Historic Blockhouse Building
Photo of A.L. Alexander and D.C. Smith holding an old cross found standing on the island by the first white settler in 1851 it is believed to have been erected by Russian priests.
Back of photo: "The other story is that father Blanchet erected it while preaching to the Indigenous Peoples in 1848. As of 2011 it has been down sized and placed behind glass by the blockhouse.
Alexander and Smith stand on either side of the cross in front of the Blockhouse.
Made/Created
Date made
Apr 23, 2013
Notes
Early Date: 1851
Medium: Photographic Paper
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Alexander, Abram Lansdale
Person or Organization
Smith, D.C.
Person or Organization
Blanchet, Father
Related Publications
Notes
Related:
Record Group 6
Military Records
Blockhouses
Related:
Family Files
Alexander
Crockett
Ebey
