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 taken from creator's notes. Color photograph of the deep end of the swimming pool with many swimmers watching another diving off the diving board. Notes and captions are from Cecil H. Kornegay 7-5-2000.
Title from caption. Photograph of a woman standing on what may be a moose hide as she prepares it for smoking. Narrative from photo album reads: "Here is Mrs. Luke working on a moose skin. It has stood for days in a a stinking mess of rotten...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a woman standing on a dirt road in the center of a town. Businesses line each side of the street. Signs along the street read "General Merchandise and Drugs A. D. Thompson", "Fruits and Soft Drinks", and...
Title taken from caption. "9271 -- (30) In this view we have an excellent representation of a Lapland reindeer train ready to start on its journey over the limitless fields of snow. We notice the broad hoofs of the deer, wisely provided by...
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "Up ahead, a lumber rig which had jackknifed in the soft shoulder and was blocking the ALCAN highway. Occured before we reached Canadian Customs at Beaver Creek. View is from...
Title taken from caption. " Man." Cataloguer's note: A shoulder length portrait of a young man with closely cropped hair cut (Caesar) and a clean shaven face. He is wearing a light weight dark colored suit with white stiff collared shirt, a...
Title taken from caption. View of grass sprouting in the tracks left by a bear in the soft mud. The grass seed would blow across the smooth surface of the mud and only find a place to take root in the indentations of the bear tracks. Photo taken at...
Title taken from caption. View of one of the National Geographic expedition camp sites and a member of the expedition reaching up towards the level of the ash noted in 1918. The trees have all been stripped of leaves, small branches, and bark by...
Title taken from caption. View of a display of flowers along the street and on wagons in Palmer, Alaska. Sign reads: "There is beauty in the sunlight and the soft blue heaven above. Oh the world is full of beauty when the heart is full of love"....
Title taken from caption. View of a display of flowers along the street and on wagons in Palmer, Alaska. Sign reads: "There is beauty in the sunlight and the soft blue heaven above. Oh the world is full of beauty when the heart is full of love"....
Title taken from caption. Eleanor Snyder playing organ music during 13th Annual Flower Show sponsored by Anchorage Garden Club and held in First National Bank of Anchorage lobby at 4th Avenue and G Street in Anchorage, Alaska. August 18-19, 1956....
Title taken from caption. Four men (two in uniform) sitting at table during meeting at USO building in Anchorage, Alaska. Two soft drink bottles sit on table. Also from caption: "1942-3. Lloyd Cleaves (at typewriter, ass[istan]t director), Dick...
Title taken from sign on wagon in photo at left. View of early wagon on display in Palmer, Alaska, with truck, sign, another wagon, and building at right. Sign next to wagon reads: "There is beauty in the sunlight and the soft blue heaven above. Oh...