(4:58 min.) (08 of 09)
Learning to pilot
Mississippi River; compartments; silt; pilot from Tanana -- Bingo; Fort Yukon; young people; working on river; training vs. trial and error; blueprints; college; getting stuck on the river -- lessons learned
(4:06 min) (21 of 27) Haul Road -- Anuktuvuk Pass vs. Detrich Pass
There was some uncertainty as to whether or not trucks could make it over the Detrich Pass. Winter Road only used for two years.
(6:52 min.) (17 of 24) 17 Purser's job vs. Steward's job. Union strikes
Purser dealt more with freight. The strikes happened, and the crew started making more money. "We didn't even know what overtime was." The price of everything went up...
Title from caption. Full Caption reads: "First - Fairbanks Ice Carnival - 1935. U of A Vs Dawson, Y. T. for Championship of Alaska. Dawson won. Spectator[s] also watched game from Cushman st. bridge." George Karabelnikoff ("K") is...
72 second film clip, color with audio track of Jay Hammond talking about the budget gap and bridging the gap with taxes vs. Permanent Fund Dividend. (from Alaska On-Line TV show with host H.A. "Red" Boucher, recorded March 30, 2002)
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 from image caption Large crowd of people outside the Monte Carlo Theatre, which is showing "Sweet Water Bill"; banners advertise the Yukon Mine and Stock Exchange, the Monte Carlo Theater, and a boxing match: "Trennamen vs. Marsh,...