(3:36 min.) (23 of 28) 23. DC-3 aircraft
George and Merrill Wien got a Stinson ready for instrument flight. George loaded up the family and flew to New York. He started training with the DC-3.
(4:15 min) (19 of 27) Haul Road -- Bettles
Once they made it to Bettles they had to refit equipment. There was too much wind north of Bettles, canvas was okay for a while but had to build with more substantial metal and wood. Snow ramps to...
Ta'giuqtigapta Tuapaktusu'gmi Immersion Camp: Iñupiaq Land Use Values and Resources Video: 1 minute and 15 seconds, MPG-1 format. Fannie Akpik enjoys a cup of coffee while keeping her back to the wind. The crew is tending to the camp as the wind...
Title from accompanying notes. "Wands (red flags) mark the boundary of the ceilings of the ice caves; i.e., don't step within the boundary or you'll destroy an ice cave. Mount Kobe in the distance." Windswept mountain peaks stand in the...
Title from accompanying notes. Yellow tent inside wall made of blocks of snow. Two men in red parkas, a backpack, orange trail marker and gear bags, and mountain peaks below the horizon.
Title from donors notes. Full title reads: "St. Thomas Church, Point Hope (new location, from rear), in blowing snow." Narrative note reads: "In 1954, the church parish hall, mission house and other buildings were moved from their original...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows snow blowing around on top of a rocky mountain. Caption from finding aid reads "Mountain above lake". Location is unknown.
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows win blowing snow over a rocky hillside. Caption from finding aid reads "Hill between lake and glacier slope". See also: UAF-2010-25-270. Location is near Skilak Lake, Alaska.
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows wind blowing snow around on a hillside. A mountains sits in the distance. Caption from finding aid reads "Skilak Lake". Location is near Skilak Lake, Alaska.
Title supplied by cataloger. Three teams stopped on trail in blustery conditions. Joe Redington Sr.'s dog team on the left with blue sled bag. Slide taken from a carousel labeled, 'Dog Lots.' Slide printed 4/1982. Original format: 35mm color slide
Title taken from accompanying notes: "The Path to the College about March 10th 1929 in windy weather at 35 below zero. Snow about 3 feet deep on the average. Bunnell Collection."
Title taken from caption on slide. "Wind-blown snow (+ 40 mph). Fort Wainwright HHC 171st March 1967." Additional note attached indicates that these photographs were taken by Mark C. Glunz, who was at the time assigned to the 171st infantry...