(3:16 min) (03 of 17) Army, teaching and Fish & Game Trained in Sta. Maria California (Moffitt Field) finished in 1942. James C. Ryan old instructor talked about jobs. Got out of Army during WWII to teach school, took Gov. Gruening and Rep....
62 second, color and black and white, silent film clip. Sequence shows people at the crash site of a Star Airlines Bellanca aircraft. The passengers and crew build a fire and at the end of the clip dog teams arrive.
8x10 photo. Title from handwritten note on verso. Full note reads:
"L to R Dispatcher Tom Devane, Capt Al Monsen, Oper Mgr Emmer Bassett, Capt S[.]E[.]Robbins Main Mgr Loren Fernald, [Sta. Mgr?] Clark Bassett, [Mail Spur?] Fred...
A man [the teacher?] stands outside school; children in the background; in 1942, the school enrollment was 11 students; the teacher reported that, although the view was fine, the wind was terrible
Formal head and shoulders portrait of Lt. Hubbard in his U.S. Air Corps uniform Lt. Hubbard was killed during the WW II Aleutian campaign when his B24 bomber was hit in the air by Japanese fire during the raid on Kiska in 1942
From a draft announcement: "The Alaska Territorial Guard (ATG) Certificate pictured here is to be presented this year to all former members of the ATG who can be located, Governor Egan announced today. The ATG was formed in 1942 after the Alaska...
From caption: "Late in September, 1942, this truck was driven up the Alcan from Dawson Creek to Whitehorse - the first truck to make the entire trip." From verso: "Approved for release, U.S. Army Engineer District, Alaska, Corps of Engineers, P.O....
From transparency envelope: "Color transparency of historical city of Kodiak including the Russian Church. Original transparency believe made in 1942. By Steve McCutcheon. Repaired and accepted 3 Dec 1986." 1942? Photographer: Steve McCutcheon....
From verso: "Miss Miriam Dickey and Captain Lathrop. Miss Dickey is Secretary-Treasurer of the Midnight Sun Broadcasting Company, and is Capt's "right hand man" in all his other widespread enterprises. It was her interest in radio and its...