(3:30 min) (15 of 19) New hire Hired George Butrovich, the brother of Johnny Butrovich. He was easy to teach, understood quickly. Worked hard. In 1927, George left him for the Road Commission and one year later he was the shop foreman at...
(3:44 min) (06 of 19) Prepared for trip to Alaska Got information from Department of Interior and studied the possibility of moving. Saved up the money to go. Bought 1918 Model T Ford and fixed it up.
(5:05 min) (04 of 19) Education in Chicago Got a request from the Chicago & Altman Railroad to try-out for a fireman job. He was engaged to be married and decided not to work on the railroad. Went to Chicago to take the Ray Automobile...
(5:26 min) (13 of 19) Automobile repair shop Bobby Sheldon. Machine building and transportation. Tourism. Bought out automobile repair shop, and took over the buildings.
(6:42 min) (11 of 19) First jobs in Fairbanks W. F. Thompson, editor of the News Miner, interviewed them about the trip Sept 1, 1923. Rented cabin from Pete Steele. Went to church and got a job the next day. Got a job with the N. C. Co. ...
35 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "Phillips Collection". Film shows planes at Northern Consolidated Airlines at Weeks Field in Fairbanks, including a person running, and a mechanic working on a plane. From catalog...
45 second film clip, black & white/silent. From title frame: "Robert & Marion Hall Collection." Film shows a Bellanca landing at Weeks Field in Fairbanks and a patient being unloaded from the plane in an awaiting ambulance owned by Dr. de...
54 second film clip, color/silent. From title frame: "May 4, 1939. Dickson Collection". Film shows a Star Airlines Bellanca take of from the ice on Lake Spenard, after mechanics are done looking at it. Aircraft N-Number is too faint to read.
56 second film clip, black & white/silent, of activities at the hospital in Palmer, Alaska. Scenes on the film clip include medical professionals seeing patients and setting the arm of a small girl, a patient ward, a nurse holding two infants...