Most of the collection consists of photographs of person, mountains, equipment, and aircraft used in the expedition to recover bodies from the C-A1 of the ATC which crashed in the Mount McKinley region, circa 1944.
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89 second, color with sound, film clip. From title frame: Excerpt from "Report from the Aleutians", a 1943 War Dept. film produced, directed, and narrated by John Huston. Note from catalog record: Produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps. ...
One minute, 41 second, color/sound, film clip. From title frame: "Marston Matt" steel plank runway is assembled by U.S. Army on Adak. Excerpt from "Report from the Aleutians", a 1943 War Dept. film produced, directed, and narrated by John...
"Eskimo Scouts received awards Saturday from Alaska Governor William A. Egan (left). Gov. Egan prepares to present the Eisenhower trophy for the state's most outstanding National Guard unit to Sgt. George Whitman, Mekoryuk, representing Co. B, 2nd...
Title taken from attached note. "This is a valuable picture. It shows the College basketball team in 1927 or 1928 (I am not sure) on their trip to Southern Alaska. It looks like Ketchikan. Reading from left to right: Pres. Charles E. Bunnell...
Title taken from caption. " Johnson and Allen and Darling entries, fifth All Alaskan sweepstakes, Siberian vs. American dogs, Nome Alaska 1912 . Lomen Bros, Nome # 863 ".
Cataloguer's note: John Johnson, also known as "The Iron Man"...
Title taken from donor's caption. "1905, photo taken at Ponto's Road House 20 miles from Valdez. This malamute dog team held the speed record between Valdez and Fairbanks - over 400 miles in a little over 4 days."
Title from verso. A close-up shot of a man with closely cropped hair, dressed in suit and tie, head slightly turned towards the camera. He may be an employee of Wien Airlines.
After a message from Marty Wells, Don Everly's daughter, in...
View of Cape Spencer Light Station in southeast Alaska. From verso: "Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress negative) Jet Lowe, Photographer." Photographer: Jet Lowe. Original photograph size: 5" x 7".
View of interior of Cape Spencer Light Station in southeast Alaska. Two men are sitting at a table next to the kitchen. From verso: "Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress negative) Jet Lowe, Photographer." Photographer: Jet...
View of common room at Cape Spencer Light Station in southeast Alaska taken from the kitchen area. There are space heaters on the floor in front of two desks and maritime paintings hanging on the wall. Lettering on the wall reads: "Please keep...
View of a bedroom at Cape Spencer Light Station in southeast Alaska. There are two twin beds and a dresser in the room and a painting hangs on the wall between two windows. From verso: "Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress...
View of two men at the Cape Spencer Light Station in southeast Alaska. One man is sitting on the edge of a pool table and the other man is leaning against a column with grafitti on it. In the background a chest freezer is propped open with a can....
View of power generator and other machinery in room at Cape Spencer Light Station in southeast Alaska. Sign to the right of the photo reads: "Danger. Keep away." From verso: "Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress negative) Jet...
View of Coast Guard helicopter on landing pad taken from the beacon at the Cape Spencer Light Station in southeast Alaska. From verso: "Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress negative) Jet Lowe, Photographer." Photographer: Jet...
View of interior room directly below the beacon at the Cape Spencer Light Station in southeast Alaska. To the left of the photo a stairway leads upstairs and to the right a door is wedged shut with a plank. A sign hanging upside down on the door...
View of Cape Spencer Light Station in southeast Alaska. From verso: "Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress negative) Jet Lowe, Photographer." Photographer: Jet Lowe. Original photograph size: 5" x 7".
View of Cape Spencer Light Station in southeast Alaska. From verso: "Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress negative) Jet Lowe, Photographer." Photographer: Jet Lowe. Original photograph size: 5" x 7".
View of Cape Spencer Light Station in southeast Alaska taken from helicopter landing pad. From verso: "Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress negative) Jet Lowe, Photographer." Photographer: Jet Lowe. Original photograph size: 5"...
View of rooftop and beacon at Cape Spencer Light Station in southeast Alaska. The letters "CSP" are painted on top of roof. From verso: "Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress negative) Jet Lowe, Photographer." Photographer: Jet...