Caption on image: Unga, Alaska  PH Coll 247.221<br>Unga lies on the southeast coast of Unga Island, in the Shumagin Islands of the Aleutian Chain. It was an Aleut village first reported as "Delarov" in 1833, with a population of 116, and then as "Ougnagok" in 1836. The "Ounga" post office was established in 1888, and changed its name to Unga in 1894. The post office closed in 1958. Unga is no longer occupied year-round.
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Squaw Harbor (Alaska); Unga Island(Alaska); Piers &amp; wharves--Alaska--Squaw Harbor; Men--Alaska--Squaw Harbor; Women--Alaska--Squaw Harbor</li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46211791" class="extiw" title="d:Q46211791"><span title="clerk for the US Railway Mail Service in Alaska">John E. Thwaites</span></a>
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circa 1912 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1912-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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