(4:57 min.) (05 of 28) 5. Parents flying His father got out of the weekend flying business and flying for the Naval Reserve. He died in a flight during the 1930's. His mother could fly but wasn't licensed. George took awhile to get back...
Title from accompanying notes. "Sunset and our motel in Dawson Creek. Cold as hell. Got down to -20F and several cars froze their engines. Bus wasn't running to well, so Dawson Creek mechanic, Red, and I worked all night to improve its...
Title from donor notes. Photograph of Rev. Cox on the ice holding a shotgun. Further narrative from donor reads: "This picture looks posed, but in fact wasn't."
Title taken from creator's notes. Photograph of GI's posing for a photograph in front of the heating oil for the Six Mile workshops. Caption: The men took turns carrying in 5 gallons of oil each night-if it wasn't done-we nearly froze by...
Title taken from duplicate photograph. "Dedication of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines held on September 2 1922. The Fairbanks Daily News Miner described the day as follows: "The A.A.C and S.M opened in a blaze of glory, God...
Title taken from notes provided by Peter Haase, September 22, 2004. "Bill Van de Graaff and Pierre Juillerat at 17,700ft camp. If I remember correctly, Pierre did all the cooking in his tent because he wasn't sure about the cooking abilities of...
Title taken from verso. On verso a letter from the Public Information Division of the United States Coast Guard, dated 14 November 1948, is printed. The letter says the following about this photo: "Offical U.S. Coast Guard Photo. United...
Tourists look at the Model T Ford railroad car and open-air cars, their "express", at the old train depot in McCarthy, Alaska. Wilma Knox is in the foreground. From caption: "Our passengers are arriving at the depot to board the "express" which...
View of muskox near U.S. Government Reindeer Project complex at Mekoryuk on Nunivak Island, Alaska, with beach in background. From information with photo: [Photo used in article entitle] "Nunivak Island Reindeer Story - August 1954. By Howard...