(3:24 min.) (03 of 27) Early life
Woody born in Eyak near Cordova. Rotary snow plow near the roundhouse pushed by 3-4 locomotives. Had to synchronize the exhaust from the four engines and the rotary snow plow.
(3:26 min.) (02 of 27) Family history: Father
Father from Norway at 10 years old. 1896 came to Alaska for the Hope/Sunrise gold rush. Father carried mail from Seward to Matanuska Valley. Father wouldn't eat Hooligan. Ran a transport boat...
(4:22 min.) (09 of 25) Small town lifestyle people -- friendly; people -- helpful; longshoreman -- generous; museum; Captain Valdez -- pictures; Captain Cordova -- pictures; Ambassador of Spain; potlatch
(5:38 min.) (04 of 27) Early work history
Left Cordova to go to school at Alaska School of Mines and Agriculture (UAF). Took civil engineering courses. By the time he had graduated, the railroads had shut down and there were only jobs in...
59 second film clip black & white/silent of sling loading cargo onto a ship and a train running along a body of water. Bridge shown may be the Million Dollar Bridge. Title in film reads: "From Cordova, the Copper River and Northwestern Railway...
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...
A group of Cordova Airlines passengers gets into jeeps at the May Creek Airfield, prior to exploring McCarthy, Alaska and the Kennecott Copper Mine operations in Kennicott. From caption: "This is our cavalcade of tourists at the May Creek airfield...
A group of tourist walk along railroad tracks in Kennecott Copper Mine area in Kennicott, Alaska. From caption: "From 1913 to 1938 these tracks were used to haul copper ore from Kennecott [sic] down to McCarthy and then on to Cordova, where it was...
A large group of people in costumes gather for a group photograph at a Halloween party, possibly in Cordova, Alaska. 1920's. Original photograph size: 3 1/4" x 5 1/2".
A street in Cordova, Alaska, with buildings and pedestrians. From verso: "Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society." 1908. Original photograph size: 4" x 5".
Aerial of banner waving commercial boat (Cordova - still fighting for the Sound) heads towards the Alyeska oil terminal with other members of a flotilla to protest the docking of foreign flagged tankers, if an oil spill occurred who would take...
Aerial view during flight from Cordova, Alaska to Anchorage, with airplane partially visible at left. From slide mount: "Scene - Cordova to Anchorage." 1955-1961. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Leland A. Olson.
Aerial view during Pacific Northern Airlines flight near Cordova, Alaska, with airplane wing visible in foreground. Lettering on airplane reads: "PNA." 1955-1961. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Leland A. Olson.