(3:20 min) (15 of 17) Change and familiarity
Man ran out onto ice and was waving arms Red thought something was wrong so landed and man just wanted to say hello. On a trip to Huslia with a fur buyer.
(5:27 min) (09 of 27) Flying for fur buyers
Leo Kay member of the Koslosky family. Fairbanks, Ruby, Hughes, Kobuk, Shungnak, Kiana, Kotzebue then Nome. Maime Wig's Roadhouse ran into Jim McGoffin, & (Muskrat) Johnnie Schwagler. Took off...
(6:02 min) (14 of 17) Fur buyers made use of airplanes Fur buyers rarely dealt directly with trappers. Fur buyers never quibbled about price, but always had a case of booze to aid in the negotiations. Regular mail service destroyed the fur...
31 second, color/silent film clip of the King Island Dancers performing at Nome. The drummer in the red and black checked shirt is Chief Olanna. He is the father of Agnes Kunnuk, the woman dancer in the fur parka with the light blue head scarf....
48 second color/silent film clip, of a trip on the Riverboat Discovery in Fairbanks, Alaska. Clip shows passengers loading, Jim Binkley talking on a microphone, Mary Binkley talking to passengers about fur, and a trip to an Athabascan fish camp.
"Bonus scans: my father's favorite is him in his fur hat leaning against the cowling of the Ballanca on skis. The last one is him in his Pan Am uniform."
Description from interview with Ralph Savory and his daughter, Diane.
"Bonus scans: my father's favorite is him in his fur hat leaning oagainst the cowling of the Bellanca on skis. The last one is him in his Pan Am uniform."
Description from interview with Ralph Savory and his daughter, Diane.
"My cold weather outfit. Beaver cap, Caribou coat, moose hide fur trimmed mittens, woolen pants, moosehide moccasins and on the snowshoes made for me by Sarah Bob one of the Ketchumstuk tribe squaws of the Forty Mile Indians. These snow shoes are...
Aerial view of Anchorage, Alaska, looking east toward Chugach Mountains during Fur Rendezvous carnival, with amusement rides, people, buildings and automobiles. 1968. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide.
Aerial view of downtown Anchorage, Alaska looking southwest toward 4th Avenue Theatre. Signs on buildings read: "Bank" and "4th Avenue." Photo taken during Anchorage Fur Rendezvous in 1968. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide.
Aerial view of food vendors and people riding ferris wheel at the Fur Rendezvous carnival in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Knik Arm can be seen in the background. Sign on trailer reads: "Mt View Lions". 1968. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide.
Aerial view of houses and buildings in Anchorage, Alaska, looking toward Mount Susitna across the Knik Arm. Photo taken during the Fur Rendezvous in 1968. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide.