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Into the Wind

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• Map
• L2020.4.14.2
• Southeast Alaska Map
• Over-sized map of Southeast Alaska mounted on plywood. From the TEMSCO mechanic's break room. String is attached to the map to help calculate routes and distance. Eric Eichner authorized the museum to make alterations as needed to secure the map to t... View Full Record
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• Photograph, Color
• TC 714.1
• Six-Eight-Bravo
• "Six-Eight-Bravo" by Chip Porter, September 2008. Color photograph printed on ChromaLuxe metal, creating a high definition sublimatable photograph. The image shows a Cessna 185 piloted by Dave Doyon Jr. taking off. The photographer's signature is... View Full Record
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• Digital image file
• Exhibits 2
• Transforming Transportation - Into the Wind exhibit
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• Print, Photographic
• 2003.2.19.4
• Roy F. Jones's Curtis MF flying boat, "Northbird" in Tongass Narrows, July-August, 1922.
• Roy F. Jones' Curtis MF flying boat, "Northbird" in Tongass Narrows, July - August, 1922. Note that George H. Beck is on the bow of the flying boat ... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 81.12.9.1
• Crowd greeting the arrival of Roy Jones & the Northbird, July 17, 1922
• Photograph of a crowd at Ketchikan City Dock greeting the arrival of Roy Jones & the Northbird, July 17, 1922. Copy image See Ketchikan Record 1/29/1990 article about Roy Jones Image caption: "Ketchikan turned out to welcome the arrival of Roy... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 84.1.85.6
• Roy F. Jones, Max Humphrey, and George Langer with Jones' Curtis MF flying boat, 1923
• HISTORIC Flight - Roy F. Jones, center, the first commercial pilot in Alaska, was shown in his Curtis MF flying boat on May 3, 1923, at Juneau with Max Humphrey, left, and George Langer prior to fake-off for Skagway. Humphrey was a sales representat... View Full Record
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• Poem
• FIC 205
• "To Mr. Roy Jones"
• Poem, "To Mr. Roy Jones" by Iola Quast, 09/22/1922, Wrangell, Alaska.... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 84.1.85.1
• Roy Franklin Jones as a U.S. Army Signal corps Aviation Cadet in the cockpit of a JN4D Jenny trainer Biplane at March Field
• 1918 photo of Roy Franklin Jones as a U.S. Army Signal corps Aviation Cadet in the cockpit of a JN4D Jenny trainer Biplane at March Field, California Century - 20 RJ #1... View Full Record
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• Negative, Film
• 84.1.85.181
• Northbird, 1923
• The Northbird on the beach at Ratz Harbor, Prince of Wales, Clarence Strait, May 12, 1923, on returning from a trop to Wrangell, Alaska Roy Jones and his mechanic Frank Wadman encountered a terrible storm. They saw the poles for the fish trap at Ratz... View Full Record
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• Model, Airplane
• 2001.2.39.1
• Northbird, Curtiss Mf-6-K Seagull
• Model Airplane: Northbird, Curtiss MF-6-K Seagull 1:24 scale model of roy Jones's Northbird, a Curtiss MF-6-K Seagull Northbird Wingspan: 49 feet 9 inches Length: 28 feet 10 inches Weight: 1860 lbs. empty; 2,900 lbs. gross Power: Hispa... View Full Record
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• Cannisters, Carrier Pigeon
• L2020.4.25.21 A&B
• Pair of Carrier Pigeon Leg Cannisters, circa WWI
• Pair of carrier pigeon leg cannisters owned by Roy Jones, WWI era. Radios were relatively new in WWI and carrier pigeons were used as backup for communication. Don "Bucky" Dawson describes it as part of Roy Jones' survivor mentality. Given to Bucky b... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 61.8.1.541
• Alaska-Washington Airways Lockheed Vega named Taku, NC-102-W, at City Float.
• Alaska-Washington Airways Lockheed Vega named Taku, NC-102-W, at City Float in 1930. The pilot of this plane was R. E. "Bob" Ellis. Century - 20... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 61.8.1.551
• This aircraft made the first non-stop flight from Seattle to Alaska made by this Alaska-Washington Airways Lockheed Vega,…
• This aircraft made the first non-stop flight from Seattle to Alaska Alaska-Washington Airways Lockheed Vega, "Juneau" NC-432-E arriving in Ketchikan in April 1929. The Pilot Anscel Eckman sits atop the plane. Possibly R. E. Bob Ellis hauling in... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 61.8.1.558
• First commercial passenger charter flight from the states to Alaska
• First commercial passenger charter flight from the states to Alaska From Don Dawson notes: "March 20, 1929 - Ketchikan. Just before departure for Juneau after completing the first commercial passenger charter flight from the states (Seattle) to... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 72.9.6.4
• Five men and Alaska- Washington Ariways Lockheed Vega
• Five men and Alaska- Washington Ariways Lockheed Vega Don Dawson Notes: 1930? - Alaska-Washington Airways' Lockheed Vega with figures. Need IDs of aircraft, people and location. Century - 20... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 61.8.1.555
• The first Ketchikan Airport
• Seaplane ramp near Shoreline drive, the first Ketchikan airport. City officials purchased land near the south junction of North Tongass Highway and Shoreline Drive. Early in the summer of 1929, a sea drome or ramp with a winch house was built. Amphib... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 61.8.1.542
• Legionnaires with the Gorst Air Transport Loening Aircraft
• Legionnaires with the Gorst Air Transport Loening Aircraft, 1929 GORST AIR TRANSPORT PLANE AT THOMAS BASIN NEXT TO STEDMAN STREET Photo caption from similar photograph published in The Ketchikan Daily News, September 18, 1959 reads: "About 1930, t... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 61.8.1.560
• Gorst Air Transport, pilot Vern Gorst handing baggage to passenger
• Gorst Air Transport, Keystone- Lowing Air Yacht NC-9728 with pilot Vern C. Gorst handing baggage to passenger, possibly Mrs. Taylor. Don Dawson Notes: April 17, 1929 (?) - Ketchikan. Gorst Air Transport Keystone-Loening Air Yacht NC-9728 with Ver... View Full Record
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• Documents
• FIC 204
• Letter and envelope addressed to Mrs. Eugenie Daly, May 8, 1938
  
• Letter and envelope addressed to Mrs. Eugenie Daly, May 8, 1938. The letter was on the first flight of airmail from Fairbanks to Juneau. ... View Full Record
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• Cover
• 99.2.12.1
• First Day Cover: 1st Ketchikan Airmail Delivery
• First Day Cover: 1st Ketchikan Airmail Delivery First Day Issue envelope with 6 cent air mail stamp and red ink stamp. Postmarked June 22, 1940, 8:00 A.M, Ketchikan, Alaska Century - 20 ... View Full Record
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• Block, Printing
• 2004.2.19.1
• Printing block WWII Foreign Airmail route
• Etched zinc on wood printer's block, FAM-20 (WWII Foreign Airmail route including Seattle, WA, Ketchikan, AK, and Juneau, AK.) Image contains, large Alaska flag, airplane as viewed in flight from the front, trees, water, small round map of Western... View Full Record
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• Block, Printing
• RC 2007.0.7.13
• Printing block from Kayhi yearbook, 1953
• One of 35 printing blocks from Kayhi yearbooks, circa 1950's. See Research Collection file for a photocopy of the stamp from the 1953 yearbook. Printing block is a metal plate attached to a wood block. The image shows Ellis Airlines and surroundi... View Full Record
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• Envelope
• FIC 201
• Envelope "First Official Display of 49-Star Flag" July 4, 1959
• Envelope "First Official Display of 49-Star Flag" July 4, 1959.... View Full Record
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• Cover
• 98.1.1.32 A&B TEMP
• Commemorative Envelope: 50th Anniversary of the First Commercial Flight
• Commemorative Envelope: 50th Anniversary of the First Commercial Flight Air mail envelope commemorating the 50th anniversary of the arrival in Alaska of the first commercial aircraft flown by pioneer aviator Roy F. Jones. Standard airmail envelope w... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 67.10.5.54
• Plane # 1of the U.S. Navy Alaska Aerial Mapping Survey Expedition.
• Plane # 1 of the U.S. Navy Alaska Aerial Mapping Survey Expedition, 1926 The plane is on the water just of Ketchikan's downtown dock. It is a Loening OL-4, with serial number A-7056, and piloted by Lieutenant Ben H. Wyatt. Whom also commanded the... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 71.2.15.2
• Three men with Gorst Air Transport plane in Juneau, Alaska, June 1935
• Three men with Gorst Air Transport plane in Juneau, Alaska, June 1935 Vern C. Gorst sits on bow of his self-described Boeing "Bathtub" with Pratt & Wittrey engine. Pilot Frank Knight stands in the cockpit, Eric Chute sits on windshield. Pieces of a... View Full Record
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• Negative, Film
• 2003.2.63.2120
• Home insulation crew unloading the plane in Ketchikan, 1953
• Home insulation crew unloading the plane in Ketchikan, 1953 Ketchikan Daily News, Wednesday, March 4, 1953 (photo caption) Home Insulation Service Under Way With the recent arrival of Northwest Home Service company personnel and equipment, insul... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2012.2.7.3
• Passengers gathered on Ellis Airlines hanger / dock area, 1959
• Passengers gathered on Ellis Airlines hanger / dock area Image stamped Feb 59. Presumed to be taken in the winter of 58/59... View Full Record
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• Photograph
• 2014.2.23.1 page 50
• Passengers Bound for Seattle at Ellis Air Lines Office, circa 1952 (from larger scrapbook)
• Passengers Bound for Seattle at Ellis Air Lines Office, circa 1951 Note: the calendar on the wall in this image dates to October 1951. Note: image shows the Ellis Airlines lobby with the Ellis paining in situ on the wall. Note: this is 1 of... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 2001.2.16.2
• Pan Am ticket office in Ketchikan prior to 1958
• Pan Am ticket office in the Ingersoll Hotel lobby at Ketchikan prior to 1958 Left to Right: Joe Goding, Disrict Sales Manager, Unknown, Mary Hodges MacDonald, Carl Porter, Unknown ... View Full Record
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• Ring, Key
• 2006.2.15.13
• Pam Am commemorative key chain
• 1962 Pam Am "Big Jet Inaugural" commemorative key chain. Side 1 reads: PAN AM Side 2 reads: Commemorating Pan Am Big Jet Inaugural Ketchikan March 17, 1962... View Full Record
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• Pin
• 81.7.9.4
• Pan Am Junior Clipper Wing Pin
• Pan Am Junior Clipper pilot pin. At the center is a circular Pan Am logo in blue enamel flanked with gold-colored metal wings. Century - 20... View Full Record
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• Knife, Pocket
• 2003.2.19.10
• P.A.A.pen knife
• P.A.A .Pen knife, this knife belonged to George H. Beck Sterling silver case with blue colored accents in the stamped recesses ... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• RC 2019.0.36.41
• Pacific Northern Airlines airplane at the Annette Island Airport
• Digital color photograph of a Pacific Northern Airlines airplane at the Annette Island Airport. ... View Full Record
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• Negative, Film
• 2003.2.63.1857
• Pacific Northern Airlines Terminal at Annette Island Airport, October 15, 1955
• Pacific Northern Airlines Terminal at Annette Island Airport, October 15, 1955... View Full Record
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• Negative, Film
• 2003.2.63.1247
• Gerde Bjorgen behind the counter of the Pacific Northern Airlines (PNA) Lunch Counter
• Gerde Bjorgen behind the counter of the Pacific Northern Airlines (PNA) Lunch Counter ... View Full Record
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• Saucer
• 2017.2.46.1
• Marty Page's Gifts calendar (1964)
• Saucer-like plate from Marty Page's Gifts Pan Am Coffee Shop at Annette, Alaska with 1964 calendar. Saucer is white porcelain and has two holes on the back side for possibly hanging it. Text around the rim of the saucer is a calendar for the year 196... View Full Record
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• Pin, Lapel
• FIC 202
• Western Airlines pin
• Western Airlines pin.... View Full Record
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• Pin
• 81.7.9.8
• Alaska Coastal Airlines Pin
• Alaska Coastal Airlines pin given to children flying. Round enamel centerpiece with company's name and logo flanked by a set of silver-colored metal wings. Century - 20... View Full Record
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• Pin, Promotional
• 2018.2.3.10
• I Fly Alaska Airlines pin
• Alaska Airlines promotional pin. Made of plastic with a metal pin back. The round center reads, "I Fly Alaska Airlines" in blue. The center is flanked by dark gold wings with bright gold accents. Pin back is rusted and broken, no longer functional. M... View Full Record
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• Cover
• 98.1.1.31 TEMP
• Commemorative Envelope: First Jet Service to Ketchikan International Airport
• Commemorative Envelope: First Jet Service to Ketchikan International Airport Standard airmail envelope with 11cent airmail stamp post marked June 30, 1973, a.m., Ketchikan Alaska. It has a ink stamp 2 1/4 inches in diameter with a picture of a pros... View Full Record
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• Envelope
• 78.1.5.1
• 1st -day Cover issued by U.S. Post Office
• 1st -day Cover issued by U.S. Post Office U.S. POST OFICE OPENED 07-16-47 CLOSED 07- 31-77 {pm} ANNETTE, AK 99920 [3 GRAPHICS OF AIRPLANES] PACIFIC NORTHERN AIRLINES WESTERN July 31... View Full Record
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• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder A-9-N35
• Logger heading to work, circa 1980s
• Logger heading to work, circa 1980s ERB digital scan name in 2020: Dupre Binder - A (9) Negative 35... View Full Record
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• Transparency, Slide
• 78.9.5.974
• Alaska Coastal Airlines. Pilot and Grumman Goose at Red Bay
• Alaska Coastal Airlines. Pilot and Grumman Goose at Red Bay. Tail number appears to be N48550 museum slide #911... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.50
• Hank Aegerter Delivers Goods to Hydaburg, circa 1950s
• Digital B/W photograph of Ellis Air Lines Pilot Hank Aegerter is captured standing in the Grumman Goose forward cargo hatch delivering mail and essential goods at Hydaburg on Prince of Wales Island. ... View Full Record
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• Uniform
• 78.12.5.1 A
• Pilot's uniform jacket, Ellis Air Lines
• Gray wool Ellis Airlines pilot's jacket: zipper down front, banded bottom with 1 button and 2 snap closure, 2 patch pockets with button down flaps, Ellis Air Lines patch with Ellis Logo above right pocket, 2 braid bands on sleeves, button down tabs... View Full Record
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• Cap
• 78.12.5.1 B
• Coastal Alaska - Ellis Airlines Uniform Cap
• Ellis Air Lines uniform cap Coastal Alaska - Ellis Airlines uniform cap for Captain, or Chief Pilot. Gray wool with black plastic trim and bill, silver metal strap. Coastal Alaska - Ellis Airlines logo and metallic silver wings on front of cap. Part... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 91.2.35.1
• Bob Ellis on bicycle
• Bob Ellis on bicycle delivering packages on Water Street Century - 20... View Full Record
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• Model, Airplane
• L2019.4.30.2
• Ellis Air Lines airplane model
• Ellis Air Lines airplane model of a Goose by Terry Richardson. Airplane is bright orange and green. Company name and logo are painted on the the sides of the airplane. Airplane number is N88821 and is painted on the top of the right wing, the bottom... View Full Record
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• Float, Airplane
• L2020.4.28.1
• Ellis Air Lines Grumman Goose Airplane Float
• Ellis Air Lines Grumman Goose airplane float ... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.49
• Fred Hamilton Sr. with Ellis Air Lines Float in Craig on Prince of Wales Island
• Digital color photograph of Fred Hamilton Sr. with Ellis Air Lines float in Craig on Prince of Wales Island. https://www.juneauempire.com/life/craig-then-and-now-the-age-of-ellis-airlines/ "Taxiing up to the float after landing in Craig, you alwa... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.48
• Children Surround Ellis Air Lines Grumman Goose Wing Float, circa 1950s
• Digital B/W photograph of children flocking around the LH-wing float of an arriving Ellis Air Lines Grumman Goose at its Prince of Wales Island destination, circa 1950s.... View Full Record
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• Bag, Flight
• 2019.2.40.4
• Ellis Airlines flight bag
• Green Ellis Airlines flight bag (large).... View Full Record
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• Bag, Flight
• 2019.2.40.5
• Ellis Airlines flight bag
• Green Ellis Airlines flight bag (large).... View Full Record
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• Bag, Flight
• 85.1.63.2
• Alaska Coastal Airways flight bag
• Alaska Coastal Airways flight bag Pilot Captain James Hodgman's Alaska Coastal Airlines flight bag. White with black lettering. Ellis logo in black and red on both sides, black piping, metal zipper, four feet, open side pocket, two white carrying h... View Full Record
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• Transparency, Slide
• 78.9.5.1104
• Mildred Manty giving boy a hearing test
• Manty giving boy a hearing test "hearing screening-Port Alice-Kurt Warner 1st grade" handwritten on slide date stamped on slide 09/1970 museum slide #973... View Full Record
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• Bag, Flight
• 78.9.5.118
• Pacific Northern Airlines flight bag
• Blue Pacific Northern Airlines flight bag with white piping and lettering, metal zipper and feet, plastic and metal handle. Tape near handle & on bottom for reinforcement. Century - 20... View Full Record
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• Schedule
• 96.2.47.15
• Tariffs and Schedules: Ellis Air Lines
• Tariffs and Schedules: Ellis Air Lines Ellis Airlines tariffs and schedules for passengers printed on one side of a piece of paper with orange background, black & white lettering. Ketchikan, Alaska Century - 20... View Full Record
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• Art, Digital
• L2020.4.26.3
• "Milk Run was a Bad Choice"
• "Milk Run was a Bad Choice" by Matt Hamilton. Digital art of a man in the middle seat of a plane with the above title. Man looks similar to Will Ferrell's character Ron Burgundy in the movie Anchorman. The image is white and blue.... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 63.9.10.36
• Pan American Sikorsky S-38 at City Float
• Pan American Sikorsky S-43 at City Float, 1938 First large plane landing at Ketchikan, believe to have brought mail. Sikorsky S-43, 1938 1st Air Express during PAA Route Survey flights (no passengers carried ) Seattle-Ketchikan-Juneau - return tw... View Full Record
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• Bag, Flight
• 85.1.90.6
• Red duffle bag
• Red duffle bag... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2019.4.34.5
• Pilot Clark Hassell breaks after unloading freight in Metlakatla, Alaska, 2017
• "Pilot Clark Hassell breaks after unloading freight in Metlakatla, Alaska" (2017) Photo by Evan Wick, posted on Facebook 01/10/2017 Digital color photograph of pilot Clark Hassell standing on the float of a deHavilland Otter. A massive pile of frei... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2019.4.34.3
• Freight in Metlakatla, Alaska, 2018
• "Freight in Metlakatla, Alaska" (2018) Photo by Charles "Chuck" Perkins, posted on Facebook 03/29/2018 Digital color photograph of Taquan Air service agent Eli Milton in Metlatkatla, Alaska with a load of freight. Photo by pilot Charles "Chuck" Per... View Full Record
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• Bag, Mail Carrier's
• L2019.4.33.2
• Express Mail Bag
• Yellow and blue Express mail bag. The bag lists the tare weight as 0.74 lbs, which is how much the bag weighs without contents. Bag has a metal and bright orange closure for cinching it up.... View Full Record
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• Box, Fish
• L2020.4.25.31
• Fish Box
• Empty fish box. Made of brown waxy cardboard. Has remnants of strapping tape in multiple spots. Lender's name written in several spots on the box in black sharpie marker. Specially designed thick cardboard box for shipping frozen fish.... View Full Record
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• Box
• Prop 61.7
• Modern Freight
• Five boxes for props in 2020-2021 "Into the Wind" exhibit. Will be disposed of after the exhibit.... View Full Record
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• Crate, Shipping
• L2020.4.32.1
• Shipping Crate for Large Loom
• Shipping crate for large loom. Belongs to Dorica Jackson. ... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 78.9.5.884
• Lady checking mail along line of mailboxes on the float camp at Whale Pass
• Lady checking mail along line of mailboxes on the J.R. Gildersleeve float camp at Whale Pass... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 93.2.15.600
• Whitey Bennett (pilot) delivers mail to Dave Thies, 1971
• Whitey Bennett (pilot) delivers mail to Dave Thies aboard the shrimper Little Tom which was fishing in Moira Sound, 1971... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 93.2.15.3876
• Jim McGee hands Whitey Bennet a 40# package of shrimp to load on the plane
• Jim McGee hands Whitey Bennet a 40# package of shrimp to load on the plane, circa 1965-1969 Text on back of image: Utilizing scrap boxes left over when the Metcalfs took over the Marine Harvesters, Jim McGee of the Little Tom hands Whitey Bennett... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2019.4.34.1
• Life in Port Protection, Alaska, 2017
• "Life in Port Protection, Alaska" (2017) Photo by Faith Klein, posted on Facebook 05/26/2017 Digital color photograph of a dog supervising two men loading fish boxes into a de Havilland Otter. 02/10/2020: Taquan Air staff confirmed Faith's new... View Full Record
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• Digital image file
• Exhibits 3
• Learning to Fly - Into the Wind exhibit
•  ... View Full Record
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• Digital Image File
• RC 2013.0.1.2
• Webber Air Crew on the float
• Webber Air Crew on the float... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.5.8
• Herman and Max Ludwigsen, 2019 or 2020
• Digital color photograph of legendary local pilot Herman Ludgwigsen (seated) and his grandson Max Ludwigsen with a single engine deHavilland Beaver DHC-2. Plane is owned by SeaWind Aviation. Max Nels Ludwigsen is the grandson of legendary local p... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.38
• Herman Ludwigsen and Terry Wills, July 2, 1998
• Digital color photograph of Herman Ludwigsen and Terry Wills with plane N7336, July 2, 1998. Veteran Ketchikan aviators Herman Ludwigsen (L) and Terry Wills (R) with Southeast Stevedoring's DHC-2 Beaver N7336. Herman was Southeast Stevedoring's f... View Full Record
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• Photograph, Color
• TC 714.2
• Ramping a deHavilland Beaver
• "Ramping a deHavilland Beaver" by Chip Porter, September 2006. Color photograph printed on ChromaLuxe metal, creating a high definition sublimatable photograph. The image shows Dave Doyon Jr. (in plane) and Dave Doyon Sr. (on dock) securing a deHa... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.53
• Ketchikan Air Service Pilot Anissa Berry, September, 13, 1993
• Digital color photograph of Ketchikan Air Service pilot Anissa Berry (possibly Berry-Frick now), September, 13, 1993. Originally from Prince of Wales Island, Anissa was a full-time commercial pilot flying de Havilland Beavers for Ketchikan Air Servic... View Full Record
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• Diploma
• L2020.4.39.1
• Ed Zaugg's Instrument Rating Diploma, 1957
• Digital copy of diploma for Ed Zaugg completing 40 hours of Instrument Rating Training from the Merrell Aviation Ground School in Seattle, WA. Dated 02/02/1957. Instrument rating refers to the qualifications that a pilot must have in order to fly... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.39
• Terry Wills and Jack Cousins, August 20, 1992
• Digital color photograph of Terry Wills and Jack Cousins enroute to Seal Cove, British Columbia from Ketchikan, August 20, 1992. Veteran Ketchikan seaplane pilots and best friends fly together in Jack's Cessna 185 N9300N. Both flew at Simpson Air. Mi... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.15.2
• Luke Murdock flying with his dad Jason Murdock
• Digital color photograph of Luke Murdock flying with his dad Jason Murdock. Add family history in the decription.... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.7.10
• Nolan Meyer
• Digital color photograph of Nolan Meyer flying a x. Note: He is wearing a Misty Fjords Air & Outfitting Inc. hat and Nolan is a dock boy and student pilot with this operation. Needs more description.... View Full Record
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• Certificate
• L2020.4.7.19
• Nolan Meyer's Student Pilot Certificate issued January 19, 2019
• Scan of Nolan Meyer's Student Pilot Certificate issued January 19, 2019. Sensitive information has been redacted.... View Full Record
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• Log, Flight
• L2020.4.7.20
• Nolan Meyer's Flight Log, 2019
• Scan of Nolan Meyer's Flight Log. Features a listing of the flight in the photo (L2020.4.7.10 which will be in the exhibit). The flight was July 29, 2019 from PAKT (unknown what abbreviation stands for) to Doyon's Landing. ... View Full Record
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• Page, Yearbook
• 2005.2.46.1 page 134
• Mr. Hamlin's 7th Hour Aviation Crew, 1993
• Page 134 from the 1993 Ketchikan High School Yearbook. "Future Occupations" article has photos of Dick Hamlin's aviation class. Caption lists names of people in photos. ... View Full Record
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• Plotter, Navigation
• TC 737.2
• Navigation Plotter, 1980
• Navigation plotter. Used at Ketchikan High School. From paperwork with a similar device, "Your asa navigation plotter makes the measurement of courses and distances on all types of aeronautical charts quick and easy." The plotter is used for measure... View Full Record
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• Plotter, Navigation
• TC 737.4
• Navigation Plotter, 1985
• Navigation plotter. Has note on one side, "OTHER SIDE DUMMY!." Used at Ketchikan High School.... View Full Record
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• Book
• L2020.4.25.11
• Book, "Commercial Pilot Examination Guide," 1966
• Book, "Commercial Pilot Examination Guide," 1966. Prepared by the Federal Aviation Agency. This guide is meant to help applicants who are preparing for the Commercial Pilot Written Examination.... View Full Record
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• Booklet
• TC 737.5
• "Supplemental Workbook Exercises," 1984
• Booklet, "Supplemental Workbook Exercises," 1984. Used at Ketchikan High School. Info inside front cover: The Federal Aviation Administration's "Private Pilot Written Test Guide," now called the "Private Pilot Question Book," was extensively revi... View Full Record
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• Book
• TC 737.6
• Book, "Flight Training Handbook," revised in 1980
• Book, "Flight Training Handbook," revised in 1980.... View Full Record
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• Book
• TC 737.7
• Book, "1992-1994 Private Pilot FAA Written Exam Study Guide," 1992
• Book, "1992-1994 Private Pilot FAA Written Exam Study Guide," 1992.... View Full Record
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• Computer, Dead Reckoning
• TC 737.1
• Flight Computer by Sanderson, 1977
• Flight Computer by Sanderson, 1977. Used at Ketchikan High School.... View Full Record
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• Book
• L2020.4.25.8
• Book, "Your Modernized Jeppesen Computer Model 'CSG'," 1959
• Book, "Your Modernized Jeppesen Computer Model 'CSG'," 1959. The book explains the basics of how to use an aerial dead reckoning computer.... View Full Record
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• License, Occupational
• L2020.4.4.16
• Barton "Bart" Leonard Meyer's Airframe and Powerplant License
• Barton "Bart" Leonard Meyer's airframe and powerplant license. Bart has been an aircraft mechanic most of his career. He worked at Taquan Air Service and has been with Temsco since 1999/2000. Sensitive information like address and certificate num... View Full Record
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• Hoist, Engine Cable
• L2020.4.4.7 F
• Engine Hoist Cable
• Custom tool. F. Bart Meyer made this cable at Airframe and Powerplant school as part of an assignment to learn how to fabricate their own tools.... View Full Record
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• Book
• L2020.4.25.9
• Book, "Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Examination Guide," 1963
• Book, "Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Examination Guide," 1963. Preapred by the Federal Aviation Agency. Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanics are certified general mechanics who can independently perform many aspects of aircraft maintenance and... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2019.4.34.6
• Luke Hamer flying (2016)
• "Luke Hamer flying" (2016) Photo by Luke Hamer, posted on Facebook 10/18/2016 Digital color photograph of Luke Hamer flying. ... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.7.14
• Bar Harbor and Tongass Narrows as viewed from a float plane
• Digital color photograph from a float plane flying near Bar Harbor, headed north on the Tongass Narrows.... View Full Record
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• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder Ar-1-N18
• Tongass Narrows and Ketchikan International Airport
• Tongass Narrows and Ketchikan International Airport ERB digital scan name in 2020: Dupre Binder - Aerials (1) Negative 18... View Full Record
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• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder Wt2-1-N12
• Float plane and boat in Tongass Narrows
• Float plane and boat in Tongass Narrows ERB digital scan name in 2020: Dupre Binder - Waterfront Volume 2 (1) Negative 12... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.19.13
• Misty Fjords National Monument
• Misty Fjords National Monument At the age of 16, Michelle Masden took her first flying lesson, and shortly after turning 17 she earned her pilot's license. She soloed her first flight in 1977. In the early years of her career, Michelle aspired to... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.19.5
• Island Wings in the Misty Fjords National Monument
• Island Wings in the Misty Fjords National Monument At the age of 16, Michelle Masden took her first flying lesson, and shortly after turning 17 she earned her pilot's license. She soloed her first flight in 1977. In the early years of her career,... View Full Record
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• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder K-2-N9
• Alaska Airlines Grumman Goose passing Thomas Basin
• Alaska Airlines Grumman Goose passing Thomas Basin Tail number N28369 "Golden Nugget Service"... View Full Record
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• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder A-6-N40
• Revilla Air taking off with cruise ship in the background
• Revilla Air taking off with cruise ship in the background ERB digital scan name in 2020: Dupre Binder - A (6) Negative 40... View Full Record
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• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder Wt1-2-N21
• Departing ferry from Ketchikan International Airport
• Departing ferry from Ketchikan International Airport ERB digital scan name in 2020: Dupre Binder - Waterfront Volume 1 (2) Negative 21... View Full Record
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• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder M-1-N24A
• TEMSCO helicopter in Rudyerd Bay, 1983
• TEMSCO helicopter in Rudyerd Bay, 1983 ERB digital scan name in 2020: Dupre Binder - M (1) Negative 24A - 25... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.2.2
• Simpson Air Float
• Digital color photograph of Simpson Air float. Shows four floatplanes tied up to the float. In the background is a cannery building and the Model Cleaners building. Photograph possibly taken by Stan Oaksmith (need to confirm).... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.40
• Snow Removal, December 31, 1981
• Digital color photograph of cleaning snow off Westflight Aviation Grumman Goose plane N72PR, December 31, 1981. A. J. Slagle and Max Lukin clean snow off a Westflight Aviation's Grumman Goose amphibian N72PR at the Peninsula Point seaplane facilit... View Full Record
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• Photograph, Color
• L2019.4.36.13
• Captain Mike Cessnun Flying for Alaska Airlines
• Color photograph of Mike Cessnun flying for Alaska Airlines. Mike learned about flying from his dad, Pete Cessnun, who helped start Webber Air in the 1940s. He started as a freight boy at Webber and after high school, earned a private pilots license.... View Full Record
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• Article
• L2019.4.36.14
• "Cessnun Promoted", 1984
• Newspaper article, "Cessnun Promoted" by Bob Akers, Ketchikan Daily News, 1984.... View Full Record
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• Book, Record
• L2019.4.36.2
• Michael Cessnun's flight log book (1976- 1984)
• Michael Cessnun's flight log book, dated 03/27/1976 to 10/08/1984. Book number 2. *The lender asked that caution be used with scans of the log books to avoid displaying sensitive details (like deaths) and Mike's social security number. HAC* Jim... View Full Record
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• Book, Record
• L2019.4.36.3
• Michael Cessnun's flight log book (1984-1998)
• Michael Cessnun's flight log book, dated 10/08/1984 to 08/07/1998. Book number 3. *The lender asked that caution be used with scans of the log books to avoid displaying sensitive details (like deaths) and Mike's social security number. HAC* Jim... View Full Record
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• Book, Record
• L2019.4.36.4
• Michael Cessnun's flight log book (1998-2010)
• Michael Cessnun's flight log book, dated 08/07/1998 to 10/31/2010. Book number 4. *The lender asked that caution be used with scans of the log books to avoid displaying sensitive details (like deaths) and Mike's social security number. HAC* Jim... View Full Record
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• Card, Identification
• L2019.4.36.5
• Michael Cessnun's employee identification card for Webber Air (01/01/1972)
• Michael Cessnun's employee identification card for Webber Air, dated 01/01/1972. Jim Webber, Don Ross, and Pete Cessnun started Webber Air. Webber Air was an air taxi and flight training school, operating on Annette Island and at Ketchikan. Pete C... View Full Record
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• Ring, Life
• L2020.4.3.7
• Webber Air life ring
• Orange Webber Air life ring.... View Full Record
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• Model, Airplane
• L2019.4.30.1
• Webber Air airplane model
• Webber Air airplane model of a Cessna (need to verify) by Terry Richardson. Airplane is burgundy and white with silver-colored floats. Company name and logo are painted on the tail. Airplane number is N4535F. The model came with a monofilament hanger... View Full Record
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• Computer, Analog
• TC 726.4
• Pressure Reduction Computer
• Pressure Reduction Computer. Green and white/ yellow and white.... View Full Record
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• Calculator, Psychrometric
• TC 726.3
• Psychrometric calculator
• Psychrometric calculator. Tan and white.... View Full Record
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• Calculator, Psychrometric
• TC 726.2
• Psychrometric calculator
• Psychrometric calculator. Rainbow colors.... View Full Record
• 
• Psychrometer
• TC 726.1
• Psychro-Dyne battery-operated psychrometer
• Psychro-Dyne battery-operated psychrometer. The Psychro-Dyne is a completely portable instrument which indicates wet and dry bulb temperatures for relative humidity and dew point measurements. http://www.iisusa.com/Psychro-Dyne-Battery-Operated-Ps... View Full Record
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• Chart
• TC 726.5
• Barometer Comparisons from Ketchikan, 1984
• Chart- Barometer Comparisons from Ketchikan, 1984.... View Full Record
• 
• Paddle
• L2019.4.35.1
• Paddle for Skip Thompson's single-engine Piper PA-11 Cub
• Wood paddle for Skip Thompson's fixed wing single-engine Piper PA-11 Cub. The paddle is painted blue with yellow letters to match the color scheme of the plane. The number on the paddle is the plane's FAA # N70985. Skip made the wood paddle as a temp... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2019.4.35.3
• George "Skip" Thompson with his Piper PA-11 Cub
• Color photograph of George "Skip" Thompson with his plane, a blue and yellow fixed wing single-engine Piper PA-11 Cub. FAA # is N70985. Skip is holding a fishing reel in each hand. Handwritten note on the back reads, "SCHLOCAM." Location, date, and p... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• KMD 35.2
• Floatplane Paddle, December 14, 2019
• Digital color photograph of a floatplane paddle on a Carlin Air de Havilland Beaver. The plane is flying from Ketchikan up the Unuk River on 12/14/2019. Ryan can add more context.... View Full Record
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• Shotgun, Single-barrel
• 96.2.35.1
• 410 Gauge Shotgun From Ellis Air Lines Survival Kit
• 410 gauge shotgun from Ellis Air Lines survival kit Shotgun, bolt action, clip loader, battered wood stock clip and bolt are both removable Century - 20 Note: one visitor said the gun had a magazine rather than being a clip loader. 08/05/2009... View Full Record
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• Diagram
• L2020.4.28.27
• Emergency Gear for Grumman Goose G-21-A
• Diagram- Emergency Gear for Grumman Goose G-21-A.... View Full Record
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• List
• TC 742.2
• Taquan Air Bush Flight Survival List for Survival Kit
• Taquan Air Bush Flight Survival List. The list was made for the "Into the Wind" exhibit by Paul Askren, Director of Maintenance at Taquan Air. Made in February 2020 and delivered to the Museum on 02/14/2020.... View Full Record
• 
• Ax
• L2020.4.13.1
• Ax
• Ax with metal head and wood handle. Stashed at Big Goat Lake in the Misty Fjords National Monument by Ellis Air Lines staff for emergencies. ... View Full Record
• 
• Knife
• 92.2.32.5 A&B
• Military knife in leather sheath
• Military RH PAL 37 knife in leather sheath with snap closure and open section in top of sheath to insert belt. Sheath has hole drilled/punched in bottom. Knife has single edge with Bowie knife design. Pommel has a series if compressed leather rings.... View Full Record
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• Mirror, Signaling
• L2020.4.25.22
• Emergency Signaling Mirror, 1940s
• Emergency signaling mirror owned by Roy F. Jones. Given to Don "Bucky" Dawson by Douglas Jones, son of Roy Jones. From Smithsonian website: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_895936 "Small and compact, the mirror could... View Full Record
• 
• Radio
• L2020.4.11.5
• Handheld aircraft radio
• Handheld aircraft radio- TX 720 VHF Comm Receiver. Used by Cindy and Darryl Hoggard in their 1939 J3 Piper Cub. Radios like this allow for communication with Air Traffic Control and other aircrafts. Used for every flight and used until recently when... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.46
• Ellis Air Lines' Grumman Goose Cabin Interior, February 1960
• Digital color photograph of Grumman Goose cabin interior, February 1960. The off-white and tangerine color-combination was part of Ellis Air Lines final 'new look' for the company's fleet before the merger with their longtime Juneau-based friendly... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.11.4
• Special delivery
• Cindy and Darryl Hoggard were boating in Helm Bay north of Ketchikan when their boat broke down. Pacific Airlines flew out the part they needed to make the repair. This photo shows pilot Brad (no last name) handing the part to Darryl Hoggard.... View Full Record
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• Life Vest
• L88.3.1.5
• Life vest, orange with white straps
• Life vest, orange with white straps... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2019.4.34.8
• Office with a view (2016)
• "Office with a view" (2016) Photo by Ethan Bellotte, posted on Facebook 06/09/2016 Description: Digital color photograph of pilot Ethan Bellotte approaching the town of Hyder, Alaska in a deHavilland Beaver. ... View Full Record
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• Chart, Navigational
• TC 736.4
• Ketchikan Sectional Aeronautical Chart
• Ketchikan Sectional Aeronautical Chart. Published by the Federal Aviation Administration. 58th edition effective 04/26/2018 to 04/25/2019. This chart will go into the prop collection. ... View Full Record
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• Instrument, Flight
• 92.2.32.4 A-C
• Vinyl case with a booklet and pilot's dead reckoning computer [compass]
• Vinyl case with a booklet and pilot's dead reckoning computer [compass] Booklet "Handbook of Operating Instructions for Supersonic Computer, Pilot's Dead Reckoning Type PT "Published October 1970 Tan vinyl case/ packet has 2 inside pockets, one for... View Full Record
• 
• Publication
• TC 736.7
• Chart Supplement Alaska
• Chart Supplement Alaska. Published by the Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 06/20/2019 to 08/15/2019. This publication will go into the research collection. ... View Full Record
• 
• Book, Tide
• Prop 33.21
• 2018 Ketchikan CHARR Tide Book
• One of a collection (23) of local area tide books from 2018 & 2017 2018- 2019 Ketchikan CHARR Tide Book ... View Full Record
• 
• Photograph, Color
• TC 714.3
• Foggy Sunrise, circa December 1999
• "Foggy Sunrise" by Chip Porter, Circa December 1999. Color photograph printed on ChromaLuxe metal, creating a high definition sublimatable photograph. The image is a scout plane taking off on a foggy morning. The sky is lit up in brilliant shades... View Full Record
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• Photograph, Color
• TC 738.16
• Webber Air Cessna 180 docked in Kasaan, August 1966
• Webber Air Cessna 180 docked in Kasaan, 08/1966.... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 93.2.15.3092
• Webber Air Inc.
• Aerial view of Webber Air Inc., and Tongass Avenue and Water Street trestle Century - 20 Steve and Dolores McCutcheon image # 6672 Webber Air, Inc. in center... View Full Record
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• Digital Image File
• RC 2013.0.1.37
• Webber Air Service, 1951-1952
• Webber Air Service, 1951-1952... View Full Record
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• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder Wt1-2-N15
• Floatplanes taxing the float plane dock at the Ketchikan Airport
• Floatplanes taxing the float plane dock at the Ketchikan Airport ERB digital scan name in 2020: Dupre Binder - Waterfront Volume 1 (2) Negative 15... View Full Record
• 
• Binder
• L2020.4.25.7
• Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines Route Stop Binder, 1967
• Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines route stop directory. Includes information on how to land in the communities of Southeast Alaska, including cities and villages on Prince of Wales Island. Pilots used similar directories to understand the specific condit... View Full Record
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• Digital image file
• Exhibits 4
• Women in Aviation - Into the Wind exhibit
•  ... View Full Record
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• Photograph, Black-and-White
• 98.2.53.2 page 10
• Marguerite Rustanius, 1938
• 1938 Kayhi Williwaw senior yearbook photo of Marguerite Rustanius, later Fiorella. Growing up, Marguerite Rustanius Fiorella and her sister Helen embraced life in Alaska and fished, hunted, hiked, and climbed mountains. Both sisters were early Haida... View Full Record
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• Photograph, Black-and-White
• 68.11.8.5 page 10
• Helen Rustanius, 1941
• 1941 Kayhi Williwaw senior yearbook photo of Helen Rustanius, later Todd. Growing up, Helen and her older sister Marguerite Rustanius Fiorella embraced life in Alaska and fished, hunted, hiked, and climbed mountains. Both sisters were early Haida fem... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.30.1
• U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Mari Freitag Stands with an F/A-18E Super Hornet, November 6, 2019
• Digital color photograph of U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Mari Freitag standing with an F/A-18E Super Hornet, 11/06/2019. Mari Freitag has flown solo many times, and this was her first solo flight of a Super Hornet. Mari was awarded her wings as a naval aviator... View Full Record
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• Photograph, Black-and-White
• 2019.2.40.18
• Marjorie "Marge" Nebel after first solo flight
• B/W photograph of Marjorie "Marge" Nebel smoking a cigar in front of a plane. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph indicats this photo was taken after Marge's first solo flight. ... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• TC 739.1
• Marjorie "Marge" Nebel's Plane Art
• One of two color digital photographs of a canvas section from Marjorie "Marge" Nebel's float plane featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost painted by Father Vachon (2020).... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• RC 2019.0.28.372
• Marjorie "Marge" Nebel and Her Son Walt on Pennock Island
• Digital color photograph of Marjorie "Marge" Nebel and her son Walt Nebel, Jr. on Pennock Island. Note: Walt is wearing toddler coveralls.... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2019.4.34.7
• Tracy Hamer in Hyder (2019)
• "Tracy Hamer in Hyder" (2019) Photo by unknown, posted on Facebook 03/08/2019 Digital color photograph of Tracy Hamer standing on the float of a Taquan Air deHavilland Beaver in Hyder. Tracy regularly hauled freight and passengers to remote communi... View Full Record
• 
• Print, Photographic
• 93.2.15.4351
• Dixie Jewett
• Dixie Jewett, pilot for Todd's Air Service, circa 1970-1973... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.19.10
• Michelle Masden flying
• Michelle Masden flying At the age of 16, Michelle Masden took her first flying lesson, and shortly after turning 17 she earned her pilot's license. She soloed her first flight in 1977. In the early years of her career, Michelle aspired to be an ai... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.19.11
• Michelle Masden with her plane
• Michelle Masden with her plane At the age of 16, Michelle Masden took her first flying lesson, and shortly after turning 17 she earned her pilot's license. She soloed her first flight in 1977. In the early years of her career, Michelle aspired to... View Full Record
• 
• Model, Airplane
• L2020.4.19.1
• RC Airplane model, replica of N1117F Island Wings
• RC Airplane model, replica of N1117F Island Wings Hayley is working on more info on the actual plane. See Island Wings Air Service website for more info: http://www.islandwings.com/michelle.html At the age of 16, Michelle Masden took her first f... View Full Record
• 
• Print, Photographic
• 93.2.15.1660
• Historical people & places; Joann Osterud
• Joann Osterud, Alaska Airline Otter co-pilot and Flight Engineer Century - 20 Text on back of image: AA Otter Co pilot Jet Flt engineer Joann Osterud... View Full Record
• 
• Digital image file
• Exhibits 5
• Unsung Heros - Into the Wind exhibit
•  ... View Full Record
• 
• Art, Digital
• L2020.4.26.5
• "Rock Out with Your Prop Out"
• "Rock Out with Your Prop Out" by Matt Hamilton. Digital art of a de Havilland Beaver nose in profile. Text reads, "ROCK OUT WITH YOUR PROP OUT." ... View Full Record
• 
• Photograph, Black-and-White
• 2019.2.40.27
• Grumman Goose Rudder Extended
• B/W photograph of a Grumman Goose collapsible rudder extended. A handwritten note in blue ink on the back side reads, "Rudder Extended/ Model C."... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2019.4.31.1
• Water Rudder
• Digital color photograph of a water rudder on a Cessna 185 by Chip Porter, 2003.... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2019.4.34.17
• Old is new again, 2015
• "Old is new again" (2015) Photo by Jim Burridge (top) and Evan Wick (bottom), posted on Facebook 09/08/2016 Digital color photograph of a deHavilland Beaver in 1959 when it was in the U.S. Army, based in Fort Devens, MA and in 2015 as part of the T... View Full Record
• 
• Propeller, Aircraft
• L2019.4.36.1
• Propellor for Luscombe plane
• Two bladed wood propeller for Luscombe plane. Wood is laminated with metal leading edge and canvas tip. Luscombe company decals on the back side are nearly worn off. The story goes that a pilot accidentally started a plane in the hanger and the prope... View Full Record
• 
• Print, Photographic
• 86.1.42.375
• Man on the pontoon of a float plane
• Man on the pontoon of a float plane... View Full Record
• 
• Art, Digital
• L2020.4.26.2
• "JJ in the Cockpit"
• "JJ in the Cockpit" by Matt Hamilton. JJ is Jim Jakubek and he started flying in Ketchikan in April of 1979. Digital art of a man flying a DeHavilland Beaver. The image shows the man's hand on a control, the cockpit, and some outside scenery in bl... View Full Record
• 
• Yoke, Flight
• L2020.4.28.14
• Grumman Goose G-21 A Control Wheel
• Grumman Goose G-21 A control wheel aka yoke. A green tag is wrapped on the yoke. It contains manufacturer information. From former exhibit label: Like most planes, the Grumman Goose was equipped with dual controls. When Ellis Air converted them for... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.12.1
• Rebuilding a de Havilland Beaver at Taquan Air Service, 2005
• Digital color photograph that possibly shows the rebuilding of a de Havilland Beaver at the old Taquan Air Service float. Photograph by Hall Anderson, circa 02/05-06/2005.... View Full Record
• 
• Blueprint
• L2020.4.25.6
• Taquan Air Service DHC-2 Beaver Aircraft Three View Paint Scheme Layout
• Original Taquan Air Service DHC-2 Beaver aircraft three view paint scheme layout. Designed by Don "Bucky" Dawson.... View Full Record
• 
• Heater, Engine
• 2004.2.30.1
• Stewart-Warner Hand Crank Heater Model 79
• Stewart-Warner Hand Crank Heater Model 796: Army surplus (?) used by Alaska Coastal Airlines and later owned by Wes Davidson (logger, prospector and bush pilot).... View Full Record
• 
• Radio
• L2020.4.28.5
• Motorola "Airboy" Radio Receiver, circa late 1930s
• Motorola "Airboy" radio receiver From former exhibit label: Aircraft radios did not come into wide use until the late 1930s. During his first five or six years as an Alaska pilot, flying to every corner of the Territory, Bob Ellis flew without a rad... View Full Record
• 
• Placard
• L2020.4.25.57
• Bellanca Aircraft Corp. Placard
• Bellanca Aircraft Corp. Placard.... View Full Record
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• Scale
• L2020.4.28.15
• Freight Scale
• Goose freight scale from EAL Goose N1019N. Painted by Eddie Meyer.... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.5.2
• Cockpit of De Havilland
• Digital color photograph of the cockpit of a deHavilland x. Max Nels Ludwigsen is the grandson of legendary local pilot Herman Ludwigsen. He is currently a dock boy/ freight boy and student pilot at Taquan Air. In January 2020, Max received his se... View Full Record
• 
• Indicator, Course Deviation
• L2020.4.3.4
• Course Deviation Indicator (check)
• Laura Plenert called this device an "altitude meter." Printed on the device is "CS POTENTIOMETER." Has an additional OBS dial, which is adustable to the course that is being flown. This needs further research.... View Full Record
• 
• Tachometer
• L2020.4.3.3
• Tachometer
• Laura Plenert called this device a "Hobb's Meter." More research seems to indicate this is a tachometer. According to FAA, "A tachometer is a device for counting. It is used to show the number of revolutions per minute (RPM) of the aircraft engine. A... View Full Record
• 
• Indicator, Airspeed
• L2020.4.3.2
• True Knot Gauge (check name)
• Laura Plenert called this device a "true knot gauge." On the device itself, "Indicator, True Airspeed/ Synchro Repeater." Double check name before making a label. A paper label stuck on reads, "#18/ U.S. NAVY/ WART-/ -HOG/ AIRSPEED/ $44.00/ (NAM)." A... View Full Record
• 
• Pitot
• L2020.4.28.28
• Pitot Tube Masthead
• Pitot tube masthead. Usually mounted on the wing to measure air speed.... View Full Record
• 
• Negative, Film
• 2003.2.63.368
• View of the inside starboard engine on an Ellis Air Lines Grumman Goose with the cowling removed February, 1954
• View of the inside starboard engine on an Ellis Air Lines Grumman Goose with the cowling removed February, 1954... View Full Record
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• Negative, Film
• 2003.2.63.373
• Storage area in the Ellis Air Lines Hangar, February, 1954
• Storage area in the Ellis Air Lines Hangar, February, 1954 ... View Full Record
• 
• Print, Photographic
• 2012.2.7.5
• Two men in coveralls in the Ellis Airlines engine maintenance room, 1959
• Two men in coveralls in the Ellis Airlines engine maintenance room Image stamped Feb 59. Presumed to be taken in the winter of 58/59... View Full Record
• 
• Photograph, Color
• 2019.2.40.51
• Alaska Coastal Airlines Mechanics (Confirm ACA with Don Dawson), 1964
• Color photograph of Alaska Coastal Airlines mechanics. (Confirm ACA with Don Dawson)... View Full Record
• 
• Photograph, Black-and-White
• 2019.2.40.52
• Walt Nebel, Sr. Working On Wing
• B/W photograph of Walt Nebel, Sr. (right) working with another man on a wing, possibly for Ellis Air Lines.... View Full Record
• 
• Coveralls
• 2019.2.40.1
• Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines coveralls worn by Walt Nebel, Sr.
• Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines coveralls worn by Walt Nebel, Sr.... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2019.4.34.13
• Winter is a mechanic's busy season, 2019
• "Winter is a mechanic's busy season" (2019) Photo by unknown, posted on Facebook 02/08/2019 Digital color photograph of a deHavilland Beaver torn apart for its annual inspection in the Taquan Air hangar. 02/21/2020: Rick Garner shared more info... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.43
• Rick Garner and Paul Askren Shooting Rivets, February 4, 2007
• Digital color photograph of Rick Garner and Paul Askren Shooting Rivets on the "Save the Goose" Project. No date. Rick (also with Taquan Air?) is the lead mechanic on the "Save the Goose" project and Paul is currently Director of Maintenance at Taqua... View Full Record
• 
• Gun, Rivet
• L2020.4.28.22 A&B
• Pneumatic Rivet Gun and Blank Rivet
  Set
• Pneumatic rivet gun and blank rivet set by D.S. Aerospace Tools. Pneumatic tools are powered by compressed air. Cleco fasteners, cleco pliers, and pneumatic cleco installation tools are an indispensable part of any aviation mechanic�s toolkit. Clecos... View Full Record
• 
• Pliers, Metalworking
• L2020.4.28.23
• Cleco Pliers
• Cleco pliers by Cleko-Loc. Cleco fasteners, cleco pliers, and pneumatic cleco installation tools are an indispensable part of any aviation mechanic�s toolkit. Clecos allow you to hold two pieces of sheet metal together in proper alignment for drillin... View Full Record
• 
• Fastener, Metal
• L2020.4.28.24 A-D
• Cleco Fasteners
• Four cleco fasteners by Cleko-Loc, Kwik-Loc, and ATS. Cleco fasteners, cleco pliers, and pneumatic cleco installation tools are an indispensable part of any aviation mechanic�s toolkit. Clecos allow you to hold two pieces of sheet metal together in p... View Full Record
• 
• Bar, Bucking
• L2020.4.4.7 E
• Bucking Bar
• Custom tool. E. Bucking bars are specially shaped metal used with riveting and aircraft sheet metal maintenance. The one on the left is modified from a helicopter blade pin.... View Full Record
• 
• Bar, Bucking
• L2020.4.28.25
• Bucking Bar
• Metal bucking bar covered with masking tape and duct tape. Bucking bars are specially shaped metal used with riveting and aircraft sheet metal maintenance. This bar is taped so it doesn't scratch new metal. ... View Full Record
• 
• Photograph
• L2020.4.4.8
• Taquan Air Service Maintenance Department, Summer 1998
• Matted photograph of Taquan Air mechanics.... View Full Record
• 
• Coveralls
• L2020.4.4.11
• Coveralls
• Coveralls.... View Full Record
• 
• Helmet, Aviator's
• L2020.4.4.2
• Bart Meyer's helmet
• Bart Meyer's helmet.... View Full Record
• 
• Tools, Custom
• L2020.4.4.7 A-C
• Custom Tools
• Custom tools. A. Cylinder base nut wrench modified to reach a fitting on an engine case. B. Cylinder base nut wrench modified to access a confined space. C. Rivet set modified to get one bolt out.... View Full Record
• 
• Tool, Custom
• L2020.4.4.7 D
• Custom Tool
• Custom tool. D. Handmade to get magento in place, the handle is wrapped with rope for grip using a technique Bart learned when he was a commercial fisherman.... View Full Record
• 
• Toolbox
• L2020.4.4.1
• Toolbox
• Toolbox.... View Full Record
• 
• Wrench, Open-End
• L2020.4.25.28
• Aircraft Mechanic's Adjustable Open-ended Wrench
• Forged steel aircraft mechanic's adjustable open-ended wrench. Given to Don "Bucky" Dawson by Scott Hayne, a mechanic for Temsco.... View Full Record
• 
• Flashlight
• L2020.4.25.27
• Aircraft Mechanic's Flashlight, 1930
• Ray-O-Vac flashlight used by aircraft mechanics, 1930. Given to Don "Bucky" Dawson by Scott Hayne, a mechanic for Temsco.... View Full Record
• 
• Sparkplug
• L2020.4.37.1 A&B
• Champion Sparkplugs
• (2) Champion sparkplugs used in de Havilland Beaver and Otter radial engines. Left- REM38S (fine wire) and Right- REM40E (massive).... View Full Record
• 
• Tool, "Pilot"
• L2020.4.4.10
• "Pilot tool"
• "Pilot tool"... View Full Record
• 
• Lunchbox
• L2020.4.4.9
• Lunchbox
• Lunchbox. Comes with a thermos and set of silverware.... View Full Record
• 
• Mug
• 2004.2.38.8
• KRBD Mug
• 8. 3 5/8" H x 3" D White [With Black Lettering] Coffee Mug With KRBD Hand-Bird Logo, KRBD FM, 105.9, Community Radio, Ketchikan, Alaska Inscribed On Cup. Bottom Of Cup Reads U.S.A. Cup Stained And Chipped.... View Full Record
• 
• Nozzle, Fuel
• 85.1.106.1
• Fueling, nozzle for Buckeye aircraft
• Fueling, nozzle for Buckeye aircraft... View Full Record
• 
• Negative, Film
• 2003.2.63.1375
• Fueling a float plane at the Ellis dock, August 1953
• Fueling a float plane at the Ellis dock, August 1953 This image was grouped with 16 other Negs with the note "Search for Hall Plane 8-19-26-1953 Ketchikan Daily News 8/21/1953 Photo Caption (photo 2003.2.63.1375) Flyers Fuel up for Search for... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.45
• Westflight Aviation Dock Hand Mike Mood Pumps Gas, 1982
• Digital B/W photograph of Westflight Aviation dock boy Mike Mood pumps gas, 1982. Mike Mood is well-known figure in the local aviation community, as a mechanic and expert painter, who has worked for several of the local air-taxi outfits over the y... View Full Record
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• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder A-3-N29
• Dockhand Jeff Coryell ties up plane to dock
• Dockhand Jeff Coryell ties up plane to dock ERB digital scan name in 2020: Dupre Binder - A (3) Negative 29... View Full Record
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• Shoe, Deck
• L2020.4.15.5 A&B
• Riley Murdock's deck shoes
• Pair of men's Xtratuf chumrunner deck shoes worn by Riley Murdock when he was a dock boy or ramp service agent. They are made of brown nubuck leather. Size 10. https://www.xtratuf.com/collections/men-type-shop-all/products/mens-chumrunner-leather-... View Full Record
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• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder PPL-1-N30
• Dockhand loads freight onto floatplane
• Dockhand loads freight onto floatplane ERB digital scan name in 2020: Dupre Binder - People-Kids (1) Negative 30... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.42
• Temsco Airlines Freight Hogs, October 9, 1989
• Digital color photograph of Temsco Freight Hogs, October 9, 1989. "Freight Hogs" or dock boys (check term) pose for a group photo before loading one of the company's eight DHC-3 piston Otters. Pictured (L-R): Mike Rundel, Durk Smith, Mike Kreiger... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2019.4.34.20
• Metlakatla, 2020
• "Metlakatla" (2020) Photo by Charles "Chuck" Perkins, posted on Facebook 02/04/2020 Digital color photograph of Taquan Air's Metlakatla service agent Rosa Romero greets the plane to help unload mail. Photo by Pilot Charles "Chuck" Perkins.... View Full Record
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• Pump, Float
• L2020.4.22.1
• Float pump
• Grey PVC plastic hand-powered float pump used by dock boys for pumping water out of floats. Ryan and Loren McCue are the owners and operators of Alaska Seaplane Tours and Zodiac Tours in Ketchikan. From the Alaska Seaplane Tours website: https:/... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.12.5
• "Jase Scudero pumping floats," September 17, 1997
• Digital B/W photograph, "Jase Scudero pumping floats" by Hall Anderson, 09/17/1997. Appears in Hall Anderson's book, "Still Rain' Still Dreamin'"on page 18. Name spelled incorrectly in book- Jace.... View Full Record
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• Pledge
• Prop 61.3
• Pledge
• Can of Pledge. Dock boys use Pledge to clean windows and the interiors of planes.... View Full Record
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• Towel, Paper
• L2020.4.7.23
• Paper Towel
• Viva brand paper towel used to clean windows on de Havilland Beavers. This type of paper towel is used at Misty Fjords Air & Outfitting, Inc. Different specialty rags are used for cleaning helicopter windows.... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• KMD 35.1
• Daniel Eichner and Timber Pesterfield Prepare Plane, December 14, 2019
• Digital color photograph of Daniel Eichner wiping the windshield of a Carlin Air de Havilland Beaver. Pilot Timber Pesterfield's feet are sticking out of the plane. They are preparing the plane for a trip up the Unuk River on 12/14/2019. Ryan can add... View Full Record
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• Sign
• L2020.4.26.1
• Caution Sign from Pacific Airways
• Metal sign with words painted in red and blue, "CAUTION!/ STAY WELL/ CLEAR OF/ AIRCRAFT/ PROPELLERS." According to lender, the sign was painted by Tom Copeland's wife (name unknown). Matt Hamilton was a dock boy for Pacific Airways for 10 years. The... View Full Record
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• Photograph, Black-and-White
• L2019.4.36.9
• Webber Air Dispatcher Irene Manzoni
• B/W photograph of a Webber Air dispatcher Irene Manzoni. In addition to working in the office, Irene also had her private pilot's license and soloed flights. 02/24/2020: Mike Cessnun provided identification of Irene and information about her today... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.44
• Tyee Air Dispatchers, May 1985
• Digital color photograph of Tyee Air Dispatchers, May 1985. L-R: Shirley Goodwin, unknown, Kerri (Higgins) Traudt. (L-R): Shirley Goodwin, Jeanette Hasbrook and Kerri Traudt working at the Ketchikan Terminal Office.... View Full Record
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• Note
• L2020.4.39.2
• Dispatcher's Notes, 1960
• Digital copy of field note or memo from dispatcher to pilots. Dated 01/17/1960.... View Full Record
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• Note
• L2020.4.39.3
• Dispatcher's Notes
• Digital copy of field note or memo from dispatcher to pilots. No date.... View Full Record
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• Placard
• L2020.4.28.10
• Radio Range Stations Placard
• Radio Range Stations Placard.... View Full Record
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• Headset, Dispatcher's
• L2020.4.28.8
• Dispatcher's Microphone and Headset, 1940s
• Baystation headset and microphone for dispatchers, circa 1940s. Ear covers are lined with black velvet.... View Full Record
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• Schedule
• L2020.4.39.4
• Ellis Air Lines Flight Schedule
• Digital copy of Ellis Air Lines Flight Schedule.... View Full Record
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• Plan, Flight
• TC 736.3
• Flight Plan
• (12) Blank Flight Plans used by the Federal Aviation Administration. These will go into the prop collection. ... View Full Record
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• Negative, Film
• 2003.2.63.1369
• Air traffic controller on the radio in the Annette Island Airport tower, August 1953
• Air traffic controller on the radio in the Annette Island Airport tower, August 1953 Interior of view of the Annette Island Airport tower Search for Hall Plane Ketchikan Daily News 8/25/1953 Photo Caption (photo 2003.2.63.1369) Search Planes Br... View Full Record
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• Board, Strip
• L2020.4.17.1
• Strip board with flight progress strips
• Strip board with flight progress strips. Wooden board with 14 moveable plastic pieces. Comes with a stack of green paper strips. 03/03/2020: Cindy Hoggard brought an additional 6 moveable plastic pieces today. I've updated the number from 8 to 14.... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.11.1
• Ketchikan Flight Service Station at the Ketchikan International Airport
• Federal Aviation Administration's Ketchikan Flight Service Station located on the 5th floor of the Ketchikan International Airport. Airport management is located on the 4th floor.... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.52
• Original Seaplane Float at Ketchikan International Airport, March 1981
• Digital color photograph of aerial of SP Float at Ketchikan International Airport, March 1981. Tyee Airlines DHC-2 Beaver N9300Z can be seen taxiing-out for departure takeoff.... View Full Record
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• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder A-3-N14
• Airline ground crew directing Boeing-727 jet at Ketchikan International Airport
• Airline ground crew directing Boeing-727 jet at Ketchikan International Airport ERB digital scan name in 2020: Dupre Binder - A (3) Negative 14... View Full Record
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• Digital image file
• Exhibits 6
• Way of Life - Into the Wind exhibit
•  ... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 93.2.15.53
• Temsco helicopter placing a smoke stack on the NBA building
• Temsco helicopter placing a smokestack on the NBA building, July 29, 1966... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 93.2.15.51
• Helicopter hauling cable
• Helicopter on skids hauling cable between poles image not used Ketchikan Daily News, June 5, 1967 page 11 "Flying Workhorse The helicopter has become popular for use as flying workhorse. Here a Temsco helicopter sets a power pole in place for... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 93.2.15.50
• Flying Workhorse
• Flying Workhorse The helicopter has become popular for use as flying workhorse. Here a Temsco helicopter sets a power pole in place for Southeastern Electric's line crew, working on Ketchikan Public Utilities new power line along South Tongass high... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 93.2.15.60
• Pilot Kenny Eichner in helicopter over Ketchikan
• Pilot Kenny Eichner with passenger in helicopter over Ketchikan ... View Full Record
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• Helmet, Aviator's
• L2020.4.14.1
• Ken Eichner's helmet for Temsco Helicopters
• Ken Eichner's helmet for Temsco Helicopters. Bell Toptex white motorcycle police helmet converted to helicopter helmet. Comes with a visor and head set.... View Full Record
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• Patch, Insignia
• 92.2.32.8
• Temsco patch for jackets / hats / flight suit etc.
• Unused Temsco patch for jackets / hats / flight suit etc. Black border, red background, yellow and white embroidered text, very stiff fabric Duplicate patch: 92.2.32.9 1995 inventory description: 2 patches for flight suit / "Temsco" / Southeas... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 92.2.9.5
• Ralph Yetka with flying helmet in a helicopter
• Ralph Yetka with flying helmet in a helicopter ... View Full Record
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• Helmet, Aviator's
• 92.2.32.1
• USCG pilot helmet
• USCG pilot helmet Belonged to Ralph Yetka 1995 inventory description: Aviator helmet / U.S. Government property / U.S. Coast Guard / Helicopter insignia / visor / microphone / ear-phone / electrical jack plug-in / nylon strap H. 9 1/4" (approx) w... View Full Record
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• Plate, Identification
• 92.2.32.10
• Name plate U.S. Coast Guard
• Name plate U.S. Coast Guard with 2 pins on back to attach to clothing/uniform [backs missing - BEWARE sharp] Laminated plastic: black background with white base for letters Yetka U.S. Coast Guard 1995 inventory description: Name plate / "Yetka... View Full Record
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• Model, Airplane
• L2020.4.16.20
• Diecast Coast Guard J-Hawk helicopter
• Diecast Coast Guard J-Hawk helicopter. ... View Full Record
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• Transparency, Slide
• 2010.2.13.51
• Fishing vessel Barbette in distress
• Fishing vessel Barbette listing to the side with a U.S. Coast Guard goose in the background Similar images are: 2010.2.13.51 - 2010.2.13.53 ... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 61.8.1.263
• Navy Flyers from the search for Paddy Burke, November 1930
• Navy Flyers from the search for Paddy Burke, November 1930 Personnel of Navy flyers search for Pat Renshan. Left to right: 2nd Pilot I.P. Moragne, Radioman L. E. Gesell, Lieutenant-in-command C. F. Greber, Chief Radio Electrician Claude Alexander (... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.10.1
• Bruce Johnstone as a Pararescuer
• Bruce Johnstone as a Pararescuer. From an old exhibit label about Old Groaner: "When Bruce Johnstone shot "Old Groaner" in 1935, he was in his mid-twenties, and already a legend. Raised in the forests of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska, h... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.18.20
• Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad
• Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad Volunteers train regularly for emergency situations.... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.18.18
• Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad
• Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad Volunteers practice rappelling skills at the Plaza Mall.... View Full Record
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• Beacon, Spot
• L2020.4.18.1 A&B
• Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad's SPOT Beacons
• (2) Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad's SPOT beacons. Both are orange and black plastic. One device has the number "13" written on it twice. The Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad (KVRS) offers free SPOT satellite messengers for loan. SPOT is a world... View Full Record
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• Radio, Portable
• L2020.4.18.4 A&B
• Dick Borch's radio and charger
• Motorola radio and charger. A sticky note on the radio indicates this was Dick Borch's radio. A- Radio B- Charger... View Full Record
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• Receiver, ELT
• L2020.4.18.11
• ELT receiver
• ELTs, Emergency Locator Transmitters, convey a distress signal on a specific frequency. This receiver then detects that signal. ELTs are required to be installed in all U.S. registered aircraft, a mandate that resulted from the 1972 airplane cras... View Full Record
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• Coveralls
• L2020.4.13.2
• Insulated coveralls
• Blue insulated coveralls by WearGuard belonging to Steven Shrum when he was involved with the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad. Steven or Steve would keep insulated coveralls on hand in case of emergencies, they helped warm up people suffering from h... View Full Record
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• Net, Dip
• L2020.4.18.12
• Dip net
• Giant dip net for water rescues designed by Ken Eichner. Metal frame, nearly round. Green mesh. Additional rope tied to three spots with metal hook for hanging. Hinged construction. Need to confirm name for this piece and unknown whether Ken built th... View Full Record
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• Digital Image
• L2020.4.23.6
• TEMSCO's rescue net in action
• Color photograph of a TEMSCO helicopter hauling a person in the rescue net. Make name of net consistent.... View Full Record
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• Photograph, Black-and-White
• L2019.4.36.8
• Loading Cans of Steelhead onto Webber Air Float Plane
• B/W photograph of Pete Cessnun (left) and Carl Manzoni (right) of Webber Air loading cans of steelhead fry aboard a plane which freighted them to a drop off point. 02/24/2020: Mike Cessnun confirmed names today.... View Full Record
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• Photograph, Black-and-White
• L2019.4.36.12
• Carl Manzoni Releasing Steelhead Fry
• B/W photograph of Carl Manzoni releasing steelhead fry in lake. Caption from the newspaper article reads, "After checking the temperature of the water, the fish were released from the float of the plane. On this trip, 15,000 steelhead were planted at... View Full Record
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• Negative, Film
• 2003.2.63.2026
• Stream guards load U.S. F&W Service plane, June 26, 1954
• Stream guards load U.S. F&W Service plane, June 26, 1954 See KDN, June 26, 1954 The recently over-hauled FWS plane (above) was loaded with some of the gear and taken to the camp sites. Pilot Lloyd Tilson is loading the plane. ... View Full Record
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• Negative, Film
• 2003.2.63.767
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service airplane and hangar in Thomas Basin, April 5, 1954
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service airplane N750 and hangar in Thomas Basin, April 5, 1954 Plane N750 Airplane identified as Grumman Widgeon... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 93.2.15.43
• Coastal-Ellis plane unloading lumber
• Coastal-Ellis plane; unloading lumber for Forest Service cabin; Barnes Lakes( ?) Century - 20 Don Dawson notes: Coastal - Ellis Airlines G-21A Goose N-88820 (S/N 1114). Unloading for construction of Forest Service Cabin (Barnes Lake?). Crashed... View Full Record
• 
• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder A-11-N10
• Crew unloading lumber from helicopter
• Crew unloading lumber from helicopter ERB digital scan name in 2020: Dupre Binder - A (11) Negative 10... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.41
• Recreation in the Tongass National Forest, August 16, 1984
• Digital color photograph of Kirk Thomas of Tyee Air dropping off guests at the U.S. Forest Service cabin at Winstanley Island, August 16, 1984. "This cabin is located within the Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness and is available to rent. The... View Full Record
• 
• Photograph, Black-and-White
• L2020.4.39.8
• Bud Bodding's Last Flight
• Digital copy of B/W photograph of Bud Bodding on his last flight. Bud appears to be wearing an Alaska Airlines uniform. He is emerging from the plane.... View Full Record
• 
• Print, Photographic
• 2006.1.5.1
• 6- DHC-2 Beaver 'Missing Man' Formation for 'Father Goose' (G. A. 'Bud' Bodding).
• 11x14 Color photograph taken by Jenny Thompson 6/25/2006. 6- DHC-2 Beaver 'Missing Man' Formation for 'Father Goose' (G. A. 'Bud' Bodding). Written on back of photo: Sun - 6/25/06 6 - DHC - 2 Beaver 'Missing Man' Formation for 'Father Goose' (... View Full Record
• 
• Model, Airplane
• L2020.4.16.19 A&B
• de Havilland DC-6-400 Twin Otter
• Wood plane model on floats: de Havilland DC-6-400 Twin Otter. White plane with blue and yellow paint job. Secured in two places to base- a pin goes into the model from the base and a screw goes up into the plane from the base. A. Plane B. Stand... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image File
• RC 2013.0.1.45
• Don Ross on Thorn Lake 1955 Trout Fishing
• Don Ross on Thorn Lake 1955 Trout Fishing... View Full Record
• 
• Print, Photographic
• 75.6.10.405
• Art Almquist, Ketchikan Aiir Service pilot Cliff Hogue and Abe Lokke
• Art Almquist, Ketchikan Air Service pilot Cliff Hogue and Abe Lokke Ketchikan Alaska Chronicle, September 28, 1945 "These three hunters "brought home the bacon" in the from of a huge moose last week, after a successful trip to the Chickamin river... View Full Record
• 
• Print, Photographic
• 2010.2.12.109
• Ellis Airlines Grumman Goose at Reflection Lake, circa 1950
• Ellis Airlines Grumman Goose at Reflection Lake, circa 1950. Several men are standing on the wing and nose of the plane, several others are standing on logs near the plane. Most of the men on the plane are fishing. Photographer: Gene Heath. Image... View Full Record
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• Print, Photographic
• 93.2.15.3880
• Man on airplane float picks up kelp during herring egg harvest
• Man on airplane float picks up kelp during herring egg harvest Text on back of image: Herring Egg Harvest. 19?? "Not all the picking was done from skiffs. Pro-Pix" Pro Pix image 6491... View Full Record
• 
• Negative
• 2009.2.9 Binder 4th-1-N12
• TEMSCO Helicopter flying the United States and Alaska flag, July 4, 1977
• TEMSCO Helicopter flying the United States and Alaska flag, July 4, 1977 ERB digital scan name in 2020: Dupre Binder - Fourth of July (1) Negative 12... View Full Record
• 
• Photograph, Color
• TC 738.14
• Abalone, July 1966
• Robert "Bob" Adams relaxing on a beach after picking abalone, 07/1966. Nearby is William "Bill" Goodale's Cessna 172. Bill Gooddale was the owner of Schmolck Mechanical in the 1960s.... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.47
• Summer Fishing Haul, July 11, 1937
• Digital B/W photograph of men after fishing with Aircraft Charter Service. Behind them is a Bellanca NC195N. "Radar Ray" Renshaw is the man third from the left. Photo by Otto C. Schallerer, July 11, 1937. Group photo taken after a freshwater fishi... View Full Record
• 
• Art, Digital
• L2020.4.26.4
• "Endless Summer"
• "Endless Summer" by Matt Hamilton. Digital art recreating The Endless Summer movie poster (iconic surfer film). Background colors are neon pink, yellow, and orange. Features black outlines of a floatplane, man fishing from a skiff, an island, and... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• RC 2019.0.28.117
• Bell Island Hot Springs
• Digital color photograph of a unknown woman (friend of the Nebel family) and Walt Nebel, Jr. at Bell Island Hot Springs. Both are posed with one of Marjorie "Marge" Nebel's planes. It may be a Cessna.... View Full Record
• 
• Newspaper
• L2019.4.36.11
• Ice Skating on Tamgass Lake on Annette Island
• Newspaper article describes photo. The photo/caption has no official title. Ice Skating on Tamgass Lake on Annette Island.... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.11.6
• Dr. Marna Hall, DVM and Technician Maicie Taylor Take Plane to Work, 2020
• Dr. Marna Hall, DVM (right) and Technician Maicie Taylor (left) with dogs Keynee and Jack prepare to board a plane to head to Craig, Alaska. The aircraft is a C-208, Caravan operated by Island Air Express. Photo by Cindy Hoggard at the Ketchikan Inte... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.12.4
• "Floatplane dock, Ketchikan," November 12, 1996
• Digital B/W photograph, "Floatplane dock, Ketchikan" by Hall Anderson, 11/12/1996. Appears in Hall Anderson's book, "Still Rain' Still Dreamin'"on page 99.... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.21.1
• Santa flies in float plane
• Digital image of Gildersleeve camp kids with Santa and Mrs. Clause with the plane they arrived on Film Entry Information: Subject: Santa flies in float plane Location: Gildersleeve Logging Camp - Polk Inlet Date: 1988 or 1989 ... View Full Record
• 
• Photograph
• FIC 206
• Students boarding the Ferry to the Ketchikan International Airport
• Students boarding the Ferry to the Ketchikan International Airport... View Full Record
• 
• Print, Photographic
• 2001.2.16.20
• Ketchikan High School Students at the Annette Island Airport, circa 1955
• Ketchikan High School Students at the Annette Island Airport, circa 1955 Departure and return flights of Ketchikan High School students to and from Juneau where they had participated in SE Alaska sports or music festivals. Century - 20 Text on b... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.36.1
• Mid-Flight Arrival, circa 2005
• Digital color photograph of Jen Chinuhuk holding her daughter Isabelle. Pregnant Metlakatla resident Jen Chinuhuk went into early labor on December 26, 2004 and was evacuated for delivery. Normally the flight time from Metlakatla to Ketchikan is abou... View Full Record
• 
• Negative, Film
• 2003.2.63.1361
• Students heading south, January 3, 1953
  
• Students heading south, January 3, 1953 A group of students board an Ellis Air Lines Grumman Goose on their way back to school "down south." Students Dwight L. Cramer Jr., Robert C. Peihl, Henry T. Lund and Donald R. Wineke, are checked in by pilo... View Full Record
• 
• Photograph, Black-and-White
• 2019.2.65.8
• Robert (Bob) Adams with Cessna 172
• B/W photograph of Robert (Bob) Adams posed with a Cessna 172. Bob is on the dock next to the plane, which appears tied up.... View Full Record
• 
• Brochure
• 2019.2.65.17
• Ketchikan Flying Club Inc.
• Ketchikan Flying Club Inc. brochure, circa 1962- 1964. Robert (Bob) Adams helped found and was an instructor for the Ketchikan Flying Club. The club was for hobby pilots and according to its brochure, "The Ketchikan Flying Club, Inc. is a nonprofi... View Full Record
• 
• Model, Airplane
• L2020.4.16.21
• Plastic single engine Otter in Pro Mech Air colors
• Plastic single engine Otter in Pro Mech Air colors. ... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.51
• Tongass Historical Society's "Save the Goose" Crew at Enright Industrial
• Digital color photograph of Tongass Historical Society's "Save-the-Goose!" project crew at Enright Industrial by Wayne Sagar. L-R: Jos Govaaars (Project Director), Paul Enright, Don "Bucky" Dawson (Project Manager), Rick Garner (Project Restoration F... View Full Record
• 
• Poem
• FIC 207
• "Farewell to The Goose"
• "Farewell to The Goose" poem by Bill Baker, 1973... View Full Record
• 
• Digital Image
• L2020.4.25.56
• Rick Garner
• Digital color photograph of Rick Garner with sheet metal cut for the rebuilding of the bulkhead. Tongass Historical Society's "Save-the-Goose!" Project at Enright Industrial. ... View Full Record
• 
• Photograph, Color
• L2020.4.39.11
• Ellis Air Lines Veterans, May 1994
• Digital copy of color photograph of "Ellis Air Lines Veterans" by Don "Bucky" Dawson, May 1994 at Air Marine Co. Hangar, Refuge Cove Marina. L-R: A. R. "Ray" Chamberlain, Ed Zaugg, Joe Diamond. Tongass Historical Society's "Save-the-Goose" Project ph... View Full Record
• 
• Jacket
• 2019.2.78.1
• "Save the Goose" Project Jacket
• Black "Save the Goose" Project jacket.... View Full Record
• 
• Newspaper
• L2019.4.36.6
• Webber Air Bowling Team
• Newspaper article from the Ketchikan Daily News- no date. Article caption, "PREPARE FOR BOWLING TOURNEY. These women were among those who will represent Ketchikan at the Alaska Bowling tourney in Anchorage later this month. From left they are Jean Me... View Full Record
• 
• Shirt, Bowling
• 2004.1.2.1
• Ellis Air Lines bowling shirt
• Ellis Air Lines bowling shirt Green shirt with orange text and Ellis logo embrordered ... View Full Record
• 
• Coaster
• L2020.4.23.4
• Seaborne Avation coaster (1999)
• Seaborne Avation coaster. Round with color image of a plane, company name and date in white text. Same material as a mouse pad.... View Full Record
• 
• Magnet
• L2020.4.23.1
• Westflight Aviation magnet
• Westflight Aviation magnet. Small ceramic plane with a woman's head on the plane as a body. "WF" on the tail and "ALASKA" on the side.... View Full Record
• 
• Buckle, Belt
• L2020.4.16.22
• Tyee Airlines, Inc. Belt Buckle
• Metal Tyee Airlines, Inc. belt buckle. Logo of company is at the center of the buckle. Came to the museum in a plastic case. The case will not be used during display.... View Full Record
• 
• Cap
• L2020.4.16.6
• Seawind Aviation cap
• Seawind Aviation cap. The cap is navy blue with "SEAWIND AVIATION" and a floatplane embroidered on the front panel. On the back "KETCHIKAN, ALASKA" is embroidered in white.... View Full Record
• 
• Model
• 99.2.15.2 A-C
• Model airplane with dedication
• Model airplane with dedication Alaska Airlines model plane on base with a dedication plaque to Ralph Bartholomew, Sr. A. Ring Wing B. Left Wing C. Fuselage and stand... View Full Record
• 
• Model, Airplane
• 2001.2.14.1 A&B
• Model Grumman Goose coin bank
• Model airplane coin bank: 1941 model Grumman Goose, in the Alaska Coastal Ellis Air Lines color scheme 1:? scale model of a 1941 model Grumman Goose N88821 withlanding gear and floats. Modified kit-built, hand-painted and detailed. Painted in co... View Full Record
• 
• Cap
• L2020.4.16.8
• Pacific Airways cap
• Pacific Airways cap. The cap is black with a floatplane over the words, "Pacific Airways/ ALASKA" embroidered on the front panel.... View Full Record
• 
• Ornament, Christmas Tree
• L2020.4.31.1
• Felt Grumman Goose Christmas Ornament
• Green and orange felt Grumman Goose Christmas tree ornament made by Jean Howard. Colors represent Ellis Air Lines. ... View Full Record
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• Digital image file
• Exhibits 1
• Thank you panel - Into the Wind exhibit
•  ... View Full Record

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