Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.08.158
Accession#:
2013.08
Credit Line:
Donated by Mildred Goss Jones.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Wolfgang Von Gronau's Around the World Plane in Juneau
Place:
Juneau, Alaska
Date:
1932
Description:
Black and white photograph of a float plane (sea plane) floating tied up at a wooden hanger. Only the front section of the plane is visible. There is text on the side of the aircraft reading: "GRONLAND — WAL". The "O" has two dots over it (called trema). There are four men sitting on the main body of the float plane. Two have their legs in the cockpit of the plane. The other two are kneeling. All four men are wearing dark colored clothes including jackets, ties and two are wearing hats. There is a man standing on the wooden ramp of the hanger at the nose of the airplane. He is holding on to a rope and leaning on the plane with his left hand. This man is dressed in a light colored suit and a hat. In the background are the docks, buildings, boats, and tree covered mountains. There are a number of people (mostly men) on the boats and on the docks looking toward the aircraft. The photograph is of Wolfgang Von Gronau's around the world plane when he stopped in Juneau.
Verso has a stamped number "5" in the lower proper right corner in blue ink. Handwritten in pencil is the text "Frances — 2 \ Jim —1 \ gordon —1 \ John — 1 \ Cot —8".
Verso has a stamped number "5" in the lower proper right corner in blue ink. Handwritten in pencil is the text "Frances — 2 \ Jim —1 \ gordon —1 \ John — 1 \ Cot —8".
Notes:
Located in photo album (2013.08.011A). Attached to album page by corner tabs. White text on album page reads: "All pictures on this page are of Von Grauno's around the world plane in Juneau".
Wolfgang Von Grauno was a German pilot who circumnavigated the globe in a two—engine seaplane Dornier—Wal. More information found: http://www.berlin—airport.de/en/travellers—txl/the—excitement—of—airports/walk/wolfgang—von—gronau/
The album belonged to William G. Brian Harland. He was a mechanic for Alaska—Washington Airways and Alaska Southern Airways. He was based out of Juneau.
Wolfgang Von Grauno was a German pilot who circumnavigated the globe in a two—engine seaplane Dornier—Wal. More information found: http://www.berlin—airport.de/en/travellers—txl/the—excitement—of—airports/walk/wolfgang—von—gronau/
The album belonged to William G. Brian Harland. He was a mechanic for Alaska—Washington Airways and Alaska Southern Airways. He was based out of Juneau.
People:
Harland, William G. Brian
Harland, Brian
Von Gronau, Wolfgang
Harland, Brian
Von Gronau, Wolfgang
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Photograph
Aircraft
Aviation
Transportation
Water
Mount Roberts
Mountain
Gastineau Channel
German
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