Northwest History. Alaska 7. Aviation Air Mail, United States

Air Mail Secured For Alaska Points. AIR MAIL SECURED FOR ALASKA POINTS BARROW, Alaska, March 21. (/P) Dr. Henry W. Greist, superintendent of the Presbyterian mission, said today congressional delegate, Anthony Dimond (D., Alaska), had succeeded in getting the post office department to send a special...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1936
Subjects:
air mail
Alaska points
Barrow
Dr. Henry W. Greist
Presbyterian mission
congressional delegate
Anthony Dimond
dog sled
ships
Hotham inlet
Kotzebue
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Alaska
Pacific
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/89719
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Summary:Air Mail Secured For Alaska Points. AIR MAIL SECURED FOR ALASKA POINTS BARROW, Alaska, March 21. (/P) Dr. Henry W. Greist, superintendent of the Presbyterian mission, said today congressional delegate, Anthony Dimond (D., Alaska), had succeeded in getting the post office department to send a special mail plane from Kotzebue, the entrance to Hotham inlet, Kotzebue sound, 250 miles southwest of here, to Barrow and other northern points. Barrow ordinarily receives mail service four times a year, usually by dog sled or ships.

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