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Harris M. Whiting papers

Guide to the Harris M. Whiting papers
undated, 1936-1965

Collection number: HMC-0506.
Creator: Whiting, Harris M.
Title: Harris M. Whiting papers.
Dates: undated, 1936-1965.
Volume of collection: 1.2 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Materials in this collection are in English.
Collection summary: Papers and photographs of a managing engineer for construction of military facilities in Alaska.

Biographical note:
Harris Murdock Whiting was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1888. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and then embarked on an engineering career. His work took him to California, Washington, Alaska, Arizona, and British Columbia. From 1939 to 1942, Whiting was field engineer for the general contracting firm of Siems Drake-Puget Sound in Seattle, Washington for military projects in Alaska. The U.S. Navy, Bureau of Yards and Docks, Contract NOy-3750, involved construction of naval facilities at Sitka, Kodiak, Unalaska Island, Dutch Harbor, and Sand Point. From 1947 to 1952, Whiting was general manager for Drake Puget Sound for military projects concerning U.S. Navy, Bureau of Yards and Docks, Contract NOy- 13913. These projects were in Kodiak, Cape Sarichef on Unimak Island, Adak, Shemya, Cold Bay, and Attu. Harris Whiting died in 1981.

Collection description:
The collection contains Whiting’s personal papers, scrapbooks, and photographs from his time in Alaska. His personal papers include Whiting’s resume, his professional diary (1942-1943), technical reports and other information concerning military contracts for the construction of facilities in Alaska, office cartoon drawings, and an informational file on Barrow, Alaska. The collection also contains four scrapbooks, which have dismantled for preservations, and photographs of various Alaska locations.

Arrangement: The collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Personal papers; 1939-1965
Series 2: Scrapbooks and photographs; undated, 1936-1952

Alternative formats: The collection contains xerographic copies of the original scrapbooks indicating the original order of the materials. Copy negatives were made from selected photographs in the collection.

Separated materials: Some published material has been separated from the collection and added to the Archives’ ephemera collections. Please ask an archivist for further information.

Digitized copies: Select photographs have been digitized and are available on Alaska’s Digital Archives. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.

Rights note: Archives holds copyright to materials created by Harris Whiting. The collection contains materials not authored by Whiting, which may subject to copyright.

Preferred citation: Harris M. Whiting papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Acquisition note: The collection was donated to Archives and a deed of gift signed by Barbara Allison, Whiting’s daughter, in 2001.

Processing information: In 2001, the scrapbooks were dismantled for preservation purposes, photographs rearranged by size, and the collection arranged and described by Jeffrey Sinnott. The guide to the collection was converted to current standard and series combined by Veronica Denison in 2015.

Container list:
Series 1: Personal papers; 1939-1965. 0.3 cubic feet.

Box/Folder Description Dates
1/1 Harris Murdock Whiting resume circa 1962
1/2-3 Alaska Diary: typed and original 1942 March-1943 August
1/4 Project Analyses and Technical Reports: Contract N0y-3570, U.S. Navy, Bureau of Yards and Docks; Contractors: Siems Spokane Co., Johnson Drake and Piper Inc., and Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co. (Building Air Station facilities at Sitka, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor, and Sand Point, Alaska) circa 1939-1942
1/5 Pertinent Facts Pertaining to Contract N0y-3570; General Summary of Facilities Constructed; Material Suppliers; Final Statement of Adjusted Allotments and Fees; Fiscal and Statistical Data; List of Navy and Contractor Personnel; Contract Organization Chart; and Dock Operations, Seattle circa 1939-1942
1/6 Organization Chart, Drake Puget Sound, Adak, Alaska 1951 September 4
1/7 Documents concerning transportation of dependents to Adak, Alaska 1951 May-July
1/8 Souvenirs: The Adak Totem (description); Diary of Nabuo Tatsuguchi; Mounted photograph of the ship Frederick Funston inside mailer; Menu and Voyage Souvenir for Captain’s Dinner, Frederick Funston, Enroute Whittier, Alaska; Naval Air Transportation Service, Squadron Five (Pamphlet); Program and three tickets to the Alaskan Armed Forces Production of the musical comedy “South Pacific” (Village Theatre, Adak, Alaska); Invitation to Civil Engineers of the 17th ND and NOB Kodiak honorary dinner for Rear Admiral J.J. Manning (CEC) USN; Mitchell Field Theatre (Movie schedule); “The Government Way” (poem) circa 1947-1951
1/9 Office cartoon drawings (including those from Adak and Cape Sarichef, 13 different) undated, 1948-1949
1/10 Barrow, Alaska File, includes information from the Pt. Barrow Chamber of Commerce and information on the U.S. Navy Arctic Research Laboratory and photographs undated, 1961-1965
1/11 Research notes, and photographs by Theodore P. Bank, II undated, 1949, 1952

Series 2: Scrapbooks and photographs; undated, 1936-1952. 0.9 cubic feet.
The scrapbooks were dismantled for preservation purposes. Copies of the scrapbooks were made and original news clipping were removed from the collection. Photographs from scrapbooks 2, 3, and 4 were also removed and rearranged according to size.

Box/Folder Item # Description Dates
1/12-13 Scrapbook 1: xerographic and original items (original news clipping have been removed from the collection) 1939-1942
1/14-16 Scrapbook 2: xerographic copy and original items (news clipping and journal articles were removed from the collection), and photographs (in folder 16) undated, 1939-1941
1/16 1 “Sitka, Alaska, and Mt. Edgecumbe”: Broad panorama, The Photo Shop Studio, No. 76 undated
1/16 2 “Kodiak Brown Bear Taken Two Miles South of Chiniak Pt., Kodiak Is. May-20-1941”: Four men (Williams, Olsen, Dryer, and Hyde) with bear carcass and tractor undated
1/16 3 Iver Anderson’s birthday party: pictured left to right: Unknown, Bill Sihler, McCurdy, Anderson, Unknown, Carrington (?), Hal Whiting, unknown, unknown, Nullan (?), Flinz (?), and unknown 1941 February
1/16 4 “A shack of ‘Shakes’ and a cross-cut saw, A bottle of ‘hootch’ and a cross-eyed squaw, A school of salmon swimming past; A ha the simple life at last”: Native cabin and drying racks; T. Davis photograph, No. 910 undated
1/16 5 “Sitka, Alaska.” View from hill, The Photo Shop Studio, No. 369 1939
1/16 6 “Auke Lake, Alaska,” Ordway’s Photo Service, Juneau, No. 2P-31, 35507 1936
1/16 7 The Baranof Hotel, Juneau, Ordway’s Photo Service, Neff Photo No. 50015 1939
1/16 8 “Wrangell Narrows, Alaska,” Ordway’s Photo Service, No. 34323 1936
1/16 9 “Juneau, Alaska” view from hill, Ordway’s Photo Service, Neff Photo 1940
1/16 10-11 “Street Scene – Kodiak – Alaska” cab parked outside Mecca Bar 1941
1/16 12 “Sitka, Alaska” Totem poles at entrance to park, The Photo Shop Studio, No. 365 1941
1/16 13 “‘Mt. Carlisle’ Island of Four Mountains,” Pogue, No. A-501 1941
1/16 14 Panorama of Sitka undated
1/16 15 “Russian Church—Kodiak, Alaska” 1940 July
1/16 16 “Clipper Hal left on for Juneau”: Float plane approaching dock 1940 July
1/17-19 Scrapbook 3: xerographic copy and original items (news clipping and journal articles were removed from the collection), and photographs (in folder 19) undated, 1942-1943
1/19 1 Summer lake and mountain view undated
1/19 2 Winter river and mountain view undated
1/19 3 Winter view overlooking small town undated
1/19 4 “Kodiak, Alaska” Town view; No. P-699 undated
1/19 5 Winter view of mountain peak through trees undated
1/20-22 Scrapbook 4: xerographic copy and original items (newspaper and magazine clippings were removed from the collection), and photographs (in folder 22) undated, 1943-1947
1/22 1 “Attu – Nov 21/47, Pump House Site” 1947 November 21
1/22 2 “Attu – Nov 21/47” H.M. Whiting and another man in snow trench 1947 November 21
1/22 3 View of buildings from bay undated
1/22 4 View of buildings and supplies undated
1/22 5 View of boats at dry dock undated
1/22 6 View of bay from above undated
1/22 7 View of dry dock from bay undated
1/22 8 View of dock in bay and small ship from hill above undated
1/22 9 View of bay undated
1/22 10 Men constructing storage shed undated
1/22 11 Post buildings undated
1/22 12 Men constructing storage shed undated
1/22 13 View of dry dock from field inland undated
1/22 14 Men pouring foundation for building undated
1/22 15 Buildings and dry dock from construction site undated
1/22 16 View of buildings, dry dock, and docks from down beach undated
1/22 17 Distant view of construction site from field inland undated
1/22 18 Men working at construction site undated
1/22 19 Storage building at construction site undated
1/22 20 Small navy ship at dock undated
1/22 21 Men working at construction site undated
1/22 22 View of bay from construction site undated
1/22 23 Photo of drawing of building and 1950 calendar undated
Box 2 1 Poster “Christmas Greetings from Siems Drake Puget Sound Seattle” 1940 December
Box 2 2 “Honorary Degree, Kodyak University” undated
Box 2 3 Poster: Maritime Strength, types of ships undated
1/23 Puget Navy Yard construction photographs of Sitka Naval Air Station, Contract Noy-3570, and panorama of Sitka 1940, 1946
1/23 1 “Looking West showing Married Officers Quarters. Concrete of quarters ‘A’ and ‘B’ poured. Framing started on Commanding Officers Quarters ‘C’, and Quarters ‘D’.”No. 169-40, Sitka No. 251 1940 September 30
1/23 2 “Looking East showing Married Officers Quarters. Bachelor Officers Quarters in background” No. 1685-40, Sitka No. 252 1940 September 13
1/23 3 “Looking South showing radio towers.”, No. 1686, Sitka No. 253 1940 September 30
1/23 4 “Looking West showing entrance to radio transmission building. Basement wall forms and steel in place. Southwest tower in background.”, No. 1691, Sitka No. 254 1940 September 30
1/23 5 “View looking North showing site for powerhouse and fuel storage.”, No. 1866-40, Sitka No. 255 1940 October 15
1/23 6 “Gasoline storage; showing one group of gasoline tanks in place with shelter over one unit for protection to cleaning.”, No. 1867-40, Sitka No. 256 1940 October 15
1/23 7 “View showing station group with dismantling of station machine shop. Right, Ship’s Service wing of Enlisted Men’s Recreation Facilities Building.”, No. 1874-40, Sitka No. 258 1940 October 15
1/23 8 “View looking West showing rock excavation at site of seaplane ramp, with South elevation of Bachelor Officers’ Quarters in background.”, No. 1870-40, Sitka No. 262 1940 October 15
1/23 9 “View looking East showing Bachelor Officers’ Quarters; salt and fresh water line along main road and poles erected for power line.”, No. 1877-40, Sitka No. 263 1940 October 15
1/23 10 “View looking North showing Married Officers’ Quarters. Right to left, Quarters ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘D’. Roof of Quarters ‘C’ behind Quarters ‘B’.”, No. 1871-40, Sitka No. 264 1940 October 15
1/23 11 “Sitka, Alaska and Mt. Edgecumbe, The Photo Shop Studio, No. A-180 1946 May
1/24 Dutch Harbor 1941
1/24 1 “Marine barracks” Barracks under construction 1941
1/24 2 “This is a little panorama. Notice the trees, etc.” 1941 April
1/24 3 “This is the Northwestern from the shore side. She is really aground. Iver had a room on the first deck just about even with the smoke-stack – the first few days” 1941
1/24 4 “This is the hospital at Unalaska with cement tennis courts in foreground” 1941 April
1/25 Photographs of Attu undated, 1947
1/25 1 “Snow at Attu” Quonset huts on base 1947 January
1/25 2 Bus near Quonset hut with dog in foreground 1947 January
1/25 3 Quonset hut building No. 79 on base circa 1947 January
1/25 4 “Toricel & Wren” Two men in front of car on base circa 1947 January
1/25 5 View of mountain from base circa 1947 January
1/25 6 Power pole fallen down next to Quonset hut circa 1947 January
1/25 7 Snowdrifts on base circa 1947
1/25 8 Snowdrifts on base circa 1947
1/25 9-16 Summer views of mountains, valley, streams, and road undated
1/26 Cape Sarichef and Scotch Cap on Unimak Island, and Dutch Harbor undated, 1947
1/26 1 “Cape Sarichef Light & Fog Bldg.” 1947
1/26 2 “Cape Sarichef-Barracks & Machine Building, Light and Fog Building and Fire Pump House Taken From Top of Water Tank” 1947
1/26 3 “Cape Sarichef-Barracks & Machine Room” 1947
1/26 4 “Scotch Cap Light & Fog Bldg.” 1947
1/26 5 “Scotch Cap-Barracks & Machine Room” 1947
1/26 6 View of navy ship and docks from construction site 1947
1/26 7 View of Dutch Harbor from across bay 1947
1/26 8 Mountain and rock-strewn beach scene undated
1/26 9 “Landing” Craft landing at Cape Sarichef 1947
1/26 10 “Landing of Mat.” Craft landing at Cape Sarichef 1947
1/26 11 Craft landed at Cape Sarichef 1947
1/26 12 “Mt. Pogromni” View of volcanic peak from sea 1947
1/26 13 “Akun Bay” 1947
1/26 14 “Arriving at Dutch Harbor” View of navigation hazard from ship deck 1947
1/26 15 “Head Land from Akutan Island” 1947
1/26 16 “Going in to Dutch Harbor” View of snow-capped island peaks from ship 1947
1/26 17 “Cape Sarichef Light House from Bittersweet on Landing Day” 1947
1/26 18 “Priest Rock” 1947
1/26 19 “Off Dutch Harbor” View of snow-capped peaks 1947
1/26 20 “Akun Bay (Rocky Beach Where Samples Were Procured)” 1947
1/26 21 Group Photo: “Breakfast – Sunday – May 15, 49.” “From Right to Left – Mr. Brown – From Bureau – Washington, Mrs. Jeffords, Mr. Froiseth, Cook, Mrs. Froiseth, Iver Anderson, Comdr. Richardson – Seattle, Comdr. Jeffords – Kneeling.” “They insisted on the whiskey bottle as they all believe I put whiskey in the pancake batter” 1947 May 15
1/26 22 “Smelt thrown on the beach by wave action at Cape Sarichef. Our Building Supt. – Carl Symes at extreme right. Cook is gathering fish to feed camp. He says ”Nobody bothers fishing here – you make a noise like a salmon egg and wait for the fish to come out onto the beach to investigate'” undated
1/26 23 “Shishaldin -” View of volcano on Unimak Island 1948 May 13
1/26 24 View of Cape Sarichef Lighthouse from below 1947
1/26 25 Church of the Holy Ascension, Unalaska 1947
1/26 26 Men in motor landing craft 1947
1/26 27 Unalaska Post Office 1947
1/26 28 Rocky bay 1947
1/26 29 Ship off rocky bay 1947
1/26 30 Ship off rocky point in bay 1947
1/26 31 Rocky point in bay 1947
1/26 32 Beach and building at Cape Sarichef 1947
1/27 Facilities at U.S. Naval Station, Adak undated, 1950-1952
1/27 1 Contract Noy-13913 flyer undated
1/27 2 Group photo: “Adak – Summer 1952.” From right to left: “Adm. Clark – USN, John Taylor, Monte Taylor, Anita [Whiting], Mrs. Husband, Capt. Reynolds, H.M.W. [H.M. Whiting], Bobs” 1951
1/27 3 Evening view of lighted station and mountains (letter on reverse) 1952 January 12
1/27 4 Winter view of station and mountains undated
1/27 5 View across bay undated
1/27 6 Storage buildings and crane undated
1/27 7 View of station buildings, roads, and bay undated
1/27 8 Station buildings from above undated
1/27 9 View of mountains above station building undated
1/27 10 View of mountains across bay from station undated
1/27 11 View of station huts and bay undated
1/27 12 View from Adak Island beach undated
1/27 13 View of bay undated
1/27 14 Mountain view undated
1/27 15 View of mountains across bay undated
1/27 16 Silhouette of station chapel against mountains and clouds undated
1/27 17 Beach view looking toward Mt. Moffett undated
1/27 18 View toward station and Mt. Moffett undated
1/27 19 Base scene looking toward hills undated
1/27 20 Base road scene looking toward Mt. Moffett undated
1/27 21 Base view from above undated
1/27 22 Front of base buildings in shadow undated
1/27 23 View toward mountains undated
1/27 24 “Quonsets at Navy [station]” undated
1/27 25 “Navy Barracks.” undated
1/27 26 “E.M. Dormatory[sic] Radio City Barracks” 1951 January 5
1/27 27 “Naval Station Barracks, Mess Hall and Dispensary 1951 August 14
1/27 28 “Radio City Barracks, Fire House and Garage” 1951 September 4
1/27 29 “24-=Man B.O.Q. – In Amulet Housing Area” 1951 October 15
1/27 30 “Theater in Recreation Building” undated
1/27 31 “Swimming Pool in Recreation Building” undated
1/27 32 “Ships Store (Converted Warehouse)” 1951 February 26
1/27 33 “Commissary (Converted Warehouse)” 1951 February 26
1/27 34 “Navy Auditorium” undated
1/27 35 “Swimming pool in the Navy Rec. building.” undated
1/27 36 “Looking across to Navy Base.” undated
1/27 37 Station buildings and road from above undated
1/27 38 “USAF Barracks, Mess Hall & Family Quarters 1951 August 14
1/27 39 “E.M. Duplex Family Quarters and NAF Power and Heating Plant” 1951 August 13
1/27 40 “Living Room – Family Quarters” undated
1/27 41 “Living Room – Family Quarters” 1951 August 13
1/27 42 “Bedroom – Family Quarters” 1951 August 13
1/27 43 “Adak School” 1951 September 13
1/27 44 “Cold Storage Building With Milk & Ice Cream Plant” 1951 August 13
1/27 45 “Typical Classroom – New School”‘ undated
1/27 46 “Navy – Hammerhead Navy Officer’s Club Overlooking Finger Bay.” undated
1/27 47 “Navy Officer’s housing quarters.” undated
1/27 48 “Heart Lake” undated
1/27 49 Winter view of mountains from station undated
1/27 50 “Milk Processing Equipment – Cold Storage Building” 1951 August 13
1/27 51 “Typical Power Plant” 1950 January 31
1/27 52 “Transmitter Building & 300 Ft. Tower” 1951 October 16
1/27 53 “U.S. Coast Guard – Loran Station” 1951 January 31
1/28 U.S. Naval Station, Adak and Adak Island undated, 1950-1951
1/28 1 “Corner of dad’s house” Group photo undated
1/28 2 “Looking from house down on the office” undated
1/28 3 View toward base from hill undated
1/28 4 “Same. Reflections on Clam Lagoon.” undated
1/28 5 “D P S [Drake Puget Sound] office, Mitchell Field” undated
1/28 6 “A quonset is the church” undated
1/28 7 “A club for the D P S workers” undated
1/28 8 “The commissary” Women in foreground undated
1/28 9 Drake Puget Sound Personnel Office undated
1/28 10 Barracks and vehicles on station undated
1/28 11 Directional sign for Hotel De-Gink, Hotel De-Brass, and A.T.C. Quarters undated
1/28 12 “The workers quonsets” undated
1/28 13 D P S Telephone System truck undated
1/28 14 Adak National Forest sign and seedlings undated
1/28 15 “Huge warehouses on Navy side in background. Kuluk Bay” Bridge in foreground undated
1/28 16 Gully up hillside undated
1/28 17 “Bering Sea” View from beach undated
1/28 18 “Finger Bay. Navy, restricted” undated
1/28 19 “Out by the Loran Coast Guard Station” undated
1/28 20 “Old Army town now abandoned” undated
1/28 21 “Steel runway blown up by wind” undated
1/28 22 “A field of wild Alaska cotton.” undated
1/28 23 Lone quonset hut undated
1/28 24 Blue Fox Club and other quonset huts on old base undated
1/28 25 View from inside curl of Marston matting undated
1/28 26 Part of Marston matting curled up on old runway undated
1/28 27 View from old runway from curl in Marston matting undated
1/28 28 “The USS Funston, Kuluk Bay” undated
1/28 29 “House blown into water from will-o-waw” undated
1/28 30 “Hangar badly damaged by wind. Mitchell Field” undated
1/28 31 View of damaged hangar from runway of Marston matting, Mitchell Field undated
1/28 32 “Hangar.” Mitchell Field undated
1/28 33 “Lake Andrews and boat houses.” undated
1/28 34 Adak Elementary School undated
1/28 35 “The sentry” Guardhouse undated
1/28 36 “Mt. Moffett.” undated
1/28 37 “Quonsets where the families live” undated
1/28 38 “Mt. Moffett and Lake Andrews” undated
1/28 39 Distant view of station undated
1/28 40 View of station from hillside undated
1/28 41  “Adak’s wild flowers” undated
1/28 42  “King Crab” undated
1/28 43 Wildflowers undated
1/28 44  “Mom in a cotton field” undated
1/28 45 “Overlooking office buildings’” undated
1/28 46 Boat next to boat house undated
1/28 47 “Wild cotton” undated
1/28 48 “Loran Point” undated
1/28 49 Woman in Alaska cotton field undated
1/28 50 “The Monty” Boat next to boathouse undated
1/28 51 Group photo at corner of H.M. Whiting house  1951
1/28 52 House and walkway at Clam Lagoon  1951
1/28 53 Group photo at corner of H.M. Whiting house  1951
1/28 54 “Lake Andrews – Mt. Moffett”  1951
1/28 55 “Rolled up run-way”  1951
1/28 56 “Looking over offices”  1951
1/28 57 “Bering Sea – Great Sitkin”  1951
1/28 58 View of bay with Mt. Moffett in distance  1951
1/28 59 Surf hitting beach with Mt. Moffett in distance  1951
1/28 60 View of Mt. Moffett from across road and bay  1951
1/28 61 Loran Point from hillside  1951
1/28 62 “Out by Loran Coast Guard St.”  1951
1/28 63 “Lake Andrews – Mt. Moffett”  1950
1/28 64 “Overlooking the offices”  1950
1/28 65 Overlooking the offices  1950
1/28 66 Passenger plane at air field undated
1/28 67 Officer next to juvenile bald eagle perched on no parking sign undated
1/28 68 View of station building and mountains undated
1/28 69 “Another view showing Clam Lagoon” undated
1/28 70 View of quonset huts and mountains undated
1/28 71 “Chichagof Harbor, Bering Sea” undated
1/28 72 “Massacre Bay, 0400 A.M.” undated
1/28 73 Landing craft with cargo on beach undated
1/28 74 Landing craft and tractor on beach undated
1/28 75 Landing craft and cargo crane on beach undated
1/28 76 Cargo crane and crates on beach undated
1/28 77 Landing craft on beach undated
1/28 78 Landing craft and tractors on beach undated
1/28 79 Tractor tracks inland from beach undated
1/28 80 “Moby-Dick” Trawler undated
1/28 81 Men skinning wolf carcass undated
1/28 82 Loran Point undated
1/28 83 Mt. Moffett from sea undated
1/28 84 “Merry Christmas, Adak, Alaska, Aleutian Islands” Greeting photo of lighted station in evening undated
1/28 85 “Captain and Mrs. Anderson.” Couple standing in front of Adak totem pole undated
1/28 86 Naval Air Transport Service plane on runway undated
1/28 87 “belting down new ½ stuf [?] just received by Lt. Zechella – at my house – Adak. From left to right [:] Russell Vincent – Office Engr., John High – Navy materiel, “Buck” Sheldon – Gen. Supt., Comdr. A. Husband – OMC, H.M.W. – The genial Host – Hal Whiting, Lt. Comdr. Zechella – Roine [?], Charley Moore – Ch. Field Acct., Lt. Comdr. Barnaby – Asst. OMC – Has just arrived, Geo. Cassell & Chris [?] – Bending over coffee table, Arnie Swanson – Shipper [?], Co-ordinater – with the one eye.” Men drinking at party 1950 October 13
1/28 88 “Farewell Party to Capt. & Mrs. Jeffords – Adak – 20 Apr./50. Left to Right. Capt. Jeffords, H.M.W. – Hal Whiting, Mrs. Jeffords, John Taylor – Res. Proj. Mgr. – D.P.S., Mrs. Dariel – wife of Col. Dariel – Air Force Comdr., “Buck” Sheldon – Gen. Supt., Mrs. Hamilton – wife of Capt. Hamilton – Comdr. – N.O.B. Adak” 1950 April 20
1/28 89 Winter view of hills from station undated
1/28 90 View of mountains through windows undated
1/29 Copy negatives of select photographs undated
Box 2 4 “Mt. Moffett” Winter scene undated
Box 2 5 “Looking across Lake Andrew to Mt. Moffett. Bering Sea is to extreme right out of picture. Andrew is a fresh water lake and is about 13′ above sea level. Mt. Moffett approx. 3900 feet high” undated
Box 2 6 “Mt. Moffett” View over lighted station in evening undated
Box 2 7 “Zeto Point – with the Bering Sea in foreground” undated
Box 2 8 “Looking across Clam Lagoon from old Navy steel mat runway – Mountains beyond a part of Kagalaska range” undated
Box 2 9 View of Mt. Moffett with waves crashing in foreground undated
Box 2 10 “Looking across Clam Lagoon from old Navy steel mat runway. Mountains beyond a part of Kagalaska Range” undated
Box 2 11 “Zeto Point with Bering Sea in Foreground” undated

 

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