Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.08.191
Accession#:
2013.08
Credit Line:
Donated by Mildred Goss Jones.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Float Plane Being Towed
Year Range from:
1929
Year Range to:
1935
Description:
Black and white photograph of two float plane (sea plane) pontoons at the center of the image being dragged through the water by a ship in the lower proper left corner of the image. There are four men on the ship. There is a row boat with one man behind the pontoons. Verso has the number "56" handwritten in pencil.

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: "One way not to land".

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
Ship
Boat
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