Stewart Collection ➔ Photographic Print
Archival Item
2008.5.147
Black and white photograph of Alaska-Washingon Airways airplane, the "Ketchican". Company name visible on the side of the airplane, partial registration visible on the tail; NC 6575? The airplane is on floats on the Yukon River at Whitehorse. Four people, three men and a woman stand near the plane; two other men are visible. Two sternwheelers and a building with a smoke stack are visible in the background as are two small boats tied to the shore.
Alaska-Washington Airways had offices in Seattle, Washington; Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. and Juneau and Ketchican, Alaska.
On April 15, 1929 Anscel Eckmann flying a Lockheed Vega (NC-432E) called the “Juneau” arrived in Juneau non-stop from Lake Union in Seattle, Washington and upon touching down Alaska-Washington Airways was formed. AWA operated a number of Lockheed’s from their home base at Lake Union to Juneau. Their fleet of aircraft was given Alaskan names, the “Wrangell”, “Sitka,” “Skagway,” “Petersburg,” and “Taku.” This great attempt to establish a “class act” airline ended in March 1932 when the Seattle papers carried a notice of receivership. Although the Alaskan portion of the business was financially successful the stateside operation was directly effected by the Depression and other financial strains.
(http://www.wingsairways.com/juneau-floatplane-history.html)
On April 15, 1929 Anscel Eckmann flying a Lockheed Vega (NC-432E) called the “Juneau” arrived in Juneau non-stop from Lake Union in Seattle, Washington and upon touching down Alaska-Washington Airways was formed. AWA operated a number of Lockheed’s from their home base at Lake Union to Juneau. Their fleet of aircraft was given Alaskan names, the “Wrangell”, “Sitka,” “Skagway,” “Petersburg,” and “Taku.” This great attempt to establish a “class act” airline ended in March 1932 when the Seattle papers carried a notice of receivership. Although the Alaskan portion of the business was financially successful the stateside operation was directly effected by the Depression and other financial strains.
(http://www.wingsairways.com/juneau-floatplane-history.html)