(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...
(4:02 min) (07 of 17) Being a live coward
Single engine planes are dangerous, no back-up. Coastal Geodetic Survey Tigvariak Island. Had to get them to Barter Island--white out cloud cover turned around and went back passenger complained.
(5:27 min) (09 of 27) Flying for fur buyers
Leo Kay member of the Koslosky family. Fairbanks, Ruby, Hughes, Kobuk, Shungnak, Kiana, Kotzebue then Nome. Maime Wig's Roadhouse ran into Jim McGoffin, & (Muskrat) Johnnie Schwagler. Took off...
(7:29 min) (10 of 17) Exciting and scary situations
Teaching in Ft. Yukon, went to Fairbanks then headed back with heavy load. Ft. Yukon ice fogged in, headed back to Fairbanks, White Mountains were fogged in too, had to climb over top. ...
(7:43 min) (11 of 17) Check your own gas cap
Picked up an L1 observation plane with Sasoon for Fish & Wildlife doing work in Prince William Sound. Flying on Sunday no one around Still had some in main tank as well as auxiliary tank. When...
(4:40 min) (12 of 17) Flying for DGGS pt.1
As a pilot for Division of Geology and Geodetic Surveys had emergency call to fly in whiteout conditions to get a badly burned man at another station. Flying under 200 ft. elevation so not to miss...
(4:16 min) (13 of 17) Flying for DGGS pt. 2
As a pilot for Division of Geology and Geodetic Surveys had emergency call to fly in whiteout conditions to get a badly burned man at another station. Flying under 200 ft. elevation so not to miss...
(7:50 min) (16 of 17) Medical emergencies & tourist industry While teaching at Ft. Yukon woman was having a breech birth. Agreed to take her, got everything ready and when he called to bring her to airplane the baby was born. Wien drove out...
41-second, color with sound film clip. Jim O'Sullivan's campaign commercial for the State House in 1977. This commercial explains Mr. O'Sullivan's views on energy concerns.
Title taken from verso. Richard O. Amundsen stands next to drying crops in oat and barley field in Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Colony, Palmer, Alaska. Horses are visible in background. Also from verso: "Sept. 22, 1935....
Title taken from front. C.R. Breck, Jr. and E.O. Archibald, engineers for the Alaska Engineering Commission, on horseback, Kings River, Matanuska Valley, Alaska. Also from front: "A.E.C. G303." An Alaska Engineering Commission photo. Photographer's...
Title taken from verso. Mrs. G. O'Connor reaches through fence toward two black calves on her farm, Fairbanks, Alaska, with barn in background. Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society. 1920's. Original photograph size: 2 1/2" x 4 1/4".
View of Agnes O'Brien and others displaying handmade baskets in Hooper Bay, Alaska. Photo negative number in the Ward Wells Collection, B83.91.S1450.45. August 11, 1953. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 5" x 4".
Title from sleeve. John 'Wendy' Williamson and Jack O'Toole join the band on stage at Senator Ted Stevens' birthday party. Letters behind the musicians spell out 'Happy 50th.' Photographer's numbers: 23092, 38 of 55. 2 1/4 B&W negative.