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First Truck
Circa 1940 shows Larry Pedee, donor, dressed in military winter gear, leaning against a Jeep with a sign on th the front reading “First Truck Dawson Creek to Whitehorse, First Truck Dawson Creek to Fairbanks.”
Proposed Yukon Air Mail Stamp
Hand-drawn ink and possibly watercolour drawing on card stock for proposed 12 1/2 cent air mail stamp from Yukon Airways & Exploration Co. Ltd. Depicts Queen of the Yukon II, CF-AHD in the foreground and “Northern Light” G-CAUZ in the background, flying above mountains and clouds.
Aircraft Mechanic at Work at Whitehorse Airport
Excellent, well composed B&W photograph of aircraft mechanic working on propeller of aircraft at Whitehorse airport. Row of aircraft parked on tarmac on left side of photo. Photos originally belonged to Wing Commander Gordon T. Steeves, RCAF, stationed in Whitehorse during the latter years of WW2.
Tutshi Launching at Carcross, YT 1940
Steamer TUTSHI at Carcross in 1940.
In June 1917, BYN launched the steamer Tutshi. The new vessel was 167 feet/51 metres long and held 110 passengers. Unlike other BYN sternwheelers, the Tutshi was specifically built for lake travel. The boat had a larger deck area for passengers and a keel instead of a flat hull. The vessel transported some freight and mail, but it also offered the amenities of a cruise ship. There was an elegant dining room, with an electric fireplace - even a steam-powered ice-cream churn. In 1925 the Tutshi was converted to burn oil as well as wood. This eliminated the noise and disruption of stopping to re-supply at wood camps during the night. The boat continued to burn wood when starting up or standing by.
Army Dump Trucks Unloading From Ship
Two Army dump trucks being lifted from a large ship with a pulley system. Several men are visible on the ship. A man and a wheeled flatdeck cart with rope on top of it are visible on the dock. Frame is plain black wood. Photo is mounted in an off-white window mat.
The Queen and John Patterson
Yukon Airways & Exploration Company Ltd. airplane, Queen of the Yukon II (CF-AHD). The airplane is on floats on the water; reflection of plane in the water; mountains are visible in the background. Scenery suggests photo was taken in Carcross, Yukon. A man, John Patterson stands on one of the plane’s floats.
Handsome Gordon
Gordon Stewart standing beside Yukon Airways & Exploration Company Ltd. airplane, Queen of the Yukon II (CF-AHD). The airplane is on pontoons, sitting on the water at a dock facility. Buildings in background and dock facilities suggest a coastal city, likely Anyox, B.C.
