Wordless Wednesday is a daily
prompt at Geneabloggers that asks family historians to create a post in which
the main focus is a photograph or image.
When my dad was stationed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter
Eastwind in 1946-47, he took pictures of his shipmates during tours to Thule,
Greenland but didn’t provide names.
Maybe the family of these sailors will find my blog and share their
story.
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2015, Wendy Mathias. All rights
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Was there anything there to shoot? It makes me sad that we didn't ask Daddy more about those pictures.
ReplyDeleteI vaguely remember seeing the scrapbook one time. He should have brought it out.
DeleteAh yes, and a hunting we will go!
ReplyDeleteBrrrr ~
DeleteI wonder if they got a musk ox or caribu!
ReplyDeleteAnd then what? I hope they cozied up to a nice Eskimo family who might want the skin or even the meat. I doubt the ship's cook was gung ho to fry up some caribou.
DeleteOn page 18 of http://www.filegate.net/eastwind.pdf there is an account of the crew shooting a Musk Oxen and then eating Musk Oxen steaks!
DeleteOh my -- there it is. They could indeed have eaten an ox.
DeleteAll these pictures have certainly been great shots--something that family would just love to have. Keep it up, Wendy...hopefully someone will stumble upon this series of yours and match up these faces with some names...and maybe even share some stories.
ReplyDeleteNobody yet, but there are more photos coming!
DeleteGreat photo!
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