52 second, black & white/silent, film clip of people and airplanes at Merrill Field.
Greg Herrick provided the following information about the biplane with people standing in front (tail number NV 977Y) Acquired by Harold Gillam for use...
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...
Title by cataloger. A view of an airplane on a body of water. Behind the water are tall mountains; in the foreground is driftwood. The side of the airplane reads "Consolidated".
Charles Mac Kay has identified the model and manufacturer...
Title by cataloger. A view of the waterfront with an aircraft and a few boats. Several houses are visible in the background. In front of the float plane, a man stands in one boat while a woman stands in the water with a bucket next to another...
Title by indexer. A float plane reading "Alaska-Washington Airways" on the side is docked on the water. The wharf, and buildings on the harbor are seen directly behind. In the far distance, at the bottom of the cliff are rows of houses and...
Title by indexer. The massive doors of a hangar are open, revealing a partial view of the space inside. A small aircraft is parked in front. The letters or serial numbers NC1017N are clearly visible on the tail of the aircraft. A few men are...
Title by indexer. Verso reads: "Emard Cannery in background Anchorage, 1930's '37 or '38. Kay J. Kennedy Mail:12831 N. E. 83rd St. Kirkland, Wa. 98033. Estal call photo?" A rear view of a float plane (marked "NC-443-M" on the tail) on a muddy...
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...
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...
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...
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 note. "Cookrey(?) says this is Eielson. I have to concur. Compare the face with the Loftus picture with Eielson in the cockpit - they appear to be the same or that picture is misidentified.
Title from caption. "Sometimes inaccessible by air for weeks at a time . . . and things like this are bound to happen. Photo by US Army Air Forces." The familiar Star (Red Star of Russia), as well as the serial number 253726, are visible at...
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 verso. "[All aboard for school. From the Alaska arctic, nearly 600 students are gathered from 40 remote villages and fish camps, each fall to fly to Fairbanks and Juneau, heading for high schools and colleges.] "Students boarding...
Title from verso. "De Haviland 1920 Black Wolf Squadron. Reproduced by Jerome Lardy." Three of the squadron team members (of the 1920 Alaskan Air Expedition) are seen here in flight clothes, while they are having a bite to eat. Among them is a...
Title from verso. "Katherine Powers, nurse Kanakanak - 5 years in Alaska. Star Airways." Three women and a child are standing in front of an Aircraft with a large white star logo. All are dressed in heavy fur coats. The woman on the left is...
Title from verso. "Russian interpreters and civilian technicians arrive at Nome base of the Alaskan Division, ATC. American officer at extreme right is Capt. (now Major) Neil W. Phillips, Jr. of Palos Verdes Estates, California. Photo by US...