Return to: The Floating Clinics: M/V Health and M/S Hygiene - In post-World War II Alaska, the battle against tuberculosis was the territory's major health issue, especially among Alaska Natives.
The M/V Health is docked at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska
AMRC-b94-11-4 The M/V Health is docked at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska in this circa 1950 photo. A Coast Guard vessel and buoy tender Clover also are visible. Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Library and Archives.