Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.08.079
Accession#:
2013.08
Credit Line:
Donated by Mildred Goss Jones.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Seaplane 'Petersburg' leaving Juneau for Wrangell at 3:30am
Place:
Juneau, Alaska
Date:
1931
Description:
Black and white photograph of a float plane (sea plane) floating in a waterway. Text on the side of the plane identifies it as one of the Alaska—Washington Airways fleet. Aircraft's nose is facing the proper left edge of the photograph. Buildings and docks to a city are in the background. They are on the shoreline of the waterway and at the base of a mountain. The city is Juneau, Alaska. The waterway is the Gastineau Channel and the mountain is Mount Roberts.
Verso has a stamped number "17" in the lower proper right corner in blue ink.
Photographs is of the Seaplane 'Petersburg' leaving Juneau for Wrangell at 3:30am in 1931.
Verso has a stamped number "17" in the lower proper right corner in blue ink.
Photographs is of the Seaplane 'Petersburg' leaving Juneau for Wrangell at 3:30am in 1931.
Notes:
Located in photo album (2013.08.011A). Attached to album page by corner tabs. White text on album page below the photograph reads: " 'Peter' Leaving Juneau 3:30 A.M. For Wrangell '31".
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.
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
Harland, Brian
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Print
Photograph
Water
Mountain
Aircraft
Airlines
Aviation
Wrangell
Gastineau Channel
Mount Roberts
Photograph
Water
Mountain
Aircraft
Airlines
Aviation
Wrangell
Gastineau Channel
Mount Roberts
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