Captain Emmons, United States Navy, was the commanding officier of the U.S.S Ossipee and was present at the transfer ceremony of Alaska from Russia to the United States on October 18, 1867.
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[Four men in foreground are, left to right; Major General Simon Bolivier Buckner, Lt. Commander J.S. MacKinnon, Lt. Commander Miller, and Commander Foster (personal inspection for Pres. Roosevelt); planes behind men.]
Title from caption. Photograph of steamship visiting Foster Glacier. Caption reads: "Shewing Takou Glacier in the distance. Some 12 miles south of Juneau Al." Photographers No. 450.
Title taken from caption. "Steve Foster - Trapped Lake Minchumina Area 1915-20. Became a Game Warden." Note on the back of the photograph indicates the date 1916.