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Sitka, Alaska from steamer; Russian cathedral burned in 1960s: Since re-built
Sitka, Alaska from steamer; Russian cathedral burned in 1960s: Since re-built
Object Number 976-62-10/100167.1.1
Display Title Sitka, Alaska from steamer; Russian cathedral burned in 1960s: Since re-built
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date late 19th Century
Artist F. Jay Haynes & Bros.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Sitka Borough / Sitka
Materials Cabinet card
Dimensions Overall: 13.34 x 21.59 cm (5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Landon T. Clay

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Image Not Available for "The 'Door to Hell' is a 70-meter-wide, noxious gas-emitting crater created in 1971 when Soviet geologists were drilling in the desert and the ground gave way. It was ignited and has been ablaze ever since. Darvaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
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Darvaza