File:Russian Orthodox Church, probably Port Heiden, ca 1912 (THWAITES 118).jpeg

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English: Russian Orthodox Church, probably Port Heiden, ca. 1912   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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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
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English: Russian Orthodox Church, probably Port Heiden, ca. 1912
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English: Caption on image: Native Russian Church, Alaska PH Coll 247.185
Port Heiden is 499 miles southwest of Anchorage, at the mouth of the Meshik River on the north side of the Alaska Peninsula. The old village of Meshik was located at the current site of Port Heiden. Influenza epidemics during the early 1900s forced residents to relocate to other villages. During World War II, Fort Morrow was built, and 5,000 personnel were stationed at the base. A school was established in the early 1950s and more people from surrounding villages moved to Port Heiden. Port Heiden is a traditional Aleut community, with a commercial fishing and subsistence lifestyle.
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Orthodox churches--Alaska; Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America--Facilities--Alaska
  • Subjects (LCSH): Orthodox Eastern church buildings--Alaska; Church bells--Alaska; Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America
Depicted place Alaska
Date circa 1912
date QS:P571,+1912-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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118
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English: John E. Thwaites Photographs of Alaska
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