Possibly a home with office next door; sign on building on left reads, "Dr. Goddard" Note: Dr. Frederick Leland Goddard practiced for a years in Juneau and then became the doctor for the Treadwell Mine, adjacent to Douglas; later in his life,...
In 1932, Goddard, according to the teacher's report was "a post office, hotel, and health resort. The hot springs here are noted for their medical values. The school is situated 3/4 of a mile southeast of the hotel. The Forest Service maintains a...
Merrill, holding a shotgun, leans against the corner of a log cabin [belonging to Pihl, an early-day Sitka saloon owner]; wild fowl and other game hangs along one end of cabin
Eight men, one woman gathered on roof. Left to right:
1. Myrven H. Sides, Deputy Collector of Customs
2. Governor George Parks
3. Steamboat Inspection Service Inspector of Hulls
4. John C. McBride, Collector of Customs & Custodian of...
Names on back of picture: John Campbell, Hilery McKanna, Erwin M. Goddard, Bert Stedman, Lawrence Erickson, Bob McKanna, Charlie Johnson, Bob Coughlin, Kelly (mascot), John Museth
Sign above door reads "Hotel Pihl, Sitka Hot Spring." Pihl was an early day Sitka saloon owner and bootlegger. (per Joe Ashby, 1988) George Thornton Emmons is man on left (per Jerry Dzugan 5/4/05), and Merrill on right. (verso).]
Two women, possibly student nurses, sit against a retaining wall outside a building, possibly a hospital. The building has been identified as the Sitka Pioneers Home by a Sitka researcher and confirmed.