Aerial photograph. Looking NE at low tide showing a vast expanse of tidal flats with significant areas covered by boulders.

Aerial photograph. A small islet off the larger Kupreanof Island showing a unique erosive pattern in what might be columnar basalt.

Aerial photograph. A small evergreen-covered islet at low tide. Large logs mark high tide line.

The VLCC tanker Amoco Cadiz oil spill. After the ship broke apart, its total cargo of 68.7 million gallons of oil spilled into the sea.

Argo Merchant oil spill. The ship broke apart and spilled its entire cargo of 7.7 million gallons of No. 6 fuel oil.

Argo Merchant oil spill. The ship broke apart and spilled its entire cargo of 7.7 million gallons of No. 6 fuel oil.

Oil washing up on beach

The tanker Burmah Agate on fire. This was the result of a ship collision off Galveston Entrance. 2.6 million gallons of oil were released to the environment and another 7.8 million were consumed by fire.

The barge Cibro Savannah on fire. The barge exploded and caught fire while departing the pier. 127,000 gallons of oil were unaccounted for - either released into the environment or consumed by fire.

Skimming oil off the Southeast coast

Cleanup efforts after oil spill

A horribly oiled marine bird

Cleaning oil off a beach at low tide

Ixtoc I oil spill. This spill was caused by a blownout oil well. The well ran wild for 9 months and spilled over 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche.

The tank vessel Jupiter exploded while offloading gasoline

Ixtoc I oil spill. This spill was caused by a blownout oil well. The well ran wild for 9 months and spilled over 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche.

The tanker Megaborg oil spill occurred as the result of an accident during lightering operations with a subsequent fire. 5.1 million gallons of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico.

The tanker Megaborg oil spill occurred as the result of an accident during lightering operations with a subsequent fire. 5.1 million gallons of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico.

Oil skimmers at work.

Bulk carrier Selendang aground on Unalaska Island. Although carrying a cargo of soybeans, the ship spilled approximately 350,000 gallons of fuel oil and diesel oil.

St. Michael's Redoubt from "Alaska and Its Resources" by William Healy Dall. 1870. Library Call No. c/ga D144.

Looking back at the end of the Ramparts on the Yukon River from "Alaska and Its Resources" by William Healy Dall. 1870. Library Call No. c/ga D144.

Fort Yukon in June 1867from "Alaska and Its Resources" by William Healy Dall. 1870. Library Call No. c/ga D144.

Kegiktowruk in the fall from "Alaska and Its Resources" by William Healy Dall. 1870. Library Call No. c/ga D144.

Village of the Lower Yukon, during the fishing season from " Alaska and Its Resources" by William Healy Dall. 1870. Library Call No. c/ga D144.

Tuski and Mahlemuts trading for oil from "Alaska and Its Resources" by William Healy Dall. 1870. Library Call No. c/ga D144.

Tenan-Kutchin and Kutcha- Kutchin from "Alaska and Its Resources" by William Healy Dall. 1870. Library Call No. c/ga D144.

Flag and members of the scientific corps of the Western Union expedition to Alaska looking for a telegraph route across North America and then across Siberia to Europe. Successful laying of the Trans-Atlantic Cable put an end to this endeavor. Dall went on to an illustrious career with the the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Smithsonian, and the U. S. Geological Survey.

Portion of map showing Arctic Ocean northwest of Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, and eastern Alaska and the Chilcat River area that Kohklux traced out for George Davidson in 1869.

Fur seal from "Alaska and Its Resources" by by William Healy Dall. 1870. Library Call No. c/ga D144.

Lava encroaching on a highway.

Lava encroaching on a highway and setting the oil in the asphalt on fire.

Lava encroaching on a highway and setting the oil in the asphalt on fire.

Lava passing through the brush setting surrounding bushes on fire.

The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge over the Cooper River connecting Charleston to Mt. Pleasant. The bridge has a span of 1,546 feet, the longest among cable-stayed bridges in the Western Hemisphere. This bridge is also known as the New Cooper River Bridge.

The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge over the Cooper River connecting Charleston to Mt. Pleasant. The bridge has a span of 1,546 feet, the longest among cable-stayed bridges in the Western Hemisphere. This bridge is also known as the New Cooper River Bridge.

St. Philip's Church Spire. The church was founded in 1680 but this edifice was erected in 1850 and survived the Charleston earthquake of 1886.

Colonial Park Cemetery?

The old Russian cemetery at Sitka.

The old Russian cemetery at Sitka.

A house at Indian Village on Kogwonton Street in Sitka. Fox glove flowers or Delphinium in bloom in foreground. The street is named for the Tlingit Eagle moiety clan.

Looking at back side of Totem Pole. Totems are mounted on front of secured pole. This is a Haida totem from the Queen Charlotte Islands.

Intricate carving of totem pole.

Intricate carving of totem pole. Note wooden carved European buttons below face showing intermingling of cultures.

Intricate carving of totem pole. Every creature depicted is part of a complex story.

Tlingit cedar canoe made at Sitka National Historic Park as part of revival of Tlingit culture. This canoe was made from a single cedar log.

Tlingit cedar canoe made at Sitka National Historic Park as part of revival of Tlingit culture. This canoe was made from a single cedar log.

Tlingit cedar canoe made at Sitka National Historic Park as part of revival of Tlingit culture. This canoe was made from a single cedar log.

Tlingit totem pole made specifically as a memorial to Michio Hoshino, a famous nature photographer who was killed by a bear on Kamchatka. His home was in Sitka.

Tlingit totem pole made specifically as a memorial to Michio Hoshino, a famous nature photographer who was killed by a bear on Kamchatka. His home was in Sitka. Michio's family did not want a portrait but note the camera aperture being held by the human icon.