Amos Burg photographs [graphic], 1889-1984.

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Amos Burg photographs [graphic], 1889-1984.

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Photographs documenting the career of Amos Burg (1901-1986), a writer, photographer, and filmmaker for National Geographic and other organizations. The images document his world travels, explorations, and river trips, as well as his work as Information and Education Officer for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. This collection is only partially processed.

Partially processed collection : Approx. 10 cubic feet (13,569 photographs, 9,200 negatives, 7,791 slides, and other graphic material in 18 document boxes and 4 volumes, plus additions).

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Burg, Amos

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"Amos Burg lived a life most people only dream about -- explorer, adventurer, writer, filmmaker, even secret agent. Burg, a long-time Juneau resident, died Wednesday, June 11, 1986 at the age of 84, but his exploits -- the stuff of legend- are likely to be permanently etched in history. Burg grew up in Oregon along the Columbia River and early on developed a love for rivers which would take him on treks down most of the major waterways of the West including the Columbia, Snake, Salmon, Mackenzie...

Alaska. Department of Fish and Game

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In 1959, the functions of Alaska Territorial Dept. of Fish and Game, Fish and Game Commission, and Fisheries Experimental Commission were abolished by session law (Chapter 64) and their functions were transferred to the newly created Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game. A Commissioner of Fish and Game, appointed by the governor, was its principal executive officer. The Department administers Alaska's commercial and sport fisheries, birds, game and fur-bearing animals, fees and licenses, trapping, fur-...