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...
Title taken from caption. View of man bending over next to fire engine at Anchorage, Alaska Fire Department. Lettering on vehicle reads: "Anchorage Fire Dept." Sign on building at left reads: "Food Center." 1953-1959. Photograph type: 35 mm color...
Title taken from caption. A view in the engine room of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ariadne. Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Title taken from front. View of men with fire engine drawn by dogs on the way to fire, Dawson, Yukon Territory, as spectators look on. Businesses shown include: Aurora Cafe, Northern Cafe & Bakery, Comet Shaving Parlor. Banner across street reads:...
Title from sleeve. A 1930s-vintage automobile retrofitted with an outboard motor is parked in front of the Cordova Commercial Company building in Cordova. Photographer's number: 9 2994 52. 4 X 5 B&W negative.
69 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Phillips Collection". Film shows men and fire engines trying to put out a hangar fire at Weeks Field in Fairbanks. According to the catalog record, the fire is at an Alaska...
Fire still smoking on Fourth Avenue looking south in Seward, Alaska. A fire truck is parked on the street and people are milling around. Street lights appear to be damaged. Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph: 4 1/2" x 3 1/4".
A fire truck sits in the middle of the street while a fireman holds a fire hose during a fire in Seward, Alaska. In background, spectators watch firemen fight the fire in a building at left. Aug. 1935. Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of...
Title taken from creator's notes. Switch engine hauling a load of what looks to be milled lumber. Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000.
Title taken from creator's notes. The fire truck has tire chains, there is some ice on the roof of the barrack. Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000.