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...
Title from caption. "Mechanic Fahrig and Commander Slepnev of Russian rescue plane from Siberia (Junker) taken at Alaska College. Fairbanks. E. S. R. Copied from Reed's."
A man named Hubbard, with a claim as a mechanic on the Wilkins-Eielson Expedition in 1928, is here seen with the dismantling of the Airship Norge in Nome, Alaska 1926.
Taken in the 1930s at Weeks Field, Fairbanks, springtime. "My girls have their rubber boots on." Left to right: Noel Wien, Alice Tobuk, Florence Ulen, Mary Ulen. No name for...
35 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Phillips Collection". Film shows planes at Northern Consolidated Airlines at Weeks Field in Fairbanks, including a person running, and a mechanic working on a plane. From catalog...
Photograph of someone called Hufford who is attributed with being a mechanic for the Wilkins-Eielson expedition. Here he is in Teller viewing the Norge Dirigible flight over the north pole. He is standing in front of the Teller post office and...
(3:06 min) (04 of 17) Flying business
June '47 bought an airplane and started work mostly near Aniak, Fairbanks, Circle, Fort Yukon wound up in Central. Went to Globe Arizona in the winters to take classes in air mechanic and everything...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...
05 A plane of her own (5:30 min.) (05 of 09) There was no flight instruction in the winter so Pearl was laid off. She spent the winter of 1945 at the University at Fairbanks. She saw the Russian pilots flying the lend lease planes. Margaret...
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."
Title taken from back of photograph. Cataloguer's note: Otto W. Geist came to Alaska in 1923. Born in Bavaria Austria, he was a veteran of the German army as well as the U.S. Army. He was a mechanic and a skilled truck driver before he...
Title from verso. A snapshot of a man, presumably an employee of Wien Airlines, in sunglasses with a broad smile. He is dressed in a uniform (probably a mechanic's); the initials WCA (Wien Consolidated Airlines) are visible on the front of the...
Title by cataloger. "Wien Consolidated Airlines Photo by Ray." An elderly man in (mechanic's) uniform, who may be an employee of Wien Airlines, is sitting on a car with an open hood. He is sitting on the front fender, seemingly working on the...
Title from verso. A distant shot of a man wearing what looks like mechanic's overalls, standing in front of a small aircraft. Both are in front of a hangar.
Title from accompanying notes. "Sunset and our motel in Dawson Creek. Cold as hell. Got down to -20F and several cars froze their engines. Bus wasn't running to well, so Dawson Creek mechanic, Red, and I worked all night to improve its...
Title from verso. "Gene Jack, rt. mechanic - left. AC [Arcitc Commercial Co] 78. Flight Sea - FAI Dec. '46. Reproduced by Jerome Lardy. Kay J. Kennedy P. O. Box 80805 Fairbanks, AK 99708." Two men are standing close to an airplane. The...