Title and description taken from photo verso.[I]n April 1989 after
Exxon Valdez went aground on Bligh Reef, Prince William Sound, AK, 24 March 1989.
U.S. Coast Guard Photo.
Title and description taken from verso. Blandford was on watch at the time of the Exxon Valdez grounding on 24 March 1989. Photo by PAC Ed Moreth, USCG.
Description from photo verso. A Coast Guard rescue helicopter (turbin-powered Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King) from Kodiak prepares to hoist the crew from the ice-beset fishing vessel Alaskan Monarch off St. Paul Island, in the Bering Sea March 15, 1990. ...
Anchorage, Alaska: Ft. Richardson soldiers aiding in the salvage of undamaged merchandise from 4th Avenue stores following Anchorage earthquake. Information on verso: Fourth Avenue sunk 25 to 30 feet during the earthquake on March 27. U.S....
I.O.O.F. members march in the Fourth of July parade, men in costumes and hats; parade spectators watch from the sidewalks; Odd Fellows are followed by a mule-drawn wagon of logs.
African-American soldiers of the 24th Infantry march in July 4th parade, rifles on shoulders; a man with a large drum is in foreground; spectators line the route
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...