Description: wood; carved; glass; hinged
Old Num: LC.344-1.13
Found: Sitka
Descriptive Narrative: Wooden relief carving--hinged 3-piece icon triptych with glass covering one of the three panels. A small wooden icon of the type...
Descriptive Narrative: A small brass box with embossed cover containing two metal vials for annointing oils, a small scissors, annointing brush, and sponge. Cover is engraved with crucifixion scene.
Culture: Russian
History: Collected...
Descriptive Narrative: An elaborate cast metal censer used for burning incense during Orthodox services. In three pieces, and missing a pair of chains from which it was originally suspended. Culture: Russian History: Collected and/or used...
Ms. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows Constantine Harbor and part of Nuchek Bay (modern-day Port Etches). Penciled annotations in Russian, including note that may be translated as "1829 survey[?] of Mr. Chernov." ...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings. Insets: V zalivie Shelikhova ili Port Meri -- Ust'e rieki Kaknu -- Zaliv Kukak -- Gavan' Riurika -- Vostochnaia chast' proliva Kupreianova -- Zaliv Nuchek. At upper left: "No....
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Plate 17 from Sarychev's Atlas sievernoi chasti Vostochnago Okeana, 1826. "Glubina v sazheniakh s karty Vitse Admirala Sarycheva." On verso: Karta Ostrova Kocheka [Middleton Island]. Signed by...
Title from image caption As early as 1775, Russian Orthodox Churches were built in nearly every Alaskan village under Russian influence; artist Sam McClain, painting from old photographs, drawings, or other likenesses, produced 106 watercolors...
Title taken from caption. Expedition members with some provisions. Photograph taken during the 1937 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Title taken from caption. Members of the expedition await the arrival of the launch from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tallapoosa. From May's journal, dated June 4th: "We were all digging away yesterday morning when we heard the Tally whistling....
Title taken from caption. View of a Russian Orthodox cemetery on Hinchinbrook Island. Photograph taken during the 1937 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.