ALASKA Aleutian Islands. "Jap Field Piece". LORAN
station. Northwind. 20 photos 1951 & 1960’s. Nary and/or U.S. Coast Guard
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Up for sale is.........
an Alaska photo lot:
(4)
1951
(16) circa 1960’s
Many of the photos are not labeled, but they all appear to be
of Alaska (Aleutian Islands),
with a military
‘connection’.
These 20 original snapshots measure 3.5” x
5”.
Four (4) photos are from January 5,1951, labeled as:
· This
Quonset contains all the LORAN Equipment and is worth over $160,000
· Buildings
(Officer in Charge / Crew Quarters / Store Room / Galley & Rec Room
· This
Antenna is 306’ tall
· Navy
Patrol Plane which flies over here everyday
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Note: Following World War II, the U.S. Coast Guard operated
Long Range Navigation (LORAN) infrastructure across the Aleutian Islands
to guide ships and aircraft.
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The other sixteen (16) photos are not
labeled, but their content provides some clues.
The scenes include military personnel
(either Navy or Coast Guard ?).
They are all from a common developing ‘source’ -
the number “721” is stamped on the back of all 16 of these deckle-edged
snapshots.
One of the most identifiable photos shows an interpretive sign
with the heading “JAP FIELD PIECE”.
The artillery was a remnant of the brief occupation by the Japanese Army
in the
Aleutians during World War II.
The sign refers to a Japanese 75 mm Gun Model 88 that was
“removed from Holtz Bay” (Attu Island - in the Aleutians).
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Another photo shows a group of about 20 men, wearing either Navy or Coast Guard
hats. One of the men has “NORTHWIN_” on the back of his jacket
(the USCGC Northwind was
stationed in the Aleutians).
CONDITION
Most of these twenty (20) original photos are in very good condition with light wear
but no flaws of note.
The 1951 photos (the LORAN site) have scattered creases.
Two of the 1951 photos have
ink stains on an edge.
See scans to evaluate more
fully.
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