Aerial Vew of Town

Front:
Sitka, Alaska

Back:
the Continental card Published for C.P. Johnston Company, Seattle, Wash. 98109 SITKA, ALASKA. Located on the west side of Baranof Island. Sitka was the Russian capital of Alaska and fur trading center before Alaska was purchased by the United States in 1867. Commercial fishing and the lumber industry are the basis for Sitka's economy today. B9366-Color Photo: Alaska Division of Tourism Mike Roberts Color Productions Emeryville, CA 94608 an, 10.81