Airplane wreckage from last flight of Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland, North Cape, Siberia. From verso: "The engine of the Hamilton thrown 200 ft. - and spot on which the body of Borland was found." 1930. Original photograph size: 3 1/8" x 5 1/4".
Airplanes used in search for wreckage from final flight of Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland, Siberia. From verso: "Plane headquarters near the Nauuk - 90 miles from the wreck." 1930. Original photograph size: 3 1/8" x 5 1/4".
Group gathers outside the Richardson Roadhouse during Gov. Bone's trip. Visible are Governor Bone and his family, Bob Hickman and his wife, Judge & Mrs Clegg, Ben Eielson, Vide Gaustad and O. P. Gaustad.
Ms. (blueprint copy). Shows location of crash of C.B. Eielson and E.E. Borland with locations of individual pieces of wreckage. "Diagram of the accident executed on the spot, during the excavation, from 5 to 22 February, 1930, by student of the...
People identified in caption: top row, left to right: Barry Keown, Col. Hartman, Carl Lomen, Earl Rossman, Henry Bizanion, Alfred Lomen; bottom row, left to right: Capt. A.M. Smith, Valhjalmur Stefansson, Sir Hubert Wilkins, Col. Ben Eielson
Plane wreckage of the airplane flown by Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland, their final flight, North Cape, Siberia. From verso: "A wing of the Hamilton first sighted by Joe Crosson and Gillam - the plane flown by Ben and his mechanic Borland...
Portrait of Carl Ben Eielson, Alaska aviator. From verso: "Carl Ben Eilson [sic]. Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society." n.d. Original photograph size: 7 3/4" x 5 5/8".
Russian men who took part in search for the downed airplane of Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland, Siberia. From verso: "Russians who aided in search." 1930. Original photograph size: 3 1/8" x 5 1/4".
Russians and Americans searching for the downed airplane of Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland, North Cape, Siberia. From verso: "Russians and Americans digging a trench thru 6 ft. of hard snow, to locate the bodies. The Russian in left foreground...
Sir G. Hubert Wilkins and Carl Ben Eielson landing in Barrow, Alaska, on their first circumpolar flight, April 15, 1928. This flight went from Barrow, Alaska, to Spitsbergen, Norway, a distance of 2500 miles. From verso: "At Barrow. On their first...
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...
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...
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...
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...