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Sewick, John interview (04/05/1986) (24 of 24)

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Collection Name	Oral History Interviews, Alaska & Polar Regions Collections
Identifier	UAF-H86-108-24
Title	Sewick, John interview (04/05/1986) (24 of 24)
Description	(3:24 min.) (24 of 24) 24 Barge runs Barges were difficult to bring into port, had to judge waves and tides just right. On one trip to Unalakleet, men, women and children off-loaded supplies. In the 1940's the people of Unalakleet wanted John to take $10,000 and set up a store. One barge got stuck and they had to pull the barge off the sandbar with thirty boats with outboard motors.
Creator	Sewick, John (Narrator) Schneider, William (Interviewer)
Subject.TGM	Barges Shipping Navigation Commerce
Personal Name	Sewick, John
Corporate Name	Alaska Steamship Co.
Date.original	04/05/1986
Type	Sound Recording
Ordering & Use	For information on ordering and using this material: http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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