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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Description: Photograph shows Al Parmenter, standing on the side of an airplane, about to board. Albert Parmenter came to Alaska in the mid-1930s and mostly flew the Valdez to Fairbanks route. Parmenter left Alaska to work for Lockheed Aircraft....
Title and description from a similar photo. "C. A. A. Radio beam station at Anchorage, located about 3 miles southwest of Elmendorf Field. Taken October 25, 1939."
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...
View of Alaska Department of Highways sign with facts about Alaska posted on Alaska Highway, possibly near border between Alaska and Canada. Sign reads: "Alaska Department of Highways. Facts on Alaska. Alaska is twice as large as Texas, covering...
Title by indexer. From verso: "19 __? under Gov. Heintzleman. L-R: Al Anderson, Jun. (Juneau) ; ? Bates ? Ktn. ([Ketchikan]); Don Goodman, Anc. (Anchorage); Stan Taltom, Fbx (Fairbanks); Heintzleman. Goodman - one time Alaska Star Airways pilot...
373 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Alaska Review Collection, 1977". Film shows Alaska Senator Jalmar Kerttulla talking about financial problems at, and legislative involvement in, the University of Alaska.
Title taken from accompanying note. "Portrait of Alice & Jennie." This is an image of a framed photograph. Jennie is sitting; her daughter Alice, (about age six) is standing close with one hand extended, holding her mother's hand. [They are the...
Title taken from caption. "Left to Right: Jack Dunn, Arnold Akers, Dolph Mespelt, Ed Whelan, Matt Bellon, Fred King. Taken at Medfra about 1934. All Upper Kuskokwim Trappers and Miners."
Billy Bergman, Edward Bergman (in front of Billy), Ceza Bergman holding Louie, Old Chief Moses, Henry Moses, and Lucy Moses. Billy and Ceza were Johnson's real parents, but...
Title taken from verso. Whaling captain Amos Lane, wearing fur parka, stands next to bowhead whale jawbone at Point Hope, Alaska, with group of people and boat in background. Also from verso: "Point Hope whaling captain standing by the jaw bone of...
Title taken from accompanying notes. "Anchorage Ak., following the Alaska Earthquake 3/29/64 (Aerial Photo)". View of 1st to 4th Avenues from about Barrow to 'C' St. In the foreground, several buildings, including Alaska Cold Storage, are...
Title taken from caption. Caption reads in its entirety: "Another area of more or less permanent flood plain ice on Firth River about 4 miles below (northeastward) from crossing of the 141st meridian. View is looking northward down Firth River....
Title taken from caption. Caption reads in its entirety: "Another area of more or less permanent flood plain ice on Firth River about 4 miles below (northeastward) from crossing of the 141st meridian. View is looking northward down Firth River....