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Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska |
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LOCATION : Abalone Island |
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Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska |
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LOCATION : Abalone Island |
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The following 24 photos and
the 27 on page one are
just a few of the 150 or so of Abalone Island and Clam Island
in the Johnson Collection. All photos are from the Johnson
Collection at the Isabel Miller Museum of the Sitka Historical Society.
I have written all the captions are am responsible for any errors.
Click a photo for a larger view |
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7435 - The mess hall |
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7441 - A Quonset hut barracks |
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7442 - A Quonset hut barracks |
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7447 - The mess hall |
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7448 - Baking pies |
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7451 - The mess hall |
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7453 - Snack time |
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7461 - Soldiers fixing a wooden boat they found |
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7462 - A soldier and his dog |
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7463 - A soldier and his dog |
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7505 - Sunning on the beach |
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7509 - Dog on the beach |
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7512 - Hiking around the island with guns and packs |
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7523 - Working on the boat with the SCR-296 generator shack in the background. |
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7524 - Testing the newly fixed boat. Middle Island in the background. |
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7527 - Launching the boat |
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7529 - Cutting rounds on the beach |
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7536 - Note the 55 gallon drums piled up in the background |
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7538 - Drinks in the mess hall |
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7544 - The mess hall |
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7548 - Christmas decorations in the mess hall |
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7552 - The mess hall |
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7557 - Paddling around the island |
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7558 - Working on the boat |
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