Supplying defense forces in Alaska was an operation that included ocean, rail, truck, air and river arteries. The 878th Port Company at Nenana ran a barge transport of critical fuel down the Tanana and Yukon Rivers to Galena, the site of an air...
Title from image. Stern view of the sailing ship, with the name and port written across stern; men, lifeboats, and rigging are visible on ship, which is surrounded by broken ice.
Two passengers pose in front of window on ship's deck; ship's officer looking out; lifeboat PORT TOWNSEND on left; channel and mountains in background Printed from original glass-plate negative