Northwest History. Aviation 8. Celebrations, United States.

Nome Celebrates. Nome Celebrates NOME, Alaska, Dec. 25.—(U.R)—Nome, rebuilt from the disastrous fire of September 17, celebrated Christmas today at the Community church, around an evergreen tree brought 200 miles by airplane. There were no Christmas trees on the bleak Seward peninsula. Ice floes ban...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1934
Subjects:
Nome
Alaska
disastrous fire
Community church
Christmas
bleak Seward peninsula
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Aviation
Pacific
Seward Peninsula
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/86278
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Summary:Nome Celebrates. Nome Celebrates NOME, Alaska, Dec. 25.—(U.R)—Nome, rebuilt from the disastrous fire of September 17, celebrated Christmas today at the Community church, around an evergreen tree brought 200 miles by airplane. There were no Christmas trees on the bleak Seward peninsula. Ice floes banked the shores, and snow was falling, but citizens were warm in their new houses.

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