Title taken from verso. View of a number of kayaks, some manned, some unmanned, alongside the ship, North Star, near Hooper Bay, Alaska. Ca. 1930-1939. Original photograph size: 2.75" x 4.5".
Title taken from verso. View of officers of the North Star gathered at dining table on board ship. Photographer: Walt Geisman. Original photograph size: 3.25" x 5".
View of a United States 48 star flag hanging from the Federal Building, Anchorage, Alaska, with a 49th star pinned on to celebrate statehood. From verso: "Federal Bldg. 2:30 p.m. June 30, 1958. Statehood Bill just signed. The 49th star. 4th Ave. F...
Title taken from verso. View of participants in ice pageant presented by North Star Elementary School, Fireweed Lane, Anchorage, Alaska, with spectators around edges of ice rink. March 7, 1952. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size:...
54 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "May 4, 1939. Dickson Collection". Film shows a Star Airlines Bellanca take of from the ice on Lake Spenard, after mechanics are done looking at it. Aircraft N-Number is too faint to read.
Title from image. Photograph of the crew of wrecked whaler North Star at the Point Barrow Telegraph Station. Visible is the telegraph station, and tents for the crew. [Very poor quality original.] Caption reads: "Crew of wrecker whaler "North...
Group of unidentified Unangan individuals posing with a Russian Christmas Star on an Unalaska beach. One person is standing on the stones that support the Christmas Star and appears to be taller.
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a group of women all dressed very nicely. They are standing in front of a log building. They may be members of Order of the Eastern Star.
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...
Captures some of the landmarks and landscapes found in Wrangell; these include: the harbor, a totem pole, Wrangell Fire Department, the Wrangell Sentinel, the post office, a building labelled "Campbell Brothers", the 49th Star Theatre, and a wooden...
Title from verso. "Reindeer at Naknek waiting for the 'all aboard' signal. Photo by Bennett. Kay Kennedy Box 1205 Anchorage, Alaska." Several reindeer sit or lie on the snow before being transported by airplane. To the left are a few chairs. ...
Title from verso. "ASA Bellanca(?) 1934 - 35. See how high tide came up on propeller. Get more info." A frontal view of a float plane stuck in slushy snow and ice.
Title from verso. "Bellanca Pace maker. 330 hp. Wright whirl wind engine circa 1934 probably Iliamna Country. Star Airlines photo from Dorothy Loftus. Kay Kennedy Mail: 12831 N. E. 83rd St. Kirkland, Wa. 98033." The tail of this float plane is...
Eight women in fur garments are standing on the ice at the Village of Tanana. Each is dressed in fur and hide clothing, including mittens and footwear. Note the stitching along the edges of the photograph. Pictured left to right are: Charlotte...
Title taken from caption. View of Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska. Signs read: "Cheechako Tavern, Eats", "Star Air Lines", "North Pole Bakery", "Anchorage Grill Restaurant", "Drugs" and "Coca Cola". Photograph taken in 1937. Original photograph...