Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.08.021
Accession#:
2013.08
Credit Line:
Donated by Mildred Goss Jones.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Boeing Boat, the First Commercial Plane to Reach Juneau
Place:
Juneau, Alaska
Date:
04/1929
Description:
Black and white photograph a float plane (sea plane) and two row boats. There are three people on the float plane, two people in one of the row boats and one person in the second row boat. There is a group of people (approximately 10) in the lower proper right corner. A rocky land mass (dam) and a tree covered landscape is in the background. Verso is blank.

Photograph is of Boeing Boat, the First Commercial Plane to Reach Juneau in April 1929.
Notes:
Located in photo album (2013.08.011A). Attached to album page by corner tabs. White text on album page below photograph reads: "Boeing Boat — First Commercial Plane to Reach Juneau in April 1929".

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
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