Reverend Flynn preaching a dedication service in the mostly-completed Health Center, Little Diomede, Alaska, circa 1964

On verso of image: Oil drums and plywood form the pews for islanders attending dedicatory church services in the health center the first Sunday after the outer shell was completed. The congregation sits in the ultimate location of the center's main ward while Reverend Flynn speaks from the floo...

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spelling ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/2919 2023-05-15T16:07:05+02:00 Reverend Flynn preaching a dedication service in the mostly-completed Health Center, Little Diomede, Alaska, circa 1964 University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division United States--Alaska--Little Diomede Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2009. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2919 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC3765 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2919 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Construction of the Little Diomede Island Health Center photograph collection. PH Coll 843 Health care facilities--Alaska--Diomede Building dedications--Alaska--Diomede Missionaries--Alaska--Diomede Eskimos--Alaska--Diomede Flynn James A. Diomede (Alaska)--Buildings structures etc Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:03:53Z On verso of image: Oil drums and plywood form the pews for islanders attending dedicatory church services in the health center the first Sunday after the outer shell was completed. The congregation sits in the ultimate location of the center's main ward while Reverend Flynn speaks from the floor area of the central hallway. Most of the island's population was at Nome and Kotzebue earning what little cash income it has by carving walrus ivory for tourists; those who remained behind did so specifically to help in erection of the center, actually sacrificing much of their income in order to get the job done. PH Coll 843.13 Other/Unknown Material eskimo* Nome Alaska walrus* University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections
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topic Health care facilities--Alaska--Diomede
Building dedications--Alaska--Diomede
Missionaries--Alaska--Diomede
Eskimos--Alaska--Diomede
Flynn
James A.
Diomede (Alaska)--Buildings
structures
etc
spellingShingle Health care facilities--Alaska--Diomede
Building dedications--Alaska--Diomede
Missionaries--Alaska--Diomede
Eskimos--Alaska--Diomede
Flynn
James A.
Diomede (Alaska)--Buildings
structures
etc
Reverend Flynn preaching a dedication service in the mostly-completed Health Center, Little Diomede, Alaska, circa 1964
topic_facet Health care facilities--Alaska--Diomede
Building dedications--Alaska--Diomede
Missionaries--Alaska--Diomede
Eskimos--Alaska--Diomede
Flynn
James A.
Diomede (Alaska)--Buildings
structures
etc
description On verso of image: Oil drums and plywood form the pews for islanders attending dedicatory church services in the health center the first Sunday after the outer shell was completed. The congregation sits in the ultimate location of the center's main ward while Reverend Flynn speaks from the floor area of the central hallway. Most of the island's population was at Nome and Kotzebue earning what little cash income it has by carving walrus ivory for tourists; those who remained behind did so specifically to help in erection of the center, actually sacrificing much of their income in order to get the job done. PH Coll 843.13
author2 University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
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title Reverend Flynn preaching a dedication service in the mostly-completed Health Center, Little Diomede, Alaska, circa 1964
title_short Reverend Flynn preaching a dedication service in the mostly-completed Health Center, Little Diomede, Alaska, circa 1964
title_full Reverend Flynn preaching a dedication service in the mostly-completed Health Center, Little Diomede, Alaska, circa 1964
title_fullStr Reverend Flynn preaching a dedication service in the mostly-completed Health Center, Little Diomede, Alaska, circa 1964
title_full_unstemmed Reverend Flynn preaching a dedication service in the mostly-completed Health Center, Little Diomede, Alaska, circa 1964
title_sort reverend flynn preaching a dedication service in the mostly-completed health center, little diomede, alaska, circa 1964
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Construction of the Little Diomede Island Health Center photograph collection. PH Coll 843
op_relation Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
AWC3765
http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2919
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