Title from verso. "Wilkins (expedition). Reproduced by Jerome Lardy." A close up shot of the large Fokker airplane which was part of the Detroit News-Wilkins Arctic Expedition of 1927. The side of the ski plane reads "Fokker"; the nose,...
Title from image. A group of men, one of whom is working on the wing of a Fokker ski plane. In the foreground, there is a blurred image of a person, possibly a child dressed in a parka. The rear of the plane is marked "[Detroit] Arctic...
Title from verso. "Genevieve Parker Metcalfe after christening the "Alaskan" of Detroit Arctic Expedition. From John C. Boswell 5603 Silverton Rd, N. E. Salem Oregon 97303. Kay J. Kennedy P.O. Box 80805 Fairbanks, Alaska 99708." The writing on...
Title by indexer. The nose of the airplane reads "Detroiter", the side "Fokker", the rear "Detroit Arctic Expedition. G. H. Wilkins Commander". Compare UAF-1991-98-427.
According to an e-mail dated Dec. 27, 2007, from Kevin Burns,...
Title from verso Full verso reads, "One of Capt. Wilkins teams, Detroit Arctic Expedition, leaving Allakaket going north" Thirteen dogs, two sleds, and two men on skis
Title from cataloger. Photograph of the Rivenburg's range and some of their cook ware. The stove was manufactured by the Peninsular Stove Co of Detroit, Chicago and Buffalo. Also visible are a pan, a pot, a coffee pot and a tea pot. The album...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows men standing around a Stinson Detroiter airplane. One man appears to be fueling up the airplane from a 55-gallon oil drum. This photograph is from the Wilkins' Detroit News Arctic Expedition of...
Title from verso. "Wilkins' Expedition. Reproduced by Jerome Lardy." The markings on the side of the ski plane read: "Detroit News Wilkins Expedition" and "Stinson Detroiter". See UAF-1991-98-427 for more information.
Title by indexer. In this winter scene a group of men are standing a short distance from an aircraft. The nose of the aircraft is covered with a white cloth. The side reads "Fokker" and "Detroit Arctic Expedition. G.H. Wilkins...
Title by indexer. A man is standing on a box and working with one of the airplane's three propellers. Some other men are watching. At the nose of the plane is written "Detroiter"; at the rear, "Detroit Arctic Expedition. G.H. Wilkins Commander".
Title by indexer. A group of men gathered near a large Fokker airplane. The nose reads "Detroiter", the side "Fokker", the rear "Detroit Arctic Expedition. G.H. Wilkins Commander".
Title by indexer. A group of men are standing near a large Fokker airplane looking up at the propeller. The nose of the airplane reads "Detroiter", the side "Fokker", and the rear "Detroit Arctic Expedition. G.H. Wilkins Commander".
Title from verso. "Wilkins. Reproduced by Jerome Lardy." In 1927 Explorer George Hubert Wilkins led the Detroit News-Wilkins Arctic Expedition. This was Wilkins's second venture into the Arctic. The plane, a Stinson-Detroit biplane which was...
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,...
Title from notes on image Full caption: "To my dear friend Karl Thiele, with the best wishes of Earl Rossman, (atop Endicott Mts, head of John River, entering Anaktuvuk Pass on March 26, 1926--Detroit Arctic Expedition" Rossman poses...