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...
69 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Phillips Collection". Film shows men and fire engines trying to put out a hangar fire at Weeks Field in Fairbanks. According to the catalog record, the fire is at an Alaska...
(5:10 min.) (06 of 08) Repairing the engines and hauling supplies during Vietnam spare parts for repairing engine; engines -- Alaska Steam ships; workshop onboard; replaced cylinder -- in port; Knot Ships -- Vietnam; ran supplies -- Army...
Title from verso. "Tuning up the "Detroiter". This enormous plane has three engines. The [propeller] in the picture [left engine] is the one which struck and killed Palmer Hutchinson. Copies from Reed's."
Title from caption and verso. Verso reads: $4-. #30. Galena, Alaska. 1955." Image shows one man kneeling on the wing of a Cessna L-19 Bird Dog jet plane and another man wearing a pilot's cap standing on the ground nearby. The man on the...
Title from caption. Photograph from a sternwheeler approaching the Five Finger Rapids. Narrative in photo album reads: "On our boat approaching Five Finger Rapids in the upper Yukon. Current was so swift that in going upstream, a cable was...
(4:13 min.) (03 of 08) American Mail Line and Alaska Steam World War II; trips to war torn areas; hauling ammunition and supplies; bombings; Foss Co. -- learned about diesel engines; Standard Oil Company; Alaska Steam -- worked on diesel...
(4:17 min.) (07 of 08) Unions and changes in the engineering job Marine Engineers Benevolent Association; MEBA Union Hall; union meetings; strike -- Alaska Steam; strike -- American Mail Line; animosity -- company, union representatives;...
(3:24 min.) (03 of 27) Early life
Woody born in Eyak near Cordova. Rotary snow plow near the roundhouse pushed by 3-4 locomotives. Had to synchronize the exhaust from the four engines and the rotary snow plow.
Caption on photograph: To E. L. "Bob" Bartlett, a true Alaska pioneer, sincere best regards, Noel Wien. Verso: July 1924, from left: James Rodebough, owner of the two planes. Eddie Hudson, Fairbanks born son, taking flying lessons & pilot Noel...
Title taken from donor's caption. "1905, leaving Juneau [view of Juneau from sea]". At Juneau we tied up to the dock for a full day. We sailed Westward through icy straits, dodging small floating ice fields and big icebergs from Muir...
Title from accompanying notes. "Sunset and our motel in Dawson Creek. Cold as hell. Got down to -20F and several cars froze their engines. Bus wasn't running to well, so Dawson Creek mechanic, Red, and I worked all night to improve its...
Title taken from creator's notes. Photograph of a B-25 on display at an airshow held at Ladd Field Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000.
Mr. Gary Lewis of Ellerslie, Georgia (USA Retired) who researches B-25 aircraft,...
The caption on the back of the photograph reads "Evelyn and Sgt. Macomber. She use to work for Mac before joining the Wacs." John Macomber is seated at left. The sign behind them reads "Airplanes and Engines." The photograph was most likely...