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Metadata
Title |
Boy Scouts aboard U.S.C.G. Cutter Cygan, circa 1930 |
Image # |
61.8.1.292 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1923-1933 |
Photographer |
Fisher, Elliot L. |
Studio |
Fisher Studio |
Location |
Ketchikan, Alaska |
Description |
Boy Scouts of America leaving on aboard U.S.C.G. Cutter Cygan, May 28th for their summer camp at White River, near Ketchikan, Alaska. Harris G. Clark fields executive of Seattle, in charge of the camp. Century - 20 |
Provenance |
Label on back of image: "Camp of Ketchikan District Committee. Boy Scouts of America leaving on aboard U.S.C.G. cutter 'Cygan', may 28th for their summer camp at White River, near Ketchikan, Alaska. Harris G Clark fields executive of Seattle, in charge of the camp." Old exhibit label: Boy Scouts (and a few girls) on the U.S.C.G. Cutter Cygan During the 1920s and 30s, the Ketchikan Boy Scouts maintained a camp at White River, in George Inlet. Every summer, a few dozen local Scouts spent ten days or two weeks at the camp. Forest Service or Coast Guard boats sometimes carried Scout groups to and from the camp. The Scouts in this photo, taken at the New England Fish Co. dock, may be ready to head for their camp. Or perhaps they are just on an organized visit to Ketchikan's only Coast Guard Cutter. The Cygan, a 110-foot Cutter, was stationed in Ketchikan from 1923 to 1931. She was a former Navy submarine-chaser. 440 of these fast, triple-screw, wooden vessels were built under a World War I program, about half being completed after the war ended. Twenty were turned over to the Coast Guard, which used them primarily for interdiction of rumrunners during Prohibition. |
Print size |
16.70 cm x 11.70 cm |
People |
Fisher, Elliot L. |
Search Terms |
Boy Scouts USCGC Cyane USCG Camping White River Recreation Kids Children |
Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 61.8.1.292 |