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...
This color snapshot depicts an unidentified boy standing in a wooden skiff on the water, likely near Harold and Roxolana (Roxy) Pomeroy's homestead at Bear Cove on Kachemak Bay on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The boy wears a sailor's hat and holds...
This photograph depicts two unidentified people standing in front of a large tractor that is draped with a banner that says, "Allis Chambers H[ ] 'World's Largest Tractor' Owner: Usibelli Coal Co. 524 H.P. - 150,000 lbs Dealer [illegible]...
This photograph depicts two unidentified women working for Arliss Sturgulewski's 1986 campaign for governor of Alaska (with Terry Miller as her running-mate). The woman standing on the right is wearing a t-shrt that says, "'86 Arliss Let's Just...
This photograph depicts an unidentified woman holding a crab at Harold and Roxolana (Roxy) Pomeroy's homestead at Bear Cove on Kachemak Bay on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, circa 1950-1952. The crab is resting on an up-turned wooden crate, and...
(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...
This photograph depicts Roxy Pomeroy holding a crab caught at her homestead at Bear Cove on Kachemak Bay on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, in July 1950. She is standing in front of the Pomeroys' cabin on the homestead. The title and date are...
This photograph depicts Theodore (Ted) Pedersen's homestead at Bear Cove in the summer of 1953. It was likely taken by Roxolana (Roxy) Pomeroy, and the title is a translation of a caption written in German on the back of the photograph in her...
This photograph depicts Harold Pomeroy (at left, in red hat) and two other men unloading a small plane in the snow at the Pomeroys' homestead at Bear Cove on Kachemak Bay on the Kenai peninsula, Alaska, circa 1960-1963. The photographer is...
Title supplied by cataloger. Slide labeled, '#367 Two Bull Moose. Horns in Velvet. Harold W. Johnson. Northern Color Film Co. Cooper Landing, Alaska.' Slide binder labeled, 'Scenery.' Original format: 35mm color slide
Left to right: Sammy Hope, Carl Frank, Ludie Hope, Harold Wilcox (rear), Mrs. Bejanich, Bob Jones (rear), Tishu Ulen, Elizabeth White, ? (rear), Mrs. Pingle, George Hooey,...
This photograph depicts Roxolana (Roxy) Pomeroy, right, standing in the water holding the bow of a rowboat, which is sinking in the water with another unidentified woman lying in it. Both women are wearing bathing suits, and the woman in the boat...
Title taken from caption. View of James Botsford and Harold Cowper, two of the 1938 expedition members, preparing to depart. Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
This photograph depicts the cabin on Theodore (Ted) Pedersen's homestead at Bear Cove on Kachemak Bay on the Kenai Peninsula in the summer of 1953. The photograph was likely taken by Roxolana (Roxy) Pomeroy. The title is a translation of a...
This photograph was taken by Harold Pomeroy on the Dalton Highway (then called the North Slope Haul Road) in 1976. The road is visible, as well as snow-covered mountains, and the pipeline is on the left side of the photograph.
Title taken from caption. Portrait of four of the 1938 expedition members standing in front of buildings in Nikolski. From left to right: Harold Cowper, William Laughlin, James Botsford, and William Clemes. Photograph taken during the 1938...
Title taken from caption. The expedition party departs Nikolski en route to Russia. Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.