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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Title from verso. "This reindeer shows resistance to air travel. Photo by Bennett. Kay Kennedy Box 1205 Anchorage, Alaska." On the right, "#15" is written in white pen.
Title by cataloger. A view of a cargo plane with a Wien Consolidated Airlines employee in the foreground. The cargo lift (labeled "Airtec") is a few feet away from the jet's cargo door. Compare with UAF-1991-98-709.
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. "Edmonton, Alberta - This is another view of an airplane wing being loaded aboard a C-46 (Curtiss Commando) at the Army Air Base, Alaskan Division, Air Transport Command, for the shipment 'up the line'. The wing was raised to...
Title from caption: "Alabama Horse Scow Navigation Co. on the Iditarod River." Written on the verso, "This picture shows the mode of getting freight up the small streams. No wonder that flour costs $15 a sack, spuds 20 cts. [cents] a lb. [pound],...
Title from caption: "Alabama Horse Scow Navigation Co. on the Iditarod River." Photo shows two scows in the river filled with freight. The scow in front is covered with tarps, and two men are on each one. Another man is on the riverbank,...
View of Alaska Airlines jet on runway, possibly in Seattle, Washington, with cargo on vehicle under airplane. Printed on airplane: "Golden Nugget Jet" and "N766AS." 1961? Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 5".
57 second film clip, black & white/silent. Clip shows an Alaska Freight Express barge. Two crewmen open the cargo door and move a small ramp into place. The camera pans down different holds.
61 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clip of the LeTourneau snowtrain. Narration briefly describes the role of the snowtrain in re-supplying the Distant Early Warning [DEW] stations.
Title from attached news clipping of photograph. Full caption of the clipping from the February 10, 1951 issue of Marine Digest (page 134)reads: "Shown above are Alaska Steamship representatives attending the 1951 annual agents meeting at...
Title from verso. Back identifies the men: Agents of the Alaska Steamship Company learning of containerization and how it is to work. The agents are, from left to right: Bob Rose -- Seattle; John E. Coulter -- Valdez; Bill...
Title taken from accompanying note. "The arrival of the Army convoy to Valdez Ak., carrying rations, bedding, water and medical supplies following the Alaska Earthquake 3/28/64". Soldiers in bunny boots and warm hats stand and walk on a Valdez...
Title from image caption Horses tow a flat bottom boat or scow along shore; a man is on one of the horses and another man holds sweep oar in stern of scow [on Niukluk River ?]
Ship's officers look on as men with dollies unload and stack cargo from ship; view is from ramp, looking at shore and village houses on hillside behind