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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. An out-of-focus and poorly lit photograph of the interior of the mess hall at Fort Mears, taken around Christmastime. The mess hall appears to be a tented structure. Tables extend horizontally across the image in rows that recede into the distance. They run at an upward angle from left to right. The tables are set; flatware and glasses reflect light. A central aisle extends through the mess hall on an angle from the right and back towards center. A few people in shadow walk along the aisle in the distance at center. Lights shine and streamers hang from the ceiling. A double door stands at the far end of the mess hall at center. Text from negative sleeve: 2017. H.H.West Jr films sent down from Dutch Harbor in June 1943. 3 films of the interior shots of the mess hall taken at Christmas 1942 Very poor films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2017_002 ark:/21198/zz002j28f6
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Mess halls--Alaska--Dutch Harbor Fort Mears (Alaska) Christmas decorations Holidays--Alaska--Dutch Harbor
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