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Ransom T. (Tony) Schultz collection, 1960-1990.

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Collection Name	Ransom T. (Tony) Schultz collection, 1960-1990
Identifier	UAF-1990-125 UAF-1992-94
Title	Ransom T. (Tony) Schultz collection, 1960-1990.
Description	Ransom Tony Schultz (Tony) came to Alaska in 1938. That same year he bought his first plane and obtained his pilot's license. He began flying for Star Airlines (later Alaska Airlines) in 1940, and in 1950, was chosen as their first chief bush pilot. He also flew in Alaska for Northern Consolidated Airlines, Wien Airlines, Interior Airlines, and as a bush pilot for the Bureau of Land Management. Tony also worked with Hawkins & Powers, who were in the forest firefighting business in connection with the United States Department of the Interior, BLM. Hawkins & Powers were pioneers in developing airplanes from surplus World War II airplanes, making them droppers for Borate to put out the fires. He died in 1993. Information from the Pioneer Aviators Collection on the Project Jukebox Website (link below).
Creator	Schultz, Ransom Tony
Subject.TGM	Airplanes Biplanes Air pilots Flight crews Airline industry Aircraft accidents Airports Dinner parties
Subject.LCSH	Hercules (Turboprop transports) Beechcraft (Airplanes) Cessna 180 (Private planes) Curtiss CW-20 (Transport plane) Douglas airplanes Lockheed aircraft Waco airplanes
Personal Name	Alderfer, Clifford Barr, Frank, 1903-1983 Bennett, A. A. Chamberlain, Pearl Bragg Laska Chambers, Fred Gutelius Clayton, George C. Crosson, Joe, 1903-1949 Doyle, Kay Peterson Egan, William A. Egan, Neva M. Feltes, George Fisher, Joan Fisher, Robert Frizell, Lillian Crosson Hutchinson, James Lavery, William L., 1914-1983 Mabee, Roy Magoffin, Dorothy Riddle, 1925-2004 Magoffin, James Mirow, Hans Nash, Frank Neese, Kenny Okiyuma, Masatake Ott, Charles J. Richards, Thomas, 1923-1994 Robertson, Erwin A., 1859-1940 Sholton, Robert Swanton, Harry Thompson, Clyde Walker, Frank Walker, Dennis Whaley, Frank H. Whaley, Trina West, Charles B., 1914- Wien, Noel
Corporate Name	Air North (Fairbanks, Alaska) Alaska Airlines Alaska International Air (Firm) Alaska Star Airlines Alyeska Ski Resort (Anchorage, Alaska) American Airlines, inc. Anchorage International Airport Fairbanks International Airport Gambell Native Store (Gambell, Alaska) Merrill Field (Anchorage, Alaska) Northern Consolidated Airlines Northern Air Cargo (Alaska) Wien Air Alaska
Location	Anchorage (Alaska) Bethel (Alaska) Cordova (Alaska) Eagle (Alaska) Fairbanks (Alaska) Gambell (Alaska) Girdwood (Alaska) King Salmon (Alaska) Kotzebue (Alaska) Kuskokwim River (Alaska) Lake Spenard (Alaska) Platinum (Alaska) Saint Lawrence Island (Alaska) Chandler (Ariz.) Chino (Calif.) Chitina (Alaska) Chitina River (Alaska)
Region	Alaska Outside
Time Period	1939 to 1959 1959 and later
Type	Collection Image (Photographs) Image (Portrait photographs) Image (Group portraits)
Relation	Pioneer Aviators Project Jukebox: http://www.uaf.edu/library/jukebox
Ordering & Use	For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos;
Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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Collection Name	Ransom T. (Tony) Schultz collection, 1960-1990
Identifier	UAF-1990-125-1
Title	Frank Barr - Pilgrim.
Description	"Frank Barr - Pilgrim." Description from verso.
Subject.TGM	Airplanes Men
Personal Name	Barr, Frank, 1903-1983
Region	Alaska Outside
Time Period	1939 to 1959 1959 and later
Type	Image (Photographs)
Relation	Pioneer Aviators Project Jukebox: http://jukebox.uaf.edu/projects
Ordering & Use	For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.

Ransom T. (Tony) Schultz collection, 1960-1990.

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Ransom T. (Tony) Schultz collection, 1960-1990.