 | 3 | View of buildings from bay | undated |
| 1/22 | 4 | View of buildings and supplies | undated |
| 1/22 | 5 | View of boats at dry dock | undated |
| 1/22 | 6 | View of bay from above | undated |
| 1/22 | 7 | View of dry dock from bay | undated |
| 1/22 | 8 | View of dock in bay and small ship from hill above | undated |
| 1/22 | 9 | View of bay | undated |
| 1/22 | 10 | Men constructing storage shed | undated |
| 1/22 | 11 | Post buildings | undated |
| 1/22 | 12 | Men constructing storage shed | undated |
| 1/22 | 13 | View of dry dock from field inland | undated |
| 1/22 | 14 | Men pouring foundation for building | undated |
| 1/22 | 15 | Buildings and dry dock from construction site | undated |
| 1/22 | 16 | View of buildings, dry dock, and docks from down beach | undated |
| 1/22 | 17 | Distant view of construction site from field inland | undated |
| 1/22 | 18 | Men working at construction site | undated |
| 1/22 | 19 | Storage building at construction site | undated |
| 1/22 | 20 | Small navy ship at dock | undated |
| 1/22 | 21 | Men working at construction site | undated |
| 1/22 | 22 | View of bay from construction site | undated |
| 1/22 | 23 | Photo of drawing of building and 1950 calendar | undated |
| Box 2 | 1 | Poster “Christmas Greetings from Siems Drake Puget Sound Seattle” | 1940 December |
| Box 2 | 2 | “Honorary Degree, Kodyak University” | undated |
| Box 2 | 3 | Poster: Maritime Strength, types of ships | undated |
| 1/23 | Puget Navy Yard construction photographs of Sitka Naval Air Station, Contract Noy-3570, and panorama of Sitka | 1940, 1946 | |
| 1/23 | 1 | “Looking West showing Married Officers Quarters. Concrete of quarters ‘A’ and ‘B’ poured. Framing started on Commanding Officers Quarters ‘C’, and Quarters ‘D’.”No. 169-40, Sitka No. 251 | 1940 September 30 |
| 1/23 | 2 | “Looking East showing Married Officers Quarters. Bachelor Officers Quarters in background” No. 1685-40, Sitka No. 252 | 1940 September 13 |
| 1/23 | 3 | “Looking South showing radio towers.”, No. 1686, Sitka No. 253 | 1940 September 30 |
| 1/23 | 4 | “Looking West showing entrance to radio transmission building. Basement wall forms and steel in place. Southwest tower in background.”, No. 1691, Sitka No. 254 | 1940 September 30 |
| 1/23 | 5 | “View looking North showing site for powerhouse and fuel storage.”, No. 1866-40, Sitka No. 255 | 1940 October 15 |
| 1/23 | 6 | “Gasoline storage; showing one group of gasoline tanks in place with shelter over one unit for protection to cleaning.”, No. 1867-40, Sitka No. 256 | 1940 October 15 |
| 1/23 | 7 | “View showing station group with dismantling of station machine shop. Right, Ship’s Service wing of Enlisted Men’s Recreation Facilities Building.”, No. 1874-40, Sitka No. 258 | 1940 October 15 |
| 1/23 | 8 | “View looking West showing rock excavation at site of seaplane ramp, with South elevation of Bachelor Officers’ Quarters in background.”, No. 1870-40, Sitka No. 262 | 1940 October 15 |
| 1/23 | 9 | “View looking East showing Bachelor Officers’ Quarters; salt and fresh water line along main road and poles erected for power line.”, No. 1877-40, Sitka No. 263 | 1940 October 15 |
| 1/23 | 10 | “View looking North showing Married Officers’ Quarters. Right to left, Quarters ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘D’. Roof of Quarters ‘C’ behind Quarters ‘B’.”, No. 1871-40, Sitka No. 264 | 1940 October 15 |
| 1/23 | 11 | “Sitka, Alaska and Mt. Edgecumbe, The Photo Shop Studio, No. A-180 | 1946 May |
| 1/24 | Dutch Harbor | 1941 | |
| 1/24 | 1 | “Marine barracks” Barracks under construction | 1941 |
| 1/24 | 2 | “This is a little panorama. Notice the trees, etc.” | 1941 April |
| 1/24 | 3 | “This is the Northwestern from the shore side. She is really aground. Iver had a room on the first deck just about even with the smoke-stack – the first few days” | 1941 |
| 1/24 | 4 | “This is the hospital at Unalaska with cement tennis courts in foreground” | 1941 April |
| 1/25 | Photographs of Attu | undated, 1947 | |
| 1/25 | 1 | “Snow at Attu” Quonset huts on base | 1947 January |
| 1/25 | 2 | Bus near Quonset hut with dog in foreground | 1947 January |
| 1/25 | 3 | Quonset hut building No. 79 on base | circa 1947 January |
| 1/25 | 4 | “Toricel & Wren” Two men in front of car on base | circa 1947 January |
| 1/25 | 5 | View of mountain from base | circa 1947 January |
| 1/25 | 6 | Power pole fallen down next to Quonset hut | circa 1947 January |
| 1/25 | 7 | Snowdrifts on base | circa 1947 |
| 1/25 | 8 | Snowdrifts on base | circa 1947 |
| 1/25 | 9-16 | Summer views of mountains, valley, streams, and road | undated |
| 1/26 | Cape Sarichef and Scotch Cap on Unimak Island, and Dutch Harbor | undated, 1947 | |
| 1/26 | 1 | “Cape Sarichef Light & Fog Bldg.” | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 2 | “Cape Sarichef-Barracks & Machine Building, Light and Fog Building and Fire Pump House Taken From Top of Water Tank” | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 3 | “Cape Sarichef-Barracks & Machine Room” | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 4 | “Scotch Cap Light & Fog Bldg.” | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 5 | “Scotch Cap-Barracks & Machine Room” | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 6 | View of navy ship and docks from construction site | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 7 | View of Dutch Harbor from across bay | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 8 | Mountain and rock-strewn beach scene | undated |
| 1/26 | 9 | “Landing” Craft landing at Cape Sarichef | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 10 | “Landing of Mat.” Craft landing at Cape Sarichef | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 11 | Craft landed at Cape Sarichef | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 12 | “Mt. Pogromni” View of volcanic peak from sea | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 13 | “Akun Bay” | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 14 | “Arriving at Dutch Harbor” View of navigation hazard from ship deck | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 15 | “Head Land from Akutan Island” | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 16 | “Going in to Dutch Harbor” View of snow-capped island peaks from ship | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 17 | “Cape Sarichef Light House from Bittersweet on Landing Day” | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 18 | “Priest Rock” | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 19 | “Off Dutch Harbor” View of snow-capped peaks | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 20 | “Akun Bay (Rocky Beach Where Samples Were Procured)” | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 21 | Group Photo: “Breakfast – Sunday – May 15, 49.” “From Right to Left – Mr. Brown – From Bureau – Washington, Mrs. Jeffords, Mr. Froiseth, Cook, Mrs. Froiseth, Iver Anderson, Comdr. Richardson – Seattle, Comdr. Jeffords – Kneeling.” “They insisted on the whiskey bottle as they all believe I put whiskey in the pancake batter” | 1947 May 15 |
| 1/26 | 22 | “Smelt thrown on the beach by wave action at Cape Sarichef. Our Building Supt. – Carl Symes at extreme right. Cook is gathering fish to feed camp. He says ”Nobody bothers fishing here – you make a noise like a salmon egg and wait for the fish to come out onto the beach to investigate'” | undated |
| 1/26 | 23 | “Shishaldin -” View of volcano on Unimak Island | 1948 May 13 |
| 1/26 | 24 | View of Cape Sarichef Lighthouse from below | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 25 | Church of the Holy Ascension, Unalaska | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 26 | Men in motor landing craft | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 27 | Unalaska Post Office | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 28 | Rocky bay | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 29 | Ship off rocky bay | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 30 | Ship off rocky point in bay | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 31 | Rocky point in bay | 1947 |
| 1/26 | 32 | Beach and building at Cape Sarichef | 1947 |
| 1/27 | Facilities at U.S. Naval Station, Adak | undated, 1950-1952 | |
| 1/27 | 1 | Contract Noy-13913 flyer | undated |
| 1/27 | 2 | Group photo: “Adak – Summer 1952.” From right to left: “Adm. Clark – USN, John Taylor, Monte Taylor, Anita [Whiting], Mrs. Husband, Capt. Reynolds, H.M.W. [H.M. Whiting], Bobs” | 1951 |
| 1/27 | 3 | Evening view of lighted station and mountains (letter on reverse) | 1952 January 12 |
| 1/27 | 4 | Winter view of station and mountains | undated |
| 1/27 | 5 | View across bay | undated |
| 1/27 | 6 | Storage buildings and crane | undated |
| 1/27 | 7 | View of station buildings, roads, and bay | undated |
| 1/27 | 8 | Station buildings from above | undated |
| 1/27 | 9 | View of mountains above station building | undated |
| 1/27 | 10 | View of mountains across bay from station | undated |
| 1/27 | 11 | View of station huts and bay | undated |
| 1/27 | 12 | View from Adak Island beach | undated |
| 1/27 | 13 | View of bay | undated |
| 1/27 | 14 | Mountain view | undated |
| 1/27 | 15 | View of mountains across bay | undated |
| 1/27 | 16 | Silhouette of station chapel against mountains and clouds | undated |
| 1/27 | 17 | Beach view looking toward Mt. Moffett | undated |
| 1/27 | 18 | View toward station and Mt. Moffett | undated |
| 1/27 | 19 | Base scene looking toward hills | undated |
| 1/27 | 20 | Base road scene looking toward Mt. Moffett | undated |
| 1/27 | 21 | Base view from above | undated |
| 1/27 | 22 | Front of base buildings in shadow | undated |
| 1/27 | 23 | View toward mountains | undated |
| 1/27 | 24 | “Quonsets at Navy [station]” | undated |
| 1/27 | 25 | “Navy Barracks.” | undated |
| 1/27 | 26 | “E.M. Dormatory[sic] Radio City Barracks” | 1951 January 5 |
| 1/27 | 27 | “Naval Station Barracks, Mess Hall and Dispensary | 1951 August 14 |
| 1/27 | 28 | “Radio City Barracks, Fire House and Garage” | 1951 September 4 |
| 1/27 | 29 | “24-=Man B.O.Q. – In Amulet Housing Area” | 1951 October 15 |
| 1/27 | 30 | “Theater in Recreation Building” | undated |
| 1/27 | 31 | “Swimming Pool in Recreation Building” | undated |
| 1/27 | 32 | “Ships Store (Converted Warehouse)” | 1951 February 26 |
| 1/27 | 33 | “Commissary (Converted Warehouse)” | 1951 February 26 |
| 1/27 | 34 | “Navy Auditorium” | undated |
| 1/27 | 35 | “Swimming pool in the Navy Rec. building.” | undated |
| 1/27 | 36 | “Looking across to Navy Base.” | undated |
| 1/27 | 37 | Station buildings and road from above | undated |
| 1/27 | 38 | “USAF Barracks, Mess Hall & Family Quarters | 1951 August 14 |
| 1/27 | 39 | “E.M. Duplex Family Quarters and NAF Power and Heating Plant” | 1951 August 13 |
| 1/27 | 40 | “Living Room – Family Quarters” | undated |
| 1/27 | 41 | “Living Room – Family Quarters” | 1951 August 13 |
| 1/27 | 42 | “Bedroom – Family Quarters” | 1951 August 13 |
| 1/27 | 43 | “Adak School” | 1951 September 13 |
| 1/27 | 44 | “Cold Storage Building With Milk & Ice Cream Plant” | 1951 August 13 |
| 1/27 | 45 | “Typical Classroom – New School”‘ | undated |
| 1/27 | 46 | “Navy – Hammerhead Navy Officer’s Club Overlooking Finger Bay.” | undated |
| 1/27 | 47 | “Navy Officer’s housing quarters.” | undated |
| 1/27 | 48 | “Heart Lake” | undated |
| 1/27 | 49 | Winter view of mountains from station | undated |
| 1/27 | 50 | “Milk Processing Equipment – Cold Storage Building” | 1951 August 13 |
| 1/27 | 51 | “Typical Power Plant” | 1950 January 31 |
| 1/27 | 52 | “Transmitter Building & 300 Ft. Tower” | 1951 October 16 |
| 1/27 | 53 | “U.S. Coast Guard – Loran Station” | 1951 January 31 |
| 1/28 | U.S. Naval Station, Adak and Adak Island | undated, 1950-1951 | |
| 1/28 | 1 | “Corner of dad’s house” Group photo | undated |
| 1/28 | 2 | “Looking from house down on the office” | undated |
| 1/28 | 3 | View toward base from hill | undated |
| 1/28 | 4 | “Same. Reflections on Clam Lagoon.” | undated |
| 1/28 | 5 | “D P S [Drake Puget Sound] office, Mitchell Field” | undated |
| 1/28 | 6 | “A quonset is the church” | undated |
| 1/28 | 7 | “A club for the D P S workers” | undated |
| 1/28 | 8 | “The commissary” Women in foreground | undated |
| 1/28 | 9 | Drake Puget Sound Personnel Office | undated |
| 1/28 | 10 | Barracks and vehicles on station | undated |
| 1/28 | 11 | Directional sign for Hotel De-Gink, Hotel De-Brass, and A.T.C. Quarters | undated |
| 1/28 | 12 | “The workers quonsets” | undated |
| 1/28 | 13 | D P S Telephone System truck | undated |
| 1/28 | 14 | Adak National Forest sign and seedlings | undated |
| 1/28 | 15 | “Huge warehouses on Navy side in background. Kuluk Bay” Bridge in foreground | undated |
| 1/28 | 16 | Gully up hillside | undated |
| 1/28 | 17 | “Bering Sea” View from beach | undated |
| 1/28 | 18 | “Finger Bay. Navy, restricted” | undated |
| 1/28 | 19 | “Out by the Loran Coast Guard Station” | undated |
| 1/28 | 20 | “Old Army town now abandoned” | undated |
| 1/28 | 21 | “Steel runway blown up by wind” | undated |
| 1/28 | 22 | “A field of wild Alaska cotton.” | undated |
| 1/28 | 23 | Lone quonset hut | undated |
| 1/28 | 24 | Blue Fox Club and other quonset huts on old base | undated |
| 1/28 | 25 | View from inside curl of Marston matting | undated |
| 1/28 | 26 | Part of Marston matting curled up on old runway | undated |
| 1/28 | 27 | View from old runway from curl in Marston matting | undated |
| 1/28 | 28 | “The USS Funston, Kuluk Bay” | undated |
| 1/28 | 29 | “House blown into water from will-o-waw” | undated |
| 1/28 | 30 | “Hangar badly damaged by wind. Mitchell Field” | undated |
| 1/28 | 31 | View of damaged hangar from runway of Marston matting, Mitchell Field | undated |
| 1/28 | 32 | “Hangar.” Mitchell Field | undated |
| 1/28 | 33 | “Lake Andrews and boat houses.” | undated |
| 1/28 | 34 | Adak Elementary School | undated |
| 1/28 | 35 | “The sentry” Guardhouse | undated |
| 1/28 | 36 | “Mt. Moffett.” | undated |
| 1/28 | 37 | “Quonsets where the families live” | undated |
| 1/28 | 38 | “Mt. Moffett and Lake Andrews” | undated |
| 1/28 | 39 | Distant view of station | undated |
| 1/28 | 40 | View of station from hillside | undated |
| 1/28 | 41 | “Adak’s wild flowers” | undated |
| 1/28 | 42 | “King Crab” | undated |
| 1/28 | 43 | Wildflowers | undated |
| 1/28 | 44 | “Mom in a cotton field” | undated |
| 1/28 | 45 | “Overlooking office buildings’” | undated |
| 1/28 | 46 | Boat next to boat house | undated |
| 1/28 | 47 | “Wild cotton” | undated |
| 1/28 | 48 | “Loran Point” | undated |
| 1/28 | 49 | Woman in Alaska cotton field | undated |
| 1/28 | 50 | “The Monty” Boat next to boathouse | undated |
| 1/28 | 51 | Group photo at corner of H.M. Whiting house | 1951 |
| 1/28 | 52 | House and walkway at Clam Lagoon | 1951 |
| 1/28 | 53 | Group photo at corner of H.M. Whiting house | 1951 |
| 1/28 | 54 | “Lake Andrews – Mt. Moffett” | 1951 |
| 1/28 | 55 | “Rolled up run-way” | 1951 |
| 1/28 | 56 | “Looking over offices” | 1951 |
| 1/28 | 57 | “Bering Sea – Great Sitkin” | 1951 |
| 1/28 | 58 | View of bay with Mt. Moffett in distance | 1951 |
| 1/28 | 59 | Surf hitting beach with Mt. Moffett in distance | 1951 |
| 1/28 | 60 | View of Mt. Moffett from across road and bay | 1951 |
| 1/28 | 61 | Loran Point from hillside | 1951 |
| 1/28 | 62 | “Out by Loran Coast Guard St.” | 1951 |
| 1/28 | 63 | “Lake Andrews – Mt. Moffett” | 1950 |
| 1/28 | 64 | “Overlooking the offices” | 1950 |
| 1/28 | 65 | Overlooking the offices | 1950 |
| 1/28 | 66 | Passenger plane at air field | undated |
| 1/28 | 67 | Officer next to juvenile bald eagle perched on no parking sign | undated |
| 1/28 | 68 | View of station building and mountains | undated |
| 1/28 | 69 | “Another view showing Clam Lagoon” | undated |
| 1/28 | 70 | View of quonset huts and mountains | undated |
| 1/28 | 71 | “Chichagof Harbor, Bering Sea” | undated |
| 1/28 | 72 | “Massacre Bay, 0400 A.M.” | undated |
| 1/28 | 73 | Landing craft with cargo on beach | undated |
| 1/28 | 74 | Landing craft and tractor on beach | undated |
| 1/28 | 75 | Landing craft and cargo crane on beach | undated |
| 1/28 | 76 | Cargo crane and crates on beach | undated |
| 1/28 | 77 | Landing craft on beach | undated |
| 1/28 | 78 | Landing craft and tractors on beach | undated |
| 1/28 | 79 | Tractor tracks inland from beach | undated |
| 1/28 | 80 | “Moby-Dick” Trawler | undated |
| 1/28 | 81 | Men skinning wolf carcass | undated |
| 1/28 | 82 | Loran Point | undated |
| 1/28 | 83 | Mt. Moffett from sea | undated |
| 1/28 | 84 | “Merry Christmas, Adak, Alaska, Aleutian Islands” Greeting photo of lighted station in evening | undated |
| 1/28 | 85 | “Captain and Mrs. Anderson.” Couple standing in front of Adak totem pole | undated |
| 1/28 | 86 | Naval Air Transport Service plane on runway | undated |
| 1/28 | 87 | “belting down new ½ stuf [?] just received by Lt. Zechella – at my house – Adak. From left to right [:] Russell Vincent – Office Engr., John High – Navy materiel, “Buck” Sheldon – Gen. Supt., Comdr. A. Husband – OMC, H.M.W. – The genial Host – Hal Whiting, Lt. Comdr. Zechella – Roine [?], Charley Moore – Ch. Field Acct., Lt. Comdr. Barnaby – Asst. OMC – Has just arrived, Geo. Cassell & Chris [?] – Bending over coffee table, Arnie Swanson – Shipper [?], Co-ordinater – with the one eye.” Men drinking at party | 1950 October 13 |
| 1/28 | 88 | “Farewell Party to Capt. & Mrs. Jeffords – Adak – 20 Apr./50. Left to Right. Capt. Jeffords, H.M.W. – Hal Whiting, Mrs. Jeffords, John Taylor – Res. Proj. Mgr. – D.P.S., Mrs. Dariel – wife of Col. Dariel – Air Force Comdr., “Buck” Sheldon – Gen. Supt., Mrs. Hamilton – wife of Capt. Hamilton – Comdr. – N.O.B. Adak” | 1950 April 20 |
| 1/28 | 89 | Winter view of hills from station | undated |
| 1/28 | 90 | View of mountains through windows | undated |
| 1/29 | Copy negatives of select photographs | undated | |
| Box 2 | 4 | “Mt. Moffett” Winter scene | undated |
| Box 2 | 5 | “Looking across Lake Andrew to Mt. Moffett. Bering Sea is to extreme right out of picture. Andrew is a fresh water lake and is about 13′ above sea level. Mt. Moffett approx. 3900 feet high” | undated |
| Box 2 | 6 | “Mt. Moffett” View over lighted station in evening | undated |
| Box 2 | 7 | “Zeto Point – with the Bering Sea in foreground” | undated |
| Box 2 | 8 | “Looking across Clam Lagoon from old Navy steel mat runway – Mountains beyond a part of Kagalaska range” | undated |
| Box 2 | 9 | View of Mt. Moffett with waves crashing in foreground | undated |
| Box 2 | 10 | “Looking across Clam Lagoon from old Navy steel mat runway. Mountains beyond a part of Kagalaska Range” | undated |
| Box 2 | 11 | “Zeto Point with Bering Sea in Foreground” | undated |