Northland (1932) -- Discussion: Questions, Comments and Coordination

[Randi]

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[Randi]

Saturday, February 13

8:10 Valentine E. Thorton CRM (a) and Carl Wink EM 1c, left the vessel to report to the Officer-in-Charge, U.S. Navy Sound Motion Picture Technician School, San Diego

San Diego, so it's almost Hollywood.

Their course finished and they came back onboard March 28.
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 17_105.jpg

More complicated than you might think: Naval Training Bulletin: 1949 -- Motion Picture Operators School

Also http://www.quarterdeck.org/book/1930s.htm

The Northland must have had some sort of movie projector on board in 1929. There are a couple of mentions in the log of exchanging movies with other ships and picking up movies at Nome.

File this under OUCH!!!!

29 February

1:05 Joseph J. McKennon (107-087) Cox was accidentally injured when he unsuspectingly pulled the hatch cover, of the forward hold, which was not properly secured upon his hands. Bones in both hands were broken, a dislocated thumb, and shock were the extent of his injuries as could be ascertained aboard ship. 2:30 Joseph J. McKennon (107-087) Cox departed for U.S. Marine Hospital #19, San Francisco, Calif. for inpatient treatment.

With hands like those, I suspect he was impatient to become an inpatient.

April 6

Joseph V. McKinnon (107-087) Cox, reported on board for duty, having been discharged from U.S.P.H. Hospital No 19.

And, on May 3, he re-enlisted for two more years!

Good medical benefits

9 July, 1932

How to travel light in the north:

Station boat left with one bag of mail for Nome postoffice and the personal luggage of Mrs. A. W. Tolonen, Gov. Nurse, consisting of: two suit cases, one sleeping bag, one burlap bag, one camera and one small cardboard box.

12 July

Boarded American motor yacht "Stranger" of Los Angeles, calling various ports in Bering Sea making collections for San Diego Zoo. Owner B.G. Strawser, Masters F. E. Lewis and W. J. Seaholme.

19 July

I was rather interested in this note in the logs. "Why," I wondered, "would someone take movie equipment to Teller-" After all, the population was only 229 in 2010. However, in the early parts of the 1900s it was 5,000 because of a nearby mine. Such is the story of booms and busts in the North.

On this date boarded the Amer. Oil Screw schooner, NANUK of New York; Master, Carl M. Hansen; cargo, moving picture equipment; bound for Teller, Alaska.

This made me think of the Dawson Film Find. It was too expensive to send the films shown in Dawson City in the Yukon back south, so the films were kept in Dawson. Eventually they were buried in a pool, covered in wood and an ice rink was laid on top of them. They were discovered in 1978. There were over 500,000 feet of nitrate film in 533 films dating from 1903-1929 when they were buried. Films after that were stored in the hockey complex. When they caught fire, the complex was destroyed, but the buried films were protected by being buried.

Another article is here.

A movie was made about this discovery. Here's the 2 minute trailer. Here's a 24 minute documentary about the making of the movie.

Several good reasons for not sailing in the Bering Sea at the end of October:

Wednesday, 26 October.

Hurricane Force winds 9 to 10 AM. Sea State 8

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Saturday, 29 October

8 AM to Meridian

Wind Force 10-11, Sea State 7

Frank Malone, destitue passenger, injured by seas washing him against railing.

Herewith the Douglas Sea Scale
State of the sea (wind sea)

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Degree 	Height (m) 	Height (ft) 	Description
0 	no wave 	 	 	Calm (Glassy)
1 	0–0.10 	 	0.00–0.33 	Calm (rippled)
2 	0.10–0.50 	0.33–1.64 	Smooth
3 	0.50–1.25 	1.6–4.1 	Slight
4 	1.25–2.50 	4.1–8.2 	Moderate
5 	2.50–4.00 	8.2–13.1 	Rough
6 	4.00–6.00 	13.1–19.7 	Very rough
7 	6.00–9.00 	19.7–29.5 	High
8 	9.00–14.00 	29.5–45.9 	Very high
9 	14.00+ 	 	45.9+  		Phenomenal

[Randi]

At long last, the voyage for 1932 is done. You can see it here.

On to 1929.