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UNALGA! The Long Blue Line: How 80 Coast Guardsmen saved an Alaskan town during the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1919
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 6:01 pm
by Randi
The Long Blue Line: How 80 Coast Guardsmen saved an Alaskan town during the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1919
The above link no longer works, but I found:
How 80 Coast Guardsmen Saved an Alaskan Town During Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1919
I believe that this story was written by a different person, and it seems longer, but the photos credited to NOAA were provided, via Matteo and Kevin, by the granddaughter!
Matteo's detailed account:
Unalga Flu Epidemic 1919
Video of photos
Re: UNALGA! The Long Blue Line: How 80 Coast Guardsmen saved an Alaskan town during the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1919
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:22 pm
by AvastMH
What brilliant ship. Three cheers for the Unalga. I noticed a little piece of typing...'Bear should be in today'.
Re: UNALGA! The Long Blue Line: How 80 Coast Guardsmen saved an Alaskan town during the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1919
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 12:43 am
by Randi
AvastMH wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:22 pm
I noticed a little piece of typing...'Bear should be in today'.
Where?
Re: UNALGA! The Long Blue Line: How 80 Coast Guardsmen saved an Alaskan town during the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1919
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 1:23 am
by Michael
Both the Long Blue line and Matteo’s transcriptions are very worthwhile reading.
Re: UNALGA! The Long Blue Line: How 80 Coast Guardsmen saved an Alaskan town during the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1919
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 10:48 am
by AvastMH
Randi wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 12:43 am
AvastMH wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:22 pm
I noticed a little piece of typing...'Bear should be in today'.
Where?
Sorry - should have noted where I saw it
. It's the 10th picture of the video of pictures:
Has this date (2nd June 1919) appeared in the stream of transcriptions of Bear's logbooks at all please? I couldn't track it just now. Thanks.
Re: UNALGA! The Long Blue Line: How 80 Coast Guardsmen saved an Alaskan town during the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1919
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:28 pm
by Randi
Re: UNALGA! The Long Blue Line: How 80 Coast Guardsmen saved an Alaskan town during the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1919
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 11:37 pm
by AvastMH
The Good Ol' Bear!