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1932: New hospital on Unalaska serves Unangan (Aleut)

The Office of Indian Affairs opens a hospital on Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands chain. The hospital primarily serves the Unangan (Aleut).

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View of Iliuliuk Bay with Unalaska village directly below, Unalaska, Alaska, 1939

Courtesy Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Unangan hospital and white employees barracks, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 1939–1959

Courtesy Alaska State Library Photograph Collection