MERILL FIELD 1930’S

James Havens

c. 2007 - Anchorage, Alaska

Oil on canvas 4ft X 7ft

Permanent collection:

“The Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum”

75 S/N   4.5ft width

(Canvas Giclee’)                              $750.

75  S/N   6.5ft width  

(Deluxe Canvas Giclee’)                $1,750.

7ft Original Oil on canvas       SOLD

1931 AMERICAN PILGRIM 100B NC709Y                             

The Pilgrim came to Alaska with Alaska Air Express and was later owned by Star Airlines, Alaska Airlines and eventually the Ball Brothers Fish Company. As the last remaining Pilgrim, NC709Y is on the US National Register of Historic Objects.

ABOUT MERILL FIELD                           

Merrill Field was established in 1930 one mile east of downtown Anchorage on 436 acres. This was the first real airport in Anchorage. The airport  bears the name of Russell Hyde Merrill. Russell  Merrill was an early Alaskan aviation pioneer who disappeared in September 1929 on a flight to Bethel. The first aviation beacon in the Territory of Alaska was located at Merrill Field and was dedicated on September 25, 1932 to the honor of Russ Merrill.

ALASKA AVIATION HERITAGE MUSEUM                           

A portion of the proceeds of the sale of each of the 75. “deluxe Canvas Edition “

will benefit the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum. Check out the original oil painting

currently on display in the museums permanent collection while your there.

ALEUTIAN P-38                            

Check out the second in the deluxe canvas Alaska Aviation Series by artist James Havens.

CANVAS EDITION