MAKE A MEME View Large Image AttuChurch1938.jpg Russian Orthodox church and graveyard at Attu Island Alaska 1938 Built in 1932 it replaced an old church which was a grass-roofed barabara built of driftwood The church served the community of 34 Aleutians in Attu Village ...
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Keywords: AttuChurch1938.jpg Russian Orthodox church and graveyard at Attu Island Alaska 1938 Built in 1932 it replaced an old church which was a grass-roofed barabara built of driftwood The church served the community of 34 Aleutians in Attu Village before the World War II http //www nps gov/aleu/learn/historyculture/upload/4-Attu-Before-the-War pdf Attu before the war Original caption This is the Russian Orthodox church at Attu Village It ministered to the spiritual needs of the two score natives living on Attu Island at the time of the Japanese invasion Some of the Island's wealth of flowers can be seen coming into bloom beside the church Visitors to the Aleutians have expressed surprise at finding within easy reach masses of Alpine flowers which in this country and in Europe mountain climbers scale the highest peaks just to see cph 3a35420 http //www loc gov/item/cph18979/ U S Department of the Interior photo http //www loc gov/pictures/item/owi2001046040/PP/marc/ Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives 1938-03 O J Murie PD-USGov Russian Orthodox Church Attu Island Alaska 1938 in Alaska
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