Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2011.29.070 A—B
Accession#:
2011.29
Credit Line:
Donated by Renee Guerin.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Stern Deck of the US AAF P—510
Year Range from:
1935
Year Range to:
1950
Description:
A: Black and white photographic print of the deck of a boat at the stern. There is a canopy with covered cargo, a secured overturned liferaft and various rope and netting. There is a man towards the proper right of the image with his back turned to the camera. The ship is flying an American flag. Snow covered mountainous landscape in the background. Image has a white boarder around all four sides. Back has two sections of black paper and tape where the photograph was once attached to an album page. One location in the upper proper left corner and one in the lower proper right corner. There is a circular stamp located on the back of the image with text reading: "PASSED BY US BASE 1733 ARMY EXAMINER".
B: Black and white photographic print of the deck of a boat at the stern. Thre is a canopy with covered cargo, a secured overturned life raft and various rope and netting. There is a man towards the proper right of the image with his back turned to the camera. The ship is flying an American flag. Snow covered mountainous landscape in the background. . Image has a white boarder around all four sides. There is a circular stamp located on the back of the image with text reading: "PASSED BY US BASE 1733 ARMY EXAMINER".
B: Black and white photographic print of the deck of a boat at the stern. Thre is a canopy with covered cargo, a secured overturned life raft and various rope and netting. There is a man towards the proper right of the image with his back turned to the camera. The ship is flying an American flag. Snow covered mountainous landscape in the background. . Image has a white boarder around all four sides. There is a circular stamp located on the back of the image with text reading: "PASSED BY US BASE 1733 ARMY EXAMINER".
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
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