Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a crowd of people looking at something happening off camera in a construction site. The crowd is made up of men, woman, and children. Original size is 5.5 x 3.25 in.
Title by indexer. Photograph shows a beach next to an outcropping of rocks. Men are standing on the beach next to automobiles and carts being pulled by horses. Original size is 5.5 x 3.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows U.S. Army Captain Ross G. Hoyt inside the cockpit of his plane, with Noel Wien standing nearby. The plane's payload can be seen printed on the side of the aircraft. Original size is 3.25 in. x 5.5 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a Christmas card with a caribou next to tree. The card reads:"Season's greetings from Nome Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Miller". Original size is 3.25 in. x 5.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows Detroit News-Wilkins Arctic Expedition pilot Alger Graham by tail of Stinson Detroiter during 1927.. Original size is: 3.25 in. x 5.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows
Charlie Brower and Joe Crosson posing next to each other. Charlie Brower is smoking a cigar. Original size is: 3.25 in. x 5.25 in.
Brower Hopson who is the great grandson of both Charlie Brower...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows
Ralph Wien standing next to a Stinson Detroiter airplane. Caption above photograph reads "Fairbanks - After Minchumina 1927". See also UAF-2010-50-348. Original size is: 5.5 in. x 3.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows
Noel Wien standing next to a Stinson Detroiter airplane. Caption above photograph reads "Fairbanks - After Minchumina 1927". See also UAF-2010-50-348. Original size is: 5.5 in. x 3.25 in.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a Wien Alaska Airways of Nome airplane sitting in the snow. Caption under the photograph reads "Stinson at Lake Minchumina December 1927".
See similar pictures UAF-2010-50-348 through UAF-2010-50-351. ...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a "Wien Alaska Airways of Nome" airplane sitting in the snow. Caption under the photograph reads "Stinson at Lake Minchumina December 1927".
A tarp has been placed over the propeller and engine. ...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a "Wien Alaska Airways of Nome" airplane sitting in the snow. Caption under the photograph reads "Stinson at Lake Minchumina December 1927".
A tarp has been placed over the propeller and engine. ...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a "Wien Alaska Airways of Nome" airplane sitting in the snow. Caption under the photograph reads "Stinson at Lake Minchumina December 1927".
Original size is: 5.5 in. x 3.25 in.