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| Keywords: Interior of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St Michael, Sitka, Alaska, ca 1897 (LAROCHE 77).jpeg 66000165 Photograph Creator Frank La Roche Caption on image Interior Greek church Sitka Alaska The most conspicuous object in the town is probably the Greek church It is built in the form of a Greek cross; has an emerald dome over the center and a bell tower surmounted by a cupola The interior is a mass of gold and silver; the wood work is handsomely carved and richly gilded It is the most ancient and interesting of the three Greek churches in the United States Alaska having belonged to Russia accounts for the existence of a Greek church in Sitka the inhabitants of which soon developed a taste for the Christian religion as taught by the Russian missionaries who went into Russian-America and established mission stations at various points Frank La Roche En Route to the Klondike 1898 Subjects LCTGM Orthodox churches--Alaska--Sitka Subjects LCSH Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America depicted place Sitka Alaska ca 1897 Institution University of Washington UWASH-LAROCHE-source accession number laroche 77 PD-old-auto-1923 1936 Information field Order Number LAR164 Saint Michael's Cathedral Sitka Alaska Alaska in the 1890s Black and white photographs | ||||
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