(4:37min) (01 of 08) Family background and history father -- blacksmith from Scotland; worked -- Minnesota; moved to Pacific County, Washington; Lebam, Washington -- mother; mother's -- family history; Judson, Beebee -- great-great aunt; family...
(3:15min) (02 of 08) Working different jobs worked -- tug boats; Foss Company -- Seattle; father -- civilian blacksmith; Fort Lodden; Pierson, Paul -- friend; Pierson, Paul -- became superintendent of Foss Company; worked -- Standard Oil...
(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...
(5:12 min.) (05 of 08) Repairs on the Alaska Run for the Alaska Steam Ship Captain Brastad; lost propeller at sea; Stitt, James -- chief engineer; secure the propeller; steam ship -- towed ship back to Seattle; repair -- cylinder head; stop the...
(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...
(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;...
(4:10 min.) (08 of 08) Living on a ship and coming back to port steam vessels -- engineer on tug boat; steam -- not as economical; life on a freighter; diesel -- machine shops; Alaska Steam -- shorter trips; more days off; repair and clean-up --...
(3:13 min.) (04 of 20) Merger I--Northland trans absorbed by Alaska Steam--Pacific steamship co.--G. W. Skinner--Ray Anderson--D. E. Ned Skinner--William Semar--Captain Erling Brastad
(5:40 min.) (06 of 20) Nome/Communications--Nome--Yearly operations--Shipping--Cargo--ACS--Communications--Shipping an airplane--Teletype machines--Operation changes and modern communications
(2:28 min.) (07 of 20) Communications/responsibility--more modern communications--Agents more responsible--donating to non-profit organizations--person to get tickets out of town--Agents were important and responsible
(4:17 min) (08 of 20) Nome was different--seasonal office--King Islanders--Larger territory--lighterage companies--Hireing longshoremen--Lomen Comercial Co.--ship fire--insurance--general average agreements
(7:12 min.) (09 of 20) Travel in Nome area--Alaska Steam and its reputation--1952/53 winter spring--Move to Seattle--Tariffs and freight rates--ICC Interstate Commerce Commission--Mr. J. D. Nelson--assistant general traffic manager--Train/ship...
(4:45 min) (10 of 20) Tariffs--East bound fish--Northern Transportation Company--Eastbound Tariff 2c--Rates from west to east cost--loading ships and trains--Protests against tariffs--Train/ship--Setting tariffs--Section 1 Interstate Commerce...
(6:08 min.) (12 of 20) How train/ship developed--Mr. Skinner--first container shipping industry in the world--Too expensive for American flagged ships--City of New Orleans (Ship) Renamed Alaska (Ship)--denied American registry--Clair Engle...
(6:26 min.) (13 of 20) Train/ship and labor issues--train/ship needed to cut cost--merchants advertised in Anchorage based on what was in the shipment--guaranteed delivery dates (kinda)--railbelt--Anchorage origins--Distribution problems for...