(3:33 min.) (13 of 24) 13 Hiring and the unions
Unions started up in earnest in 1935 or 1936. Sometimes you had to work around the union to get who you wanted for your crew. The stewards' crew didn't have much time when they were in port,...
(3:39 min) (09 of 19) Driving the Richardson Road Boat to Valdez, then on to Fairbanks via Model T. Stream crossings, rough terrain and speaking with a construction crew manager. Splashed the distributor cap.
(4:45 min.) (22 of 24) 22 Matanuska Colony project
Assisted in shipping the Matanuska Colony. Some stuck it out; others only lasted a few weeks. The company shipped everything: buildings, concrete, and people. Sewick worked for the Alaska...
(5:18 min) (17 of 27) Haul Road II
Bids to build from Yukon River north were too high so Juneau said go ahead and finish it. The crew got more equipment and people and fuel. The temperature dropped to -70 degrees. Juneau kept asking --...
(5:25 min.) (07 of 28) 7. Across the Atlantic Georgetown, French Guyana was the next stop, not Africa. The ship was zigzagging; the Captain and First Mate would open orders each day and set a new course. On board was a Pan Am navigator;...
(6:52 min.) (17 of 24) 17 Purser's job vs. Steward's job. Union strikes
Purser dealt more with freight. The strikes happened, and the crew started making more money. "We didn't even know what overtime was." The price of everything went up...
53 second film clip, color/silent. Clip shows Howard Hughes at Weeks Field in Fairbanks during his record setting around-the-world flight, July 13, 1938. Scenes include a ground crew checking the plane and loading supplies.
56 second, color/silent film clip. Clip shows a Sikorsky Dragonfly [helicopter] landing at Anaktuvuk pass, the crew showing the helicopter to the locals and playing with children, and the helicopter taking off.
57 second film clip, black & white/silent, of a float plane arriving at the shore of Harding Lake. Sigmund Levanevsky and several others climb out of the plane, take a brief walk on the shore, greeting the crowd, and then climb back into the...