Title from verso. Photograph of canvas umiaks shuttling cargo from a Navy vessel to St. George. Verso reads: "Five of 16. Last Long Mile -- Although cargo to the Pribilofs arrived at destination aboard a modern Navy transport which also...
Title from verso. Photograph of a load of gasoline drums being lowered into an umiak. Verso reads: "Four of 16. Gasoline for Pribilofs -- A slingload of gasoline-filled drums is lowered into a waiting bidar, a 40-foot canvas covered...
(5:12 min.) (05 of 08) Repairs on the Alaska Run for the Alaska Steam Ship Captain Brastad; lost propeller at sea; Stitt, James -- chief engineer; secure the propeller; steam ship -- towed ship back to Seattle; repair -- cylinder head; stop the...
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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51 second, black and white, silent film clip of the ferry M/V Kalakala (meaning "Flying Bird" in Chinook). Originally launched as the Peralta on October 14, 1926, in San Francisco, she burned to the waterline on May 6, 1933. The intact hull was...
(3:32 min.) (03 of 28) 3. Mid-air fire On a shake-down flight over Manhattan, the engine caught fire. George's father turned the controls over to his mother and climbed out of the plane. He sprayed the flames with a fire extinguisher. ...
Title supplied by cataloger. Airplane marked as CCCP-177 [i.e., SSSR-177] on wheels without wings being towed by a truck across snowy field. Three men in the truck and a utility pole visible in the background. The markings appear to be...
Title supplied by cataloger. At least thirteen people standing in front of an airplane being towed by a truck. A two-story building stands behind them.
Title taken from caption. View of a lighter (barge) loaded with salmon and being towed by a tugboat. Photo taken during National Geographic Society expedition on the way to Katmai area. 1918.
Title taken from caption. View of scow (barge) about to be towed up a set of wooden rails so it can be dry-docked for the winter, probably near Naknek, Alaska. Photo taken during National Geographic Society expedition on the way to Katmai area....
Title taken from caption. View of the fishing boat Nimrod, a two masted boat with sails and a motor. Several crew members can be seen standing on its deck and a second smaller boat with two men aboard is being towed behind. Caption also...
Title taken from caption. View of an empty boat being towed behind the boat that the photo is being taken from, Naknek River, Alaska. In the background the docks and buildings of a cannery can be seen. Caption also says: "Passing the last cannery...
A line of decorated automobiles takes part in a parade in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Balloons cover the lead car. In the foreground, a person is being towed on a child's tricycle. Spectators watch the parade from the sidewalks. Original photograph...
Title from verso. View of barge carrying men and supplies being towed to shore in Alaska. The ship, North Star, can be seen in the background. Ca. 1930-1939. Original photograph size: 2.75" x 4.5".