Three servicemen pose on the wood slat walkway outside the barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Item Overview

Title

Three servicemen pose on the wood slat walkway outside the barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Photographer

West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

June, 1943

Date

1943-06

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of 3 fellow servicemen of H. H. West, Jr.'s posing on the walkway in front of their quarters while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats enters frame from the lower left corner and stretches through the image on a slight upward angle towards center. It then extends back to the left towards the front door of the Quonset hut-style barracks. Three servicemen stand on the corner of the walkway leading up to barrack's door in the near distance at center. A man in uniform stands leftmost and links arms with the man standing at center, who wears a heavy coat. Another man stands to the right of the man at center. He faces left and holds the the hand of the man at center. All look to the camera. The front of the barracks stands behind and to the left of the group. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side; it faces right. Corrugated sheet metal covers the side and the roof of the structure. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance at center and right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2025. H.H.West, Jr. films sent down from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, June 1943. 10 films of Quinset [sic] hut quarters of H.H.West, Jr., Fort Mears, Dutch Harbor, Alaska. (A.P.O.#939) and his comrades who are not identified. .10 films-

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Location

Alaska--Dutch Harbor

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Military personnel--American--Alaska--Dutch Harbor
Quonset huts--Alaska--Dutch Harbor
Barracks--American--Alaska--Dutch Harbor
Fort Mears (Alaska)
Mountains--Alaska