Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
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Title by indexer. Airline employees (in uniform) unloading a Ski-doo snowmobile from an airplane. The model seems to be from the late 1960s or early 1970s. On the windshield is written "The Yellowbird", and on the side is written: "Norman D....
Title by indexer. The model seems to be from the late 1960s or early 1970s and is equipped with wheels in the front rather than skis. On the windshield is written "The Yellowbird", and on the side is written: "Norman D. Vaughan. Ft. Yukon,...
Title by indexer. The model seems to be from the late 1960s or early 1970s and is equipped with wheels in the front rather than skis. On the windshield is written "The Yellowbird", and on the side is written: "Norman D. Vaughan. Ft. Yukon,...
Title by indexer. The model seems to be from the late 1960s or early 1970s and is equipped with wheels in the front rather than skis. On the windshield is written "The Yellowbird", and on the side is written: "Norman D. Vaughan. Ft. Yukon,...
Title by indexer. A man dressed in a uniform with a hat is standing near a Wien airplane marked "N21748" on the tail. He is standing near a ski-doo. The model seems to be from the late 1960s or early 1970s and is equipped with wheels in the...
Title by indexer. A man dressed in a uniform with a hat is standing near a Wien airplane marked "N21748" on the tail. He is standing near a ski-doo. The model seems to be from the late 1960s or early 1970s and is equipped with wheels in the...
Title taken from verso. View of large rock formation next to road in southcentral Alaska, possibly near Hatcher Pass. Also from verso: "Sept 22, 1936." Photographer: Almer J. Peterson.
Title taken from caption. Caption reads in its entirety: "Detailed views of the same mass showing its sheeted character and frost checked condition. The rounding effect of wind erosion is also present on some of the surfaces. June 20, 1911." The...
Image appears identical to uaa-hmc-0166-b1-13-2-5. Caption for that image reads: "A residual mass of porphyritic granite on the ridge just north of Surprise Creek camp near monument 42, showing the more rounding effects of wind erosion. June 21,...
Title taken from caption. Caption reads in its entirety: "A residual mass of porphyritic granite on the ridge just north of Surprise Creek camp near monument 42, showing the more rounding effects of wind erosion. June 21, 1911."
Title taken from caption. Caption reads in its entirety: "Detailed views of the same mass showing its sheeted character and frost checked condition. The rounding effect of wind erosion is also present on some of the surfaces. June 20, 1911." The...
Title taken from caption. View of damage to a hillside made by rocks from volcanic eruption of Mount Katmai. Photo taken at what was later designated as Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, during a National Geographic Society expedition to...
Close-up view of men, butchering walruses on dock Additional information from verso: E.B. O'Connor and Natives cutting up 30 tons of walrus meat received as part payment for services on a hunting and moving picture trip with Capt. L.L. Lane...
View of people butchering walruses on dock; walrus hides piled up in foreground; houses in background on opposite side [of river] Additional information from verso: E.B. O'Connor and Natives cutting up 30 tons of walrus meat received as part...
Broad view of beach, with walrus butchering on dock; water and ship in background Additional information from verso: E.B. O'Connor and Natives cutting up 30 tons of walrus meat received as part payment for services on a hunting and moving...