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