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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of an unidentified serviceman and H. H. West, Jr. standing in front of their quarters while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats zigzags through the foreground towards a wooden stoop at center in front of the barracks. H. H. West, Jr. and a companion stand on the stoop in the near distance. H. H., Jr. is rightmost. He leans back slightly and props his foot up on wooden stick protruding from the ground while he rests a gun across his leg. His friend also stands with a leg propped up on a stick and rests his hands atop his gun which he holds at his side. Both look to the camera while wearing their helmets and uniforms. The front of their barracks stands directly behind them. It is in partial view and enters frame at left. It has an arced roof. The Dutch door that the boys stand in front of is open at top. A snow-covered mountain is visible in the far distance at right. Text from negative sleeve: 2007. Fort Mears, Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island, Alaska, June 1943. Films sent to H.H.West by Hebard to print. 5 films of hut, surroundings and companions, unidentified.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2007_004 ark:/21198/zz002hvpdc
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Military personnel--American--Alaska--Dutch Harbor Firearms Quonset huts--Alaska--Dutch Harbor Barracks--American--Alaska--Dutch Harbor Fort Mears (Alaska) West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
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