Tagged: government surplus

1950s-era Tamarac Inn in Fairbanks being renovated

The Tamarac Inn, a small motel that was built in the early 1950s, is currently undergoing renovation. The building was actually pieced together from surplussed military housing units from Ladd Field that weren’t needed...

Fat Albert – abandoned military surplus 6×6 truck along Rex Trail

I an convinced that Alaska would not be nearly so developed had it not been for “government surplus.” At least in the Railbelt and Southcentral, military surplus vehicles and other equipment helped Alaskans survive....