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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Starboard side of Army transport ship, BUFORD, under way; city [Seattle?] skyline in background; boat parallel to ship's bow. National Archives photograph number 92-AT-11-1.
People, perhaps ship's passengers, on dock; waterfront houses in the background; small boats in harbor and on beach; U.S. Warehouse building on left Printed from original, cracked, glass-plate negative
People, perhaps ship's passengers, on dock; waterfront houses in the background; small boats in harbor and on beach; U.S. Warehouse building on left Printed from original, cracked, glass-plate negative