Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.08.157
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 on the water. There are three men standing on the aircraft's pontoons. Two men are near the plane's nose and propeller. One is holding on to a coil of rope. The third man is standing below the plane's left wing. Buildings on the side of a tree covered mountain and docks seen in background. The waterway is the Gastineau Channel. City is Juneau. The AJ Mine on the side of Mount Robers its visible. Douglas Island is partially seen on the proper left side of the image. The photograph is of Wolfgang Von Gronau's around the world plane in Juneau.
Verso has a stamped number "31" in the lower proper right corner in blue ink. Handwritten in pencil is the text "gordon \ John \ Cot —2".
Verso has a stamped number "31" in the lower proper right corner in blue ink. Handwritten in pencil is the text "gordon \ John \ Cot —2".
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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