Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.08.190
Accession#:
2013.08
Credit Line:
Donated by Mildred Goss Jones.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Float Plane Hoisted on to A.J. Dock
Year Range from:
1929
Year Range to:
1935
Description:
Black and white photograph of a sea plane (float plane) being hoisted on to a dock. The aircraft is upside down with its pontoons in the air and its wings level with the water. Its tail is in the water. The wings and pontoons are damaged. The hoist lines are attached to the pontoons and extend upward out of the image's view. There are boats with men behind the plane. A wall takes up the proper right side of the image. Partially visible (upside down) text on the side of the plane reads: "AN AIRWAYS OF ALASKA"

The photograph is of an aircraft which crashed. The plane was turned upside down and towed back to the A.J. Dock. It was then hoisted on to the dock.
Notes:
Located in photo album (2013.08.011A). Attached to album page by corner tabs. White text on album page below photograph reads: "Here She Comes".

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
Search Terms:
Print
Photograph
Landscape
Aviation
Aircraft
Airlines
Disaster
AJ
Docks
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