A group of Cordova Airlines passengers gets into jeeps at the May Creek Airfield, prior to exploring McCarthy, Alaska and the Kennecott Copper Mine operations in Kennicott. From caption: "This is our cavalcade of tourists at the May Creek airfield...
Army engineers put the finishing touches on the airfield, smoothing up the surface and hauling rocks away by means of stone boat; four soldiers work near large bulldozer Photographer's number 5619
Men in uniform looking at bombers on airfield at Yakutat, Alaska; Cdr. Foster, (U.S. Navy) far right Note: The aircraft are Royal Canadian Air Force Number 8 Squadron Bristol Bollingbrook reconnaissance bombers, a copy of the British Bristol...
Supplying defense forces in Alaska was an operation that included ocean, rail, truck, air and river arteries. The 878th Port Company at Nenana ran a barge transport of critical fuel down the Tanana and Yukon Rivers to Galena, the site of an air...
Title by indexer. A frontal view of a biplane on a snow-covered airfield. A small crowd is standing nearby. Some of the men are leaning or pushing against the wings of the aircraft. Written on the lower wings are "C-U at FAI [Fairbanks]" and...
Title by indexer. A large crowd is gathered at the airfield. The plane at left is marked "Detroiter" on the nose and is presumably the first tri-motor Fokker F.VIIb-3m, used by Hubert Wilkins in the Detroit Arctic Expedition. At right is a...
Title by indexer. A view of an airfield covered in snow. A crowd is gathered near the two Fokker airplanes. The writing on one of the aircraft reads: "Detroit Arctic Expedition". The airplane on the left is the "Detroiter"; that on the right,...
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...
Title from accompanying notes. A small yellow building sits on an airfield. An airplane is overhead, and a control tower is visible. A mountain range is in the distance.
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...
Handwritten note reads "McGrath air-field." Airplane with doors open as if in preparation for loading. Above the windows of the plane is Northern Consolidated Airlines, Inc. A person crouches near an open door. ...
Title from slide index prepared by Peter Haase 14 July 2006. Airplane on snow field, dog team and sled, trees in mountain range. Several aviation fuel barrels are near the airfield.
Title from verso. Military aircraft on Amchitka Island. Verso reads "Occupation of Amchitka Island in the Aleutians provides U.S. airmen with a base only 63 miles from Jap-held [ Japanese held ] Kiska and within 1700 miles of Tokyo. ...
Title handwritten on slide. This color slide was taken by Charlotte E. Mauk on June 15, 1961 and depicts the airfield at the airport at Fort Yukon, Alaska. The image shows the airstrip to the left, as well as a log building with a metal roof and...