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English: View of the village of Orca, ca. 1910   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
John E. Thwaites  (1863–1940)  wikidata:Q46211791
 
Alternative names
John Edward Thwaites
Description American postal worker and photographer
– was employed in Alaska by the US federal government as a postal clerk for the Railway Mail Service during the early part of the 20th century, and he traveled the route from Valdez to Unalaska onboard a wood hulled mailboat delivering mail to the coastal communities; he was also an amateur photographer.
Date of birth/death 1863 Edit this at Wikidata 1940 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Eastwood, Ontario, Canada Mercer Island
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creator QS:P170,Q46211791
Title
English: View of the village of Orca, ca. 1910
Description
English: Caption on image: Orca, Alaska PH Coll 247.610
The tiny village of Orca, on the shores of Prince William Sound, was the site of a fish cannery. The village played a critical role during the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition. After the GEORGE W. ELDER broke one of its iron propellers exploring Harriman Fjord, the ship returned to Orca, where repairs were made. The cannery thrived for many years, backed by its own fishing fleet, but eventually went under. Now about the only activity on the grounds is the wandering of goats.
  • Subjects (LCSH): Orca (Alaska); Villages--Alaska--Orca; Prince William Sound (Alaska)
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English: United States--Alaska--Orca
Date circa 1910
date QS:P571,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Accession number
310
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English: John E. Thwaites Photographs of Alaska
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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