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William Case postcard collection, 1900-1908
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Case, W. H. (William Howard), 1868-1920
- Title
- William Case postcard collection
- Dates
- 1900-1908 (inclusive)19001908
- Quantity
- 25 postcards (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- PH1126
- Summary
- Postcards published by W.H. Case made from photographs created by Case and by Case & Draper
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
The W.H. Case and H.H. Draper photography studios opened in 1898, in a small tent in Skagway, Alaska. The partners later moved their business to a two-story building on Broadway near 4th Avenue, where they also sold curios, photographic supplies, Alaska Native handicrafts and game specimens. By 1907, the partnership between Case and Draper had been mutually dissolved; Draper kept the Skagway shop while Case opened a new store in Juneau, Alaska.
William Howard Case was born April 19, 1868, in Marshalltown, Iowa, and lived most of his life in South Dakota and Oregon. He went to the Klondike during the 1898 Gold Rush and secured several claims in Atlin, before establishing his business in Skagway. Case moved to Juneau in 1907, where he operated the Case photo studios. He had three children; Howard, Alice and Madge (Madge married Hugh Wade, Secretary of the Territory of Alaska from 1959-1966). Case was active in the Juneau community as a Mason and Shriner. He died there suddenly on July 16, 1920. His studio was reopened after his death by E. C. Adams. [text taken from Case & Draper finding aid PCA39 in the Alaska State Library]
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Printed postcards published by W.H. Case made from photographs created by Case and by Case & Draper including shipsPeterson,Pacificand steamerHumboldt, totem poles in Wrangell and Ketchikan, salmon in the river, scenes of Juneau, Wrangell, and Ketchikan, and Tlingit natives
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Tlingit IndiansReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
1 | 1 |
Postcard portrait of Tlingit Indian woman Caption on postcard: The Chilkat Klootch.
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circa 1907 |
1 | 2 |
Postcard portrait of three elder Tlingit Indian men Caption on postcard: Three Brothers, Old head-Men of the Kak-Von-Tons. Ka-Sh-Ak (Monkey man), Skan-Doo (Medicine Man), Ind-A-Yanek (Indian Guide).
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circa 1907 |
1 | 3 |
Two large canoes filled with men (probably Tlingit Indian) Caption on postcard: Native Canoe Race.
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undated |
1 | 4 |
Four people posing around Tlingit totem pole in Ketchikan, Alaska Caption on postcard: Totem pole of Thlinket [sic] Chief Kian in Ketchikan, Alaska.
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undated |
1 | 5 |
Tlingit Chief Shake's house and totem in Wrangell, Alaska Caption on postcard: Old Chief Shake's White Man's House and Totem, Wrangell, Alaska.
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undated |
Boats and water scenesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
1 | 6 | undated | |
1 | 7 |
SteamerCity of Seattle Caption on postcard: P.C. Co. steamerCity of Seattle.
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undated |
1 | 8 |
SteamerHumboldt Caption on postcard: Steamer "Humboldt," Seattle and Southeastern Alaska ports.
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undated |
1 | 9 | undated | |
1 | 10 | undated | |
1 | 11 | undated | |
1 | 12 |
Icebergs in Gastineau Channel Caption on postcard: Icebergs, Castineaux [sic] Channel, from Juneau Alaska.
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undated |
Alaskan eagles and salmonReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
1 | 13 | circa 1900 | |
1 | 14 | circa 1909 | |
1 | 15 | undated |
Alaska localitiesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
1 | 16 | July 4, 1907 | |
1 | 17 | 1889 | |
1 | 18 | circa 1908 | |
1 | 19 | October 5, 1905 | |
1 | 20 | undated | |
1 | 21 | undated | |
1 | 22 | circa 1908 | |
1 | 23 | 1908 | |
1 | 24a | undated | |
1 | 24b |
Rev. Wm. Duncan, founder in front of the Native Mission in Metlakatla, Alaska Hand-colored version of 24a.
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undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Case, W. H. (William Howard), 1868-1920--Postcards