File:Revenue Cutter service in Bering Sea, from deck of SS DORA, 1911 (THWAITES 119).jpeg

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English: Revenue Cutter service in Bering Sea, from deck of S.S. DORA, 1911   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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John E. Thwaites  (1863–1940)  wikidata:Q46211791
 
Alternative names
John Edward Thwaites
Description American postal worker and photographer
– was employed in Alaska by the US federal government as a postal clerk for the Railway Mail Service during the early part of the 20th century, and he traveled the route from Valdez to Unalaska onboard a wood hulled mailboat delivering mail to the coastal communities; he was also an amateur photographer.
Date of birth/death 1863 Edit this at Wikidata 1940 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Eastwood, Ontario, Canada Mercer Island
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creator QS:P170,Q46211791
Title
English: Revenue Cutter service in Bering Sea, from deck of S.S. DORA, 1911
Description
English: Caption on image: Revenue Cutter service, in Bering Sea, photo from deck of mail steamer, Dora. Copyright 1911 by Thwaites, J.E. PH Coll 247.186
The Revenue Cutter Service, designated as the Revenue-Marine Division from early 1871 until mid-1894, was created by a law passed in 1790 which authorized the construction and equipment of cutters to enforce the payment of customs charges and tonnage duties on vessels. The authority of the service was later extended to include aid to vessels in distress, removal of wrecks, and other obstructions to sea navigation, and the enforcement of immigration and neutrality laws. The Revenue Cutter Service in Alaska began soon after 1867. The activities of the Service in Alaska included: enforcing the regulations concerning the killing of fur seals and sea otters; regulation of traffic in firearms, ammunition, and liquor (until 1884); protection of salmon spawning grounds and their access rivers; protection (jointly with the Navy) of Alaskan fishing grounds from alien encroachment; and protection of Alaskan game. In 1915 the Revenue Cutter Service was merged with the Treasury Department's Lifesaving Services to form the Coast Guard.
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Government vessels--Alaska; Ships--Alaska; Bering Sea
  • Subjects (LCSH): Revenue cutters--Bering Sea; Revenue cutters--Alaska
Depicted place Alaska
Date 1911
date QS:P571,+1911-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Accession number
119
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English: John E. Thwaites Photographs of Alaska
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