Stewart Collection ➔ Photographic Print
Archival Item
2008.5.70 a-c
a) Black and white formal portrait of John Patterson dressed in a suit and bow tie. Photograph is set inside a cardboard frame/folder. The photo was taken by photographer Kenneth G. McKenzie of Vancouver, B.C. His name and city are stamped into the lower PL corner of the photo.
b)The frame/folder can be folded to serve as an envelope or as a stand-up frame (similar in style to an easel).
b) Card with "John Melvin Patterson" printed on it.
b)The frame/folder can be folded to serve as an envelope or as a stand-up frame (similar in style to an easel).
b) Card with "John Melvin Patterson" printed on it.
John M. Patterson joined Yukon Airways in 1928 when he ferried the "Northern Light" from Colorado to Mayo and stayed to fly the aircraft until delivery could be taken of the second Ryan. (Queen of the Yukon II)
Patterson died on November 2, 1929 in the crash of the Queen of the Yukon II at age 22. He was the first aviation fatality in the Yukon.
Patterson died on November 2, 1929 in the crash of the Queen of the Yukon II at age 22. He was the first aviation fatality in the Yukon.