Photograph album, 1942-1945.

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Photograph album, 1942-1945.

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The collection consists of an album compiled by Thomas Sampson detailing his service in the United States Naval Reserve in Alaska during World War II. The album contains schedules relative to his trip to Alaska, maps, poetry, and 220 black and white photographs. The subjects of these photographs include fellow soldiers, equipment, buildings, and scenery. Other places shown include the town of Kodiak, North Cape on Spruce Island, Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church in Kodiak, Seal Rock (also called Bird Rock), Sargent Creek, and Bell Flats on Kodiak Island, Long Island, east of Kodiak, the Alaska Highway, Sitka, and Dog Lake near Lake Louise. The collection also contains 21 selected copy negatives.

.2 cu. ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7776562

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United States. Navy. Construction Battalion, 41st

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Sampson, Thomas

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Epithet: Dean of Christ Church Oxford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x000395 Epithet: burgess of Cambridge British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000978.0x00029d Thomas Sampson, Construction Mechanic 3rd Class, was a member of the 41st Construction Battalion of the United States Naval Reserve. His tour of duty in World War I...

Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America. Diocese of Alaska

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The first organized Christian missionary efforts in Alaska were the work of missionaries of the Russian Orthodox Church. During the period of Russian rule in Alaska and for many years after purchase by the U.S., that church served both as a Christianizing and an educational force. The first Orthodox mission was established in Kodiak in 1794. The first permanent see of the Orthodox Church in Alaska was established in 1840 in Sitka under Bishop Innocent (John Veniaminov). Under his supervision, ef...