Title taken from verso. View of Stratton Motors automobile dealership in Spenard area of Anchorage, Alaska. 1953. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
(4:50 min) (16 of 19) Popularity of road travel Was able to work on 35 cars at a time. Traveled to Detroit for a General Motors dealers' convention. Visited family before returning to Alaska. Met, courted and married his wife, Miss Flora...
During the first attempt of flying over the north pole Sir Hubert Wilkins the expeditions aircraft developed problems. Supplies needed for the flight were sent to Point Barrow on snow motors and dog sled. This party developed troubles as well and...
Caption: during the first attempt of flying over the north pole Sir Hubert Wilkins the expeditions aircraft developed problems. Supplies needed for the flight were sent to Point Barrow on snow motors and dog sled. This party developed troubles as...
Full caption reads, "Photo Pickett. L to R - Mj. C. Andrews, G. N. Ry. Eng. in Charge - Col. F. Mears, Asst Chief Eng. G. N. Ry. - (C. Baston and P. A. McGee, Westing House and Electric MFG Co.) L. C. Gillman, Vice...
(4:01 min) (01 of 17) Getting to Alaska
Graduated from college wandered around worked in fish industry hitch-hiked up Richardson Highway. Wells Alaska Motors, Aurora Motors, Employment office, Christian Science Reading Room, George...
A couple dozen nearly identical small boats are in the water at a dock. Each boat appears to have a fishing net onboard. The boats do not appear to be motorized but do not have masts. If the boats are motorized, they would...
(4:23 min.) (17 of 20) Shismaref/ cargo unloading-piece hauling problems with fixed tariff--Umiaks with outboard motors--unloading a pick-up truck--George Goshaw--published tariff easy to undercut and regulations on general carriers
(3:24 min.) (24 of 24) 24 Barge runs Barges were difficult to bring into port, had to judge waves and tides just right. On one trip to Unalakleet, men, women and children off-loaded supplies. In the 1940's the people of Unalakleet wanted...
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...
View of a sign in front of a car dealership in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Sign in center of image reads - My House is Down but Business is Up! Sign on the log building, background, reads - Uptown Motors. Image includes...
Title taken from caption. View of Benzie Ola "Rusty" Scott next to her truck. The logo on the hood reads "General Motors Truck" and on the door "Rusty".
Title from sleeve. The fishing boat Ak-Hoo-Nee of Ketchikan motors past other boats at the dock in Hoonah. A large boathouse is visible along the shore in the distance. Photographer's number: 14993. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
Title supplied by cataloger. Boats propelled by motors and full of fish, tied to shore of small creek or inlet. Slide printed 8/1958. Original format: 35mm color slide
Title supplied by cataloger. Two wooden boats with outboard motors tied to shore. Two men stand at a table cleaning fish. One man walks along the shore. A fish drying rack holds salmon. Brush and low trees in background. Slide printed 8/1958....
Title supplied by cataloger. Three boats with motors tied to shore of river at low tide. Gangplank runs from one boat to shore. Men in boats stretching out drift nets. Barrel in bottom of one boat. Structure on stilts sits on far shore. Original...
Title supplied by cataloger. Two outboard motors in foreground. Boat built by Joe Redington Sr. and Art Eckart. Slide printed 7/1971. Original format: 35mm color slide