Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
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Title by indexer. "Offical photograph U.S. Army Air Forces. 1452 AAF base unit, ATC Apo 462, Minneapolis, Minn." A man is hauling a stack of boxes, possibly produce, on a fork lift. The brand and type of the equipment is Clark Fork truck (see...
Title from taken caption. View of three soldiers during U.S. Army mountain and glacier training in Alaska. One of the soldiers is keeping the rope taunt while another repels down the cliff with the third man on his back. From verso: "Keeping the...
Title from taken caption. View of a group of soldiers during U.S. Army mountain and glacier training in Alaska. One of the soldiers is crossing a river on a rope, while the rest stand and watch. From verso: "One rope bridge for crossing river....
View of Santa Claus handing out gifts to children. From attached press release: "Press Release. Headquarters Alaskan Air Command APO 942, Seattle, Washington. Office of Information. Telephone BRoadway 5-8001 or Elmendorf AFB SKyline 2-6122. For...
Title taken from caption. View of Santa Claus posing beneath a sign held up by two airmen, near the tail end of a C-123 airplane. Sign reads: "Air Force. Sergeants Association. Chapter 605. Elmendorf AFB Alaska. Operation. Santa Claus." From...
View of Santa Claus greeting children. From attached press release: "Press Release. Headquarters Alaskan Air Command APO 942, Seattle, Washington. Office of Information. Telephone BRoadway 5-8001 or Elmendorf AFB SKyline 2-6122. For immediate...
Title taken from caption. View of dogsled race contestants during Fur Rendezvous celebration in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. From verso: "Headquarters Alaskan Air Command, APO Seattle 98742, Office of Information Telephone 272-6111 or Elmendorf AFB...
Title taken from caption. View of Airmen's Club on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Air Post Office 942, Anchorage, Alaska. Signs on building read: "Airmen's Club." 1953-1959. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Donald Arthur Post.