The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
Title supplied by cataloger. Tractor pulling a plane across a snow-covered field. Visible markings on the plane are "177". This plane is the same plane seen in UAF-2006-102-25, UAF-2006-102-38, & UAF-2006-102-40, where the markings are clearly...
Title supplied by cataloger. Tail dragger plane on skis, parked on a snow covered field in front of a hangar. Visible markings are "CCCP-177" [i.e., "SSSR-177"]. These markings appear to be Cyrillic, thus marking the plane as Soviet. This...
Title taken from logo on photo. A view of a runway with a few planes on the ground, as cargo is being loaded. One airborne plane is visible in the background. On the rear of the plane in the foreground is written "Wien Consolidated"; to the...
Title taken from caption "U.S.S. Louisville scout plane." View of a severviceman standing on top of the wings of a scout plane from the U.S.S. Louisville. The side of the plane is bearing the markings "5-CS-13 Louisville" and "U.S. Navy". There is...
Title supplied by cataloger. Plane is Douglas DC-3, registration N37465. Slide labeled, 'Redington's team meeting plane for mail. 1953.' Slide box labeled, 'Mushing early.' Original format: 35mm color slide
Title by cataloger. A group of people are going into a plane. An elderly man is shaking hands with a small boy. At right the plane reads "Northern ... [Airlines]"; the letters near the nose of the plane may read "NCA".
Title supplied by cataloger. Airplane marked as CCCP-177 [i.e., SSSR-177] on wheels without wings being towed by a truck across snowy field. Three men in the truck and a utility pole visible in the background. The markings appear to be...
Title by indexer. Verso reads: "From a Ray Renshaw negative." A float plane on water near a wooded area. The logo on the back of the plane contains the Alaskan flag with the words "Alaska Coastal Airlines". The plane is seen near a dock.
Title from verso. "Russian plane - Eielson [wreck]. Reproduced by Jerome Lardy." A man and a small child standing in front of the Russian plane with the (Russian) markings CCCP [i.e., USSR] 177.
Airplane with Northern Consolidated Airlines, Inc. above windows, similar to one in UAF-1997-108-247. Two people stand near the plane's tail. On the plane's tail is NC95460. The nose of the plane is pointed in the...
Title from caption and verso. Verso reads: "Galena, Alaska. $10. #30." Image shows a man in a flight suit posing in front of a C-113 cargo plane. Gas cans and other gear are loaded in a large sled by his feet. Cargo doors to the plane are...
Title from caption and verso. Verso reads: "Galena, Alaska. $12. #30." Image shows a man standing on the wing of a parked multi-engine jet plane. A few more men are standing behind the plane and behind a large fuel truck parked on the...
Title from caption. Verso reads: "4-. 30. Galena, AK. 1955." Image shows an airman in a flight suit posing in front of a C-113 cargo plane. Gas cans and other gear are loaded in a large boat by his feet. Cargo doors to the plane are open...
Title by indexer. Caption reads: "C-124" Verso reads: "$4.50. #30. Galena, Alaska. A.F.B. 1955." Image shows a large cargo plane with the words "U.S. Air Force" visible on the side at the Galena Air Force Base. A building and...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows two airplanes. One is either taking off or landing, and the other is sitting on the water. Caption from finding aid reads "Mail plane 1954-1956. Fishing Wildlife Patrol plane" The nearer airplane's...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a float plane sitting on a small lake. A couple of barrels sit on the beach. Caption from finding aid reads "(Near Kenai) Lake where float plane was kept, past Soldotna toward Anchorage". Location is...