The United States cableship Dellwood was engaged in laying cable and cable repair. This image was taken during one of its cable laying runs from its home port in Seattle to Trocadero Bay, Alaska in May 1924. Many of the seamen depicted working on the ship are Filipino-American.
<p>Printed on verso: 99. Trocadero Bay, Alaska. May 24th, 1924. Work boat, U.S. Cableship Dellwood, with cable crew working on shore-end of Ketchikan-Seward cable
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<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Cable ships--Alaska--Trocadero Bay; Cables--Alaska--Trocadero Bay; Rowboats--Alaska--Trocadero Bay</li></ul>
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