1. The 49 star US flag had a very short life as Hawaii was added to the union a year later.

2. The inside of winter habitation in Kamtschatka by John Webber, the commissioned artist of Captain James Cook's Third voyage 1776-80 Henry's has 12 first edition copper plate engravings on display. The jourt consists of one apartment in the form of an oblong square. Along the sides are extended broad platforms made of boards and raised about six inches from the ground, which they use as seats, and on which they go to rest, after strewing them with mats and skins. On one side is the fire place an d the side opposite is entirely set apart for the stowage of provisions and kitchen utensils. At their feasts and ceremonies, the hotter the jourts are made for the guests, the greater the complement. Cook/King (1784) Ill, 374-5

3. A view of the harbor of St. Peter and St. Paul in Kamtschatka by John Webber This view is towards the entrance of Avacha Bay. The village is shown on the sandy peninsula with Kamtschatkan summer huts and Russian log hut s. The time depicted by the print is not clear. The preparatory drawings which Webber made of the houses were taken during the snowy period, but this image represents a time more advanced in the season, perhaps the end of May.

4. Rough Weather by Fred Machetanz Ray LeGrue with Fred and Sara Machetanz at his studio.

5. Sea horses by John Webber Certainly one of the most dramatic of all the Third Voyage scenes, this plate depicts a hunting party in August 1778. It is said to be the first English Drawing of walrus. "On the ice lay a prodigious number of Sea horses, and as we were in want of fresh provisions the boats from each ship were sent to get some... They lay in herds of many hundreds upon the ice, huddling one over the other like swine and roar or bray very loud... We never found the Whole herd asleep. Some w ere always upon the watch. They did not appear to us to be the dangerous animal some Authors have described, not even when attacked, they are rather more so to appearance than reality." Cook's Journal III, I, 419.

6. Beachcombers Menu 1965 Henry "Leg's" Restaurant

7. Captain King claims Alaska for England by Harvey Goodale (1900-1980) commissioned by Joe Crusey in 1955. Harvey Goodale painted Alaska and its people for 37 years. From his home in upper fire Lake in the Chugiak area, he along with his artist wife, Ellen Hen ne. Trave led all over Alaska, Photographing and Sketching people and scenes that were lat er to become paintings. It is estimated that he has painted in excess of 5,000 oils during his career as an Alaskan.

8a. A man and woman of Oonalashka by John Webber "The Women of Unalaska have two holes in their under lip in which they wear a kind of ornament made of white stones, which turn up and appear something like whiskers. They have likewise a string of beads, which is made fast to the gristle of the nose and hangs down to their chins. By these and the Tatawing of their dress, the Seal Skin Frock being worn by them only and the Bird Skin Frock and Fish Gut by Men." Samwell In Cook's Journal Ill, 2, 1143 "Over this frock the men wear another made of Gut, which resist water and has a hood to it to draw over the head... All of them wear a kind of oval snout ed cap made of wood with a rim to admit the head. These are dyed with green and other Colours, and round the upper part of the rim, are stuck the long bristles of some sea animal on which are strung glass beads and on the front is a small image or two made out of bone." Cook's Journal Il l, I, 459-60

8b. A man and woman of Oonalashka by John Webber "The Women of Unalaska have two holes in their under lip in which they wear a kind of ornament made of white stones, which turn up and appear something like whiskers. They have likewise a string of beads, which is made fast to the gristle of the nose and hangs down to their chins. By these and the Tatawing of their dress, the Seal Skin Frock being worn by them only and the Bird Skin Frock and Fish Gut by Men." Samwell In Cook's Journal Ill, 2, 1143 "Over this frock the men wear another made of Gut, which resist water and has a hood to it to draw over the head... All of them wear a kind of oval snout ed cap made of wood with a rim to admit the head. These are dyed with green and other Colours, and round the upper part of the rim, are stuck the long bristles of some sea animal on which are strung glass beads and on the front is a small image or two made out of bone." Cook's Journal Il l, I, 459-60

9a. Ships wheel SS Princess Norah, there were four ships wheels this was the master in the wheel house.

9b. Ships wheel SS Princess Norah, there were four ships wheels this was the master in the wheel house.

9c. Ships wheel SS Princess Norah, there were four ships wheels this was the master in the wheel house.

10. A man of Kamtschatka traveling in winter by John Webber King gives this account of Sled travel: "(The sleds) are seldom used to carry more than one person at a time, who sits astride, resting his feet on the lower part... and carrying his provisions and other necessaries, wrapped up in a bundle behind him. The dogs are usually five in number, yoked two and two with a leader. The reins not being fastened to the head of the dogs, but to the collar, have little power over them, and are generally hung upon the sledge, whilst the driver depends entirely on their obedience to his voice for the direction of them. The driver is also provided with a crooked stick, which answers the purpose both of whip and reins, as by striking it into the snow, he is enabled to moderate the speed of the dogs or even to stop them entirely." Cook/King (1784) 111, 263

11. "Nouvelle Carte des Decouvertes" 1784 map of Alaska. This rare original copperplate engraving was published in 1784 by D'Anville for the St. Petersburg Academy of science. The notation at San Francisco incorrectly states "Porte de Francois Drake, wrongly called St. Francois ". It seems to be the earliest map to show the discoveries of Captain Bering and Chirikof in 1741 with tracks of the vessels in the North Sea. As detailed as Easter Siberia is represented, what is now Alaska appears to be largely imaginary. Interestingly, Seward's Peninsula is shown as an island, a fascinating if inaccurate comparison to Cook's magnificent chart of the same area, publ ished in the same year.

12. Canoes of Oonalashka by John Webber Of the canoe from Prince William Sound (Top) Cook says: "The small Canoes were... made nearly of the same form and of the same materials as those used by the Greenlanders and Esquemaux' s." The lower drawing could represent a native who was seen on June 21, 1778 and about whom Samwell gives the following account: "while we were busy fishing, a small Canoe came off the Shore with one Man in her... His Dress was like that of the Indians we had seen in the River, & and his under lip had a Hole in it. He wore a kind of a Cap made of the Birch Bark, different from any we had seen before, his Canoe was longer & narrower than those we saw in the river & the Darts he had were not feathered like those of Sandwich Sound." Cook' s Journal Ill, 2 1119

13. Three Paddles by Jerry Laktonen . Replicas of three ceremonial kayak paddles collected in 1889 by the English Earl of Lonsdale on a historic journey to the Arctic and Kodiak.

14. Cook's historic charting of the northwest "Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE coast of Asia" This is the first published map showing Alaska in recognizable form 1784. This important, hand colored, double folio chart was published by Straham & Cadell of London in 1784, and shows the tracks of the Resolution and the Discovery on Captain Cook's Third Voyage of Discovery [1778-9). After Discovering the Sandwich Islands in January 1778, Cook sail ed north, charting the Pacific coasts and searching for the Northwest Passage, a supposed sea rout through or around Canada. Although that quest was unsuccessful, this resulting chart is recognized as a cornerstone of Pacific exploration.

15. Seal skin by Wilbur Walluk (1908-1970).

16. The inside of a house in Oonalashka by John Webber "Descending the ladders we were brought into a passage about four foot wide. On each side... are apartments where they sit and work in the day time and sleep at Night. ... Though these Huts are seemingly underground, and the entrance is from the top, yet in general they are only su nk in the ground about half a Yard." Cook's Journal Ill.

17. "A View of Snug Corner Cove, in Prince William's Sound" by John Webber. The Resolution and Discovery are shown in the So u n d with towering ice covered cliff s on either side. Cook described the Cove in May 1 778: "The land near the Shoar is low, part clear and part wooded; the clear ground was covered two or three feet thick with Snow, but very little lay in the woods. The trees were all of the sp ruce or fir kind and some were tolerably large. The very summits of the neighboring hill s were covered with wood, but those farther inland seemed to be naked rocks buried in snow." Cook 's Journal 111, I 351 .

18. End of a long day by Fred Machetanz.

19. This rare chromolithograph, "Kadiak Fox, Vulpes harrimani , Merriam", was painted by Charles R Knight and Published in the HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION by Doubleday, Page and Company , New York in 1901. This species of fox was named in honor of Harriman.

20. "Alaska with parts of Siberia, Canada and Washington", was published in the HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION by Doubleday, page and Company, New York in 19 01. Also shown is a map of the "rout e of the Harriman Exp edition from New York to Seattle and Return, May to August,1899”. The Harriman Exp edition, originally planned as a Harriman family summer pleasure cruise, grew into an important scientific expedition of the late nineteenth century. The crew that finally journeyed included members if the Washington Academy of Science, artists, photographers, physicians and a chaplain. The expedition covered 9,000 miles in two months, and included the discovery of a new fiord in Prince William Sound.

21. This rare chromolithograph of the, "Kad iak Bear, Ursus middendor fi, Mer rian, Kadiak Island, Alaska ", was painted by Charles R Knight and Published in the HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION by Doubleday, Page and Company, New York in 1 901. While the expedition did forgo most desires for hunting in the favor of research, the great Kadiak Bear, said to be the largest in the world, remained a goal.

22. This rare chromolithograph, "l. Tufted Puffin, 2. Horned Puffin, Fratercula corniculata", was painted by Louis A. Fuertes and published in the HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION by Doubleday, Page and Company , New York in 1901. Charles Keeler, a bird specialist on the expedition, considered the puffin to be the most outlandish bird which ingenious Mother Nature contrived to evolve. It is interesting to note that their exaggerated beak is largely an appendage of the breading season and is cast like antlers of a deer at the end of that period.

23. This rare chromolithograph, "Salmon Berry., Rubus spectabilis Pursh , Kadiak", was painted by Frederick A. Walpole and published in the HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION by Doubleday, Page and Company , New York in 1901. Kadiak greeted the expedition with balmier skies and pastoral beauty, among the gems being the Salmon Berry.

24. This rare chromolithograph , "Kadiak Pine Grosebeak, Enugleator falmmula", was painted by Frederick A. Walpole and published in the HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION by Doubleday, Page and Company, New York in 1901. Charles Keeler, a bird specialist on the expedition, observed this beautiful finch in full plumage, in the dense and impenetrable forests beyond their camp at Yakatat

25. This rare chromolithograph, "Polemoniums from Kadiak, Alaska", was painted by Frederick A. Walpole and published in the HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION by Doubleday , Page and Com pany , New York in 1901. John Burroughs, in the narrative of the expedition, described Kadiak as endless rolling hills, covered in green and tender grass, ferns and flowers, a dream of rural beauty and repose

26. The north pacific as charted by La Perouse "Partie Septentrionale De L'OceanPacifique" Published 30 years after Cook's discovery of Hawaii, this rare, antique map of the North Pacific shows the tracks of the voyages of both Captain Cook and the Compte de La Perouse. Attractively hand colored, this map, "Partie Septentrionale De L' Ocean Pacifique" was engraved on copperplate by Jean Baptiste Pierre Tardieu for the ATLAS UNIVERSEL in Paris in 1804 . The cartographer for the map was Jean Baptiste Poirson, French geographer and engineer.

27. Ship's Lantern from SS Princess Norah.

28a. A man and woman of Prince William Sound by John Webber The sitter may possibly be the many who came aboard the Resolution on May 14, 1778. Cook called him "a good looking middle aged man... He was clothed in dress made of the Sea beaver skin, on his head such a Cap as is worn by the people in George's Sound (Victoria Island, British Columbia), ornamented with sky blue glass beads about the size of a large pea... The inhabitan ts of this place seem to form the line of connection between those of King George's Sound and the natives of Unalaska (Aleutian Islands) and the other western parts of America... Like the former, they daub their faces... and some of them are clothed in skin of beasts." Cook's Journal, Ill, I 346.

28b. "I saw not a woman with head dress of any kind... They had all long black hair, a part of which was tied up in a bunch over the forehead... though the lips of all were not slit, yet all were bored, especially the women and even the young girls-to these holes and slits they fix pieces of bone of this size and shape, placed side by side inside the lip . A thread is run through them to keep them together, and some goes quite through the lip and fastens... on the outside, to which they hang other pieces of bones or beads. This ornament is very great impediment to the speech and makes them look as if they had a double row of teeth in the under jaw. Besides these lip jewels, which they seem to value above all others, they wear a bone or some bugle beads strung though the cartilage that divides the nostrils from each other." Cook's Journal Ill, I 350

29. Alaskan King Crab by James Frederic

30. Aluminum postcards 1905 Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau and chief Anotlosh head chief of the Taku tribe.

31. Drawing the SS Norah, No. 632 Passenger coasting steamer, original artist rendering: Feb. 4, 1928

32. 1965 Photo of the Beachcombers Kodiak, Alaska

33. Raven Totem Pole circa 1930

34. First Map of Kodiak 1798 by George Vancouver "Cote Nord-Quest de L'Amerique" Thi s cornerstone chart in g of the Queen Charlotte Islands, Dixon Entrance and the Prince of Wales Island s is from the first French edition of VOYAGE DE DOCOUVERTES of Captain George Vancouver, published in 1798. This area of northern British Columbia and southern Alaska was visited by Captain Cook and Admiral La Perouse. The British admiralty then chose captain George Vancouver to survey the northwestern North American coast (1 791 -95], resulting in these first detailed chartings. This historic charting of Prince William's Sound is considered to be a technical and esthetic masterpiece. This chart has an inset of port Chalmers.

35. A white bear by John Webber

36. Accibuk the seal hunter by Fred Machetanz.

37. Painted Bella Coola mask early 1900's unknown

38. Athapaskan beaded smoked moose hide pillow circa 1900

39. Nosy by Alvin Arneson

40. Totem pole by Sam Williams 1933

41. Wilson Fiske Erskine, born in Kodiak Alaska in 1911 was a Sea Captain, author and artist . Best Known for, his portrayals of early historic scenes of the Kodak area, along with his sketches of the daily routine of the fishing industry.

42. Two Death masks

43. Native Copper Chiefs Knife In 1916 this Knife was given to Wayne Blue who was the representative for the Admiralty Steamship Line in Seward, Ala ska. The knife was given to him as payment for a favor from a local native, it is obvious that a new moose hide handle was attached at that time. The date of manufacture is not known but as it is reported to be native copper it would date prior to 1880. The knife is TANAINA or ATNA origin as from the location it came from. It was reported that the knife was in the possession of the donor' s family for as long as could be remembered.

50. Seal

51. Spoon

52. Pair harpoon points

53. Spoon

54. Sheep Horn Ladle

55. Pipe

56. Bow drill circa 500 Bow drills were used to carve as well as start fires.

57. Raven rattle a Northwest Coast Chief' s Wood Ceremonial Dance Rattle Of classic form, with hide binding on the cylindrical handle , a highly stylized face on the underside of the compressed oval body, with hooked beak in relief and finely incised details, the elegant flying bird with head thrust sharply upward, carrying a reclining shaman on its back, with foreshortened body arched upward, supported by exaggerated bent elbows and splayed feet , his long tongue protruding into the pointed beak of the bird-like creature forming the tail feathers : black, red and blue-green pigment.

58. Two bird hooks.

59. Pie Crimper with fork.

60. Story board.

61. Chief's Necklace

62. Two Baleen baskets

63. Duck Scraper

63. Seal Plug

65. Fish net mesh measure

66. Snow goggles

67. Tlingit totem pole circa 1890

68. Root Digger

69. Point Maker

70. Ulu

71. Snuff box

72. Pie Crimper

101. Kadiak native fisherman and families 1893

102. Fishing station on Sitkhlidak island 1893

103. Old Postcard Looking into Kodiak harbor

104. King Islands Walrus Hunters by Harvey Goodale. Not since 1965 -66 has anyone wintered on small King Island. Only two miles across, it lies 40 miles west of Cape Douglas in the Bering Sea