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September 15, 1926
Seward Daily Gateway
Seward, Seward County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Colonel James Gordon Steese sets a new record by traveling from Nome to Valdez in four days, flying to Fairbanks in 9.5 hours, resting 24 hours, then driving 48 hours to Valdez. This is his second record trip of the year; previously from Wiseman to Cordova in under three days. He passed through Cordova on Sept. 15 en route to Juneau.
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NOME TO VALDEZ IN FOUR DAYS IS NEW RECORD OF STEESE
PRESIDENT OF THE ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION BLAZES AIR TRAIL IN RECORD TIME;
EN ROUTE TO JUNEAU OFFICE
WISEMAN TO CORDOVA, 3 DAYS
Flies to Fairbanks from Nome in Nine and One-Half Hours; Sleeps Twenty-Four Hours, Then On To Valdez, 48 Hours
CORDOVA,
Sept. 15. (AP)-Colonel James Gordon Steese passed thru here this morning en route to Juneau on the S. S. Northwestern after breaking all travel records going from Nome to Valdez in four days traveling by airplane to Fairbanks in nine and one-half hours and after a 24 hour rest, Steese left Fairbanks, driving his own car, reaching Valdez 48 hours later. This is his second record trip of the year. On the present trip while en route to Nome, he traveled from Wiseman to Cordova in less than three days.
PRESIDENT OF THE ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION BLAZES AIR TRAIL IN RECORD TIME;
EN ROUTE TO JUNEAU OFFICE
WISEMAN TO CORDOVA, 3 DAYS
Flies to Fairbanks from Nome in Nine and One-Half Hours; Sleeps Twenty-Four Hours, Then On To Valdez, 48 Hours
CORDOVA,
Sept. 15. (AP)-Colonel James Gordon Steese passed thru here this morning en route to Juneau on the S. S. Northwestern after breaking all travel records going from Nome to Valdez in four days traveling by airplane to Fairbanks in nine and one-half hours and after a 24 hour rest, Steese left Fairbanks, driving his own car, reaching Valdez 48 hours later. This is his second record trip of the year. On the present trip while en route to Nome, he traveled from Wiseman to Cordova in less than three days.
What sub-type of article is it?
Personal Triumph
Adventure
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Exploration
What keywords are associated?
Travel Record
Alaska Journey
Airplane Travel
Automobile Drive
Nome To Valdez
What entities or persons were involved?
Colonel James Gordon Steese
Where did it happen?
Alaska (Nome, Fairbanks, Valdez, Cordova, Wiseman, Juneau)
Story Details
Key Persons
Colonel James Gordon Steese
Location
Alaska (Nome, Fairbanks, Valdez, Cordova, Wiseman, Juneau)
Event Date
Sept. 15
Story Details
Colonel Steese flies from Nome to Fairbanks in 9.5 hours, rests 24 hours, drives to Valdez in 48 hours, totaling four days; previously traveled Wiseman to Cordova in under three days en route to Nome.