W. B. Drawbaugh, Weather Bureau Meterologist puts aerometeorograph in place on weather flight plane at Fairbanks field while pilot Harold Gillam prepares to take off.
Title from accompanying note. "'After the Tragedy - This group of men, all of whom figured prominently in the life of Ben Eielson, are shown as they stood together at an unidentified location in Fairbanks after Eileson's and Borland's bodies had...
Title taken from verso. View of Harold Gillam, pilot, standing in front of airplane on skiis in Alaska. Photographer's number 37. Original photograph size: 3" x 4 1/2".
Title by cataloger. Verso reads, "Photo # 4." Northern Consolidated Airlines crew members are loading or unloading a vehicle (Volkswagen Beetle) into a transport plane. The name "Harold Gillam" appears on the front of the plane. Both the...
(4:38 min) (06 of 17) Flying history, quit commercial flying 1960 quit flying so he could spend summers furthering education. Sam White gave advice, Harold Gilliam, Wien's, the real bush pilots or first wave of air pioneers. More...
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...
52 second, black & white/silent, film clip of people and airplanes at Merrill Field.
Greg Herrick provided the following information about the biplane with people standing in front (tail number NV 977Y) Acquired by Harold Gillam for use...
Title by cataloger. A bulldozer or other track-laying vehicle is being loaded into a cargo plane. On the side of the plane, the word "Gillam" is visible. Identified as Northern Consolidated Airlines based on comparison with UAF-1991-98-690...
Plane wreckage of the airplane flown by Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland, their final flight, North Cape, Siberia. From verso: "A wing of the Hamilton first sighted by Joe Crosson and Gillam - the plane flown by Ben and his mechanic Borland...
Title supplied by cataloger. Joe and three other people stand near an airplane. Joe holds a dog by the collar, in preparation to load it into the plane. The words Haorld Gillam are painted on the plane.