Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2011.29.033 A—B
Accession#:
2011.29
Credit Line:
Donated by Renee Guerin.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Man Working on Ship's Anchor
Year Range from:
1935
Year Range to:
1950
Description:
A: Black and white photographic print of a ship's anchor partly into the water, its ropes and chains and a man working on the anchor. The image is taken from above. Man is hearing a hat. Grease is on the man's hand. Image has a white boarder on all four sides. Back has a round stamp that reads: "PASSED BY US BASE 1733 EXAMINER". There is a section of black paper and tape where the photograph was once attached to an album page approximately center on the back of the print.
B: Black and white photographic print of a ship's anchor partly into the water, its ropes and chains and a man working on the anchor. The image is taken from above. Man is hearing a hat. Grease is on the man's hand. Image has a white boarder on all four sides. Back has a round stamp that reads: "PASSED BY US BASE 1733 EXAMINER". There is one section of black paper and tape where the photograph was once attached to an album page approximately center on the back of the print and one along the proper right edge at approximately center.
B: Black and white photographic print of a ship's anchor partly into the water, its ropes and chains and a man working on the anchor. The image is taken from above. Man is hearing a hat. Grease is on the man's hand. Image has a white boarder on all four sides. Back has a round stamp that reads: "PASSED BY US BASE 1733 EXAMINER". There is one section of black paper and tape where the photograph was once attached to an album page approximately center on the back of the print and one along the proper right edge at approximately center.
Notes:
The US AFF P—510 was an emergency rescue boat in the Aleutians during WWII. 11th Air Force bombed Kiril Islands of Northern Japan in 1943—1945. The 10th Emergency Rescue Boat was assigned to them to recover air crews ditched at sea. The P—510 was built in 1944 by Fellows and Stuart in Wilmington, California with two 1500 HP Packard Engines. It was 85 feet long. Its official description was an Offshore Rescue Boat stationed at Attu.
People:
Guerin, Eckley Coxe
Guerin, Renee Penny Blood
Guerin, Renee Penny Blood
Search Terms:
Print
Photograph
Military
Ship
Photograph
Military
Ship
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