Coast Guardsman serving an elderly man dinner, Alaska
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. Coast Guardsman handing an elderly man a plate of food in a cabin. Official caption on reverse: "1215431. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. / Official Coast Guard Photo. The Coast Guard and the Hermit. Wartime work pauses a moment in the far north. The hermit of the hills, for 13 years a recluse in the Alaskan wilds, receives with tears of gratitude a special dinner, throught to him by Coast Guardsmen who knew that otherwise the old man would be without. Where the need is, there goes the Coast Guard." Alaska. No date
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Date:
1941
1945
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Items from the service of John J. Scanlan Jr., who served in the United States Coast Guard. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Scanlan worked for a newspaper prior to joining the Coast Guard. During the war, he acquired photographs published by the Public Relations Division of the United States Coast Guard. The collection consists of photographs from most of the theaters of operations and depict life in the field and aboard a ship for Coast Guardsmen and Marines. Also included is a satirical piece of military correspondence. See collection 2012.321 for more items from the collection subject.
Geography:
Alaska
Latitude:
65.000
Longitude:
-153.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--Atlantic Ocean
Cigarettes