Pilot and crew pose in front of Loening OL-8 amphibian used in the U.S. Navy's photo-mapping expedition over the Tongass National Forest; five men in flight suits hold large aerial survey cameras
Title from verso. At Wasilla the President climbed into the cab and received some instruction from Engineer Brayford before taking the throttle for the 26 mile run into Willow. Pres. Harding in cab of #618 engine.
Enroute from Seattle to Cordova with Clayton Scott, pilot, and Gordon Graham, mechanic, they made the first commercial flight across the Gulf of Alaska in 1929.