Title by indexer. Cataloger note reads: "Two Beck Mainliner Buses from factory in Sidney, Ohio and three Ford Buses from factory in Union City, Indiana, being driven over Alaska Highway to Fairbanks, Alaska. Buses and drivers at overnight stop...
Title from cataloger's notes. Full note reads: "Presentation of trophy awarded to hockey team winning the games three different years, which Ladd Field Hockey Team won. University Bus Lines offered the trophy. Left to right - University...
Title from cataloger notes. Full notes read: "First bus trip to Anchorage from Fairbanks over Richardson Highway 1946 or 1947. Persons from left to right - Charles B. West, Jack Musiel, (Russell Swank - garage operator Anchorage), Paul...
note reads: "New bus arrival Fairbanks, October 11, 1937, driven by Paul Greimann, owner, from Valdez, Alaska over Richardson Highway. From left to right - Bill Arend - Accountant, unidentified, Paul Greimann, Wally Shaw - mechanic."
(4:26 min) (05 of 19) Illinois Central Railroad Met a man working for the Illinois Central Railroad. Next job was painting for the Illinois Central Railroad. While he was there he put in for the steel gang building and repairing railroad...
(4:04 min) (08 of 19) Trip to Alaska #2 Roads difficult. Gas expensive in Yellowstone Park. Flags were at half-mast when they made it out of the park and found out that Harding had died. Checked the Model T in at the Alaska Steamship...
(2:57 min) (10 of 19) Driving the Richardson Road #2 Thompson Pass too steep; had to be pulled; didn't have fuel pumps back then. 7 days to Fairbanks. Stopped at the News Miner offices and Pete Steele's Grocery.
(6:42 min) (11 of 19) First jobs in Fairbanks W. F. Thompson, editor of the News Miner, interviewed them about the trip Sept 1, 1923. Rented cabin from Pete Steele. Went to church and got a job the next day. Got a job with the N. C. Co. ...
(3:46 min) (19 of 19) Travel agency Started the first tour agency with Chuck West; called it the Arctic Alaska Travel Agency located in the Co-Op. Paul rented the travel agency's space from Cap Lathrop. He also opened an office in...
(3:27 min) (12 of 19) Early Fairbanks agriculture Fixed thresher and then traveled to where the machine was needed. Description of the Rickert homestead -- 320 acres in Fairbanks.
(5:26 min) (13 of 19) Automobile repair shop Bobby Sheldon. Machine building and transportation. Tourism. Bought out automobile repair shop, and took over the buildings.
(3:39 min) (14 of 19) Business grew Within five years he needed to expand the shop. Moved into a building built by McPhee who opened a saloon and rented the rest out. Fairbanks Exploration Company [FE Co.] was across the street. Largest...
(3:30 min) (15 of 19) New hire Hired George Butrovich, the brother of Johnny Butrovich. He was easy to teach, understood quickly. Worked hard. In 1927, George left him for the Road Commission and one year later he was the shop foreman at...
(4:50 min) (16 of 19) Popularity of road travel Was able to work on 35 cars at a time. Traveled to Detroit for a General Motors dealers' convention. Visited family before returning to Alaska. Met, courted and married his wife, Miss Flora...
(5:52 min) (17 of 19) Business continues to grow Bought out Mr. Goes and Mr. Pearl. Bought out the bus service to the University. In 1931, took over Ravell Brothers and ran freight between Valdez and Fairbanks. Fall of 1931, bought a...
(3:08 min) (18 of 19) Put the gas car out of business Cost $0.25 a round trip in gas between the school and Fairbanks. Fall of 1932 he ordered a 32 passenger bus. Ran it as a bus in the winter and switched the chassis to a cargo vehicle for...
Title from cataloger's notes. Full note reada: "Taking delivery of two twenty-eight passenger beck recliner seat buses at factory in Sidney, Ohio, June 1945. Left to right - Paul Greimann - owner and Steve Neuber - driver. Buses were driven...
Tite from cataloger notes. Full cataloger notes read: "Standard garage building & bus depot Second & Lacey Street - Paul Greimann - owner with son Paul Jr. & daughter Kathy."
Title from cataloger notes. Full cataloger notes read: "Former Richardson Road House seventy miles south of Fairbanks - August 1927, Paul Greimann standing on front steps."