Accession Number: 50-68
Made: Russia
Descriptive Narrative: Brass cannon, mounted on a wooden support with iron mounts. Bore is 8cm diameter.
Found: Kodiak
Inscription: "No 1" inscribed on top surface of cannon....
Accession Number: 50-68
Made: Russia
Descriptive Narrative: Brass cannon, mounted on a wooden support with iron mounts. Bore is 8cm diameter.
Found: Kodiak
Inscription: "No 1" inscribed on top surface of cannon....
Accession Number: 81-3-3 Descriptive Narrative: Bronze medal. Octagonal shape (oblong with corners cut). Bust of man in military uniform on one side, sailing vessel and Russian inscription on reverse. Notes: Bronze medal issued by...
Almer J. Peterson standing next to wash tub and washboard doing laundry in Palmer (known earlier as Warton), Alaska, with buildings in background. Buildings are at Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation's Matanuska Valley Colony. From verso:...
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Photograph of the USS Juneau at dry dock. Probably just prior to commissioning. The USS Juneau was sunk just after the battle of Guadalcanal, only 10 of her crew survived. Five of the dead from this ship were the Sullivan...
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Caption: Reindeer shed their horns every year. The male shed six weeks earlier than the female, so that during the fawn season the mother may protect the young.