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St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Cathedral, 1848

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13/04/1910 postmark in Fairbanks, Alaska ===> 17/05/1910 Dublin postmark. Not bad for pre airmail.

In the 1920s(?) via EspressoBuzz
Lots of photos on Flickr - www.flickr.com/search/?text=sitka+cathedral

Burned down in 1966, and rebuilt - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael%27s_Cathedral_(Sitka,_Alaska)

The original church burned to the ground in 1966, losing its handmade bells, the large icon of the Last Supper that decorated the top of the royal doors, and the clock in the bell tower. Also lost was the large library containing books in the Russian, Tlingit, and Aleut languages. Although the church was restored to its original appearance, one exception was its clock face, which is black in photographs taken before 1966, but white in subsequent photos. ...
From - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitka,_Alaska

As per the December 1929 issue of the journal US Air Services*, this photo features three Loening OL-8A aircraft of the Alaskan Aerial Survey on the government dock at Juneau, Alaska. From left to right they are: The aircraft designated No. "2," BuNo A-8078, named Ketchikan; the aircraft designated No. "4", BuNo A-8076, named Sitka; and the aircraft designated No. "1," BuNo A-8072, named Juneau. The fourth aircraft, designated No. "3," BuNo A-8079, and named Petersburg, took the photo. The Lapwing-class minesweeper USS Gannet (AM-41), also captured in the photo, performed the role of aircraft tender for the survey expedition, and would lift the Loening OL-8A's and place them upon the dock after the completion of each sortie. *Grinstead, Frances "Air Mapping in Alaska with Loening Amphibians." U.S. Air Services, Vol. XIV, No. 12, December 1929, pp. 43-46.

This is Loening OL-8A A8076 Sitka, was number '4' during the survey. Stig

grace!

Good grief. Built-in headwinds don't half describe these aircraft!