Northwest History. Aviation 8. Church Affairs: Chruches, Pastors & Missionaries, United States.

Sixteen Years In Arctic Wastes. Sixteen Years in Arctic Wastes Dr. Henry W. Greist, Presbyterian medical missionary at Barrow, Alaska, since 1920, and his wife look forward to retirement. Dr. Greist, arriving at Seattle three days ahead of Mrs. Greist, looks over a copy of the Northern Cross, the sm...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1936
Subjects:
Arctic wastes
Dr. Henry W. Greist
Presbyterian medical missionary
Point Barrow
Alaska
retirement
Seattle
Northern Cross
mimeographed magazine
the arctic
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Aviation
Arctic
Pacific
Barrow
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/86372
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Summary:Sixteen Years In Arctic Wastes. Sixteen Years in Arctic Wastes Dr. Henry W. Greist, Presbyterian medical missionary at Barrow, Alaska, since 1920, and his wife look forward to retirement. Dr. Greist, arriving at Seattle three days ahead of Mrs. Greist, looks over a copy of the Northern Cross, the small mimeographed magazine of his work and doings he published "three or four times annually." He is 68 years old and famed throughout the arctic. (Spokesman-Review-AP photo.)

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