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| | |  | 1904 Potlatch, some three dozen participants, Sitka, Alaska. | 1904 Potlatch, some three dozen participants, Sitka, Alaska | STA-RHC-01-008 |
| | |  | Bishop Rowe photograph album. | | SHS-P841 |
| | |  | Five boys w/drying fish in background | Five boys w/drying fish in background-Sitka "ranche"; l-r, Unknown, Dick Harris, unk, Charles Dick, unk | STA-RHC-01-002 |
| | |  | George Foster Emmons, Captain of the U.S.S. Ossipee, October 11, 1866 to December 31, 1867 | [Title taken from photograph] George Foster Emmons, Captain of the U.S.S. Ossipee, October 11, 1866 to December 31, 1867
Captain Emmons, United States Navy, was the commanding officier of the U.S.S Ossipee and was present at the transfer ceremony of Alaska from Russia to the United States on October 18, 1867.
[For the complete ship's log of the U.S.S. Ossipee under Emmons' command and photo of the U.S.S. Ossipee, see Related Materials link below.] | SHS-96-102-01-Emmons |
| | |  | Naaka Hídi | Sitka Tribal Enterprise June 2007 tourist season. The Sheetka Kwaan Naakahidi Dance group performers are being introduced by the Dance Show Coordinator-Angie Ketah. The dancers are from left to right: Leonty Williams, Shante Rice, Unknown, Unknown, Joey Gray, Ethel Makinen, Alexa Gray, Angie Ketah. | STE-T-013 |
| | |  | Naaka Hídi; Nels H. Lawson, II and Michael Miller | Nels H. Lawson, II poses with Michael Miller for promoting the Sitka Tribal Tours (Enterprises) in the Sitka Historical National Park "Totem Park" for the 1994 season. | STE-T-NNM |
| | |  | Pledge of Allegiance in Tlingit - Audio | The US Pledge of Allegiance translated into the Tlingit language. | STARL-TL-Pledge.wma |
| | |  | Portrait on steps of house. | | STA-RHC-01-001 |
| | |  | The Journal of the U.S.S. Ossipee | The Journal of the U.S.S. Ossipee
by George Foster Emmons, Captain, United States Navy.
Physical dimensions:
Bound Hard Cover.
Cover: H- 33.9 cm
W-21.8 cm
Pages: H- 33.3 cm
W- 21.0 cm
Ship’s log contains the daily entries, orders, reports, muster rolls, maps, and newspaper articles pertaining to the voyage of the U.S.S. Ossipee, October 27, 1866 to December 31, 1867. The log contains that portion of the voyage to Alaska, where the U.S.S Ossipee was present at the transfer from Russia to the United States.
The following pages and entries from The Journal of the U.S.S. Ossipee relate to Alaska and the transfer ceremony:
pg. 137: [Newspaper article] On the Way to Alaska.
pg. 146: Protection Bay. Oct 17 & Out to Sea.; [Oct.] 18th
pg. 147: Sitka, Alaska, Friday Oct. 18th 1867.
pg. 148: Sitka. Oct 19th; Sunday [Oct.] 20th
pg. 149: Sitka Oct. 21st; [Oct.] 22nd; [Oct.] 23rd
pg. 150: Sitka, or New Archangel, Alaska. Oct. 24th 67.; [Oct.] 25th
pg. 151: [Oct.] 26th; Sunday [Oct.] 27th
pg. 152: At Sea off Sitka – Oct. 27th to 28th 67; [Oct.] 28th
pg. 153: Sitka. Oct 29th ; [Oct.] 30th; [Oct.] 31st
pg. 154: Sitka. Nov. 1st. 67.
pg. 154a: The Gale of Sitka, October, 1867. Composed by J.L. Prince.
pg. 154b: [Letter from Captain Emmons to Comdr. Bradford.]
pg. 155: [Nov.] 2nd; Sunday [Nov.] 3rd
pg. 156: Sitka Alaska Nov. 4th 67.; [Nov.] 5th; [Nov.] 6th
pg. 156a: [Newspaper articles]
- New Archangel, Oct 8, Via Victoria, V.L. Nov.10 and Swinomish, W.T., Nov. 11 1867.
- Protest of the Russian Commissioners- Trouble for Mn. Seward-Duels on Paper. Archangel. Nov. 3
- Terrific Hurricane on the Coast - Narrow Escape of the United States Steamer Ossipee from Wreck. New Archangel, Nov. 2.
pg. 157: At Sea Bound S. Nov 7th 67; [Nov.] 8th
pg. 158: Nov. 9th Chatham Sound; Grenville Channel; Sunday [Nov.] 10th
pg. 161: [Newspaper article] Vancouver Island, Arrival of the Steamer Ossipee, with General Rousseau and staff, at Victoria.
pg. 173: [Newspaper article] Alaska
Appendix II: [Orders from Gideon Wellis, Secretary of the Navy to Rear Admiral H.K.Thatcher regarding the transportation of American and Russian Commissioners to Sitka, Alaska.] [4 pages + verso]
Appendix III: Report of injuries received in the gale of 27th Oct 1867 by U.S.S. Ossipee made to Capt G.F. Emmons by A.F. Crossman, Lt Comandr & Exp. Off. [3 pages+ verso]
Appendix V: [Historical Events in Alaska till 1841]
[For full document and complete Table of Contents for the Journal of the U.S.S. Ossipee see Display Full Text (FULL DOCUMENT) above.] | SHS-96-102-01 |
| | |  | Tsu Héidei Shugaxhtootaan | Song used to dance into "Celebration" at Juneau, a by-annual event. Composed by Harold Jacobs with words by George Davis. | STA-CR-Songs-GhoochShaayi-TsuHeidei.wav |
| | |  | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Tlingit | A childrens song translated into Tlingit. | STARL-TL-Twinkle.wma |
| | |  | Two Tlingit men in regalia | Two Tlingit men in regalia, Sitka, Alaska | STA-RHC-01-003 |
| | |  | U.S.S. Ossipee | [Title taken from photo.] U.S.S. Ossipee.
The U.S.S. Ossipee was present during the transfer ceremony of Alaska from Russia and the United States, October 18, 1867.
[For the complete ship's log of the U.S.S. Ossipee from October 27, 1866 - December 31, 1867 and photo of George Foster Emmons, Captain, U.S.S. Ossipee, see Related Materials link below. | SHS-96-102-01-USS_Ossipee |
| | |  | Use of sockeye salmon at Sitkoh Bay, Alaska / cby Thomas F. Thornton, Robert F. Schroeder, and Robert G. Bosworth. | | Technical Report Number 174 |
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