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...
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...
04 First jobs in Alaska (5:04 min.) (04 of 09) Lockheed Vega took her to Fairbanks. Bush flying was what she wanted, but she couldn't get hired in Fairbanks. Herb Hagler at Fairbanks Air Service wouldn't give her a job as a pilot, but he told...
Title from verso. "? Bob Brown, Frank Whaley, Chris O'Leary (sitting) - deputy U.S. Marshall prisoner near Fortuna ledge. Kay J. Kennedy P. O. Box 80805 Fairbanks, Alaska 99708 from Yvonne Ben Mazee archives." Five men and s ski plane marked...
View of Wien Alaska Airlines Super C-46 in Northern Alaska, with people and dog sled standing in front of airplane. Printed on airplane: "Arctic Liner." 1950's? Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Title taken from verso. View of man putting pontoons on Wien Alaska Airlines airplane in preparation for spring in Alaska. Printed on airplane: "Wien" and "N5293D." From verso: "Pic taken in early 60s." 1960-1964? Photographer: Frank Whaley....
View of Cessna 180 airplane with wheels on skis in front of glacier in Alaska, with man sitting nearby with winter gear. From verso: "Note close up of Federal wheel-ski. Glacier in background." 1960's? Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original...
Title taken from verso. View of boy standing outside United States Customs station on Alaska Highway at Tok, Alaska. Signs on building reads: "All vehicles & persons stop. Checking station. Keep right." and "U.S. Customs." Early 1960's....
View of woman standing next to car at Canadian Customs station at Pleasant Camp, Yukon Territory, Canada. Sign on building reads: "Canada Customs. Stop and report." Early 1960's. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
View of Mid-American Coaches charter bus on Alaska Highway in front of Alaska State Police headquarters at Tok (also called Tok Junction), Alaska, with jeep in line behind bus. Early 1960's. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8"...
Title taken from verso. View of women boarding Wien Alaska Airlines Pilatus Porter airplane in Ambler, Alaska, with man at right and village in background. Also from verso: "River Bar Airport" and "Pilatus Porter." Printed on airplane: "Wien Alaska...
Aerial view of buildings at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, with area in dotted lines possibly showing landing strip. 1960's? Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from verso. View of Eskimo man standing next to boat made of skins at Point Barrow, Alaska. Also from verso: "The Eskimo hunter in Alaska's polar zone spend much of their time searching the rugged arctic coast for seal, walrus, polar...
Title taken from verso. View of Eskimo hunters with two dogsleds loaded with seal after hunt at Point Barrow, Alaska. June 16, 1968. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from verso. View of airport construction at Point Barrow, Alaska, as seen from airplane coming in for landing. Also from verso: "Light square is matting. Left side strip below it is compacted area where we are to land. Right side strip...
Title taken from verso. Group of people standing with whale baleen at Point Barrow, Alaska. Also from verso: [beginning back row, second person from left], "l[eft to] r[ight], Margaret Pausanna Brower, Esther Aiken, Rose Aiken." 1960's?...
Title taken from verso. View of downtown Anchorage, Alaska, at buttress area between 3rd Avenue (left) and 4th Avenue (right), looking east. Summer 1964? Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
View of Alaska Department of Highways sign with facts about Alaska posted on Alaska Highway, possibly near border between Alaska and Canada. Sign reads: "Alaska Department of Highways. Facts on Alaska. Alaska is twice as large as Texas, covering...
Title taken from verso. Visitors look at sod igloo while on tour at Point Barrow, Alaska. Also from verso: "Louise Hollister, tour guide, Barrow, 1960." 1960. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8 1/8" x 10".