William Case postcard collection

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: 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: 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.
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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

Processing Note

Processed by Susan Fitch; processing completed in 2014.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Tlingit IndiansReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	1	Postcard portrait of Tlingit Indian woman Caption on postcard: The Chilkat Klootch.	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).	circa 1907
1	3	Two large canoes filled with men (probably Tlingit Indian) Caption on postcard: Native Canoe Race.	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.	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.	undated

Boats and water scenesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	6	Gas cruiserTakunear Ketchikan, Alaska	undated
1	7	SteamerCity of Seattle Caption on postcard: P.C. Co. steamerCity of Seattle.	undated
1	8	SteamerHumboldt Caption on postcard: Steamer "Humboldt," Seattle and Southeastern Alaska ports.	undated
1	9	Government boatPeterson,at Fort William. H. Seward in Haines, Alaska	undated
1	10	Gas BoatPacific, Juneau, Alaska	undated
1	11	Wrangell Narrows, Alaska	undated
1	12	Icebergs in Gastineau Channel Caption on postcard: Icebergs, Castineaux [sic] Channel, from Juneau Alaska.	undated

Alaskan eagles and salmonReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	13	Three young eagles in nest, near Juneau Alaska	circa 1900
1	14	King salmon going upstream to spawning grounds	circa 1909
1	15	Run of salmon on Ketchikan Creek, Ketchikan, Alaska	undated

Alaska localitiesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	16	Douglas Island Miners Union Number 109 Western Federation of Miners July 4th Parade, Juneau, Alaska	July 4, 1907
1	17	Log cabin church in Juneau, Alaska	1889
1	18	Bird's-eye view of Wrangell, Alaska	circa 1908
1	19	Men and merchandise on Front Street in Ketchikan, Alaska	October 5, 1905
1	20	Exterior of Stedman Hotel in Ketchikan, Alaska	undated
1	21	Men crossing Ketchikan Creek on logs, Alaska	undated
1	22	Water wheel on Ketchikan Creek, Alaska	circa 1908
1	23	View from harbor of cannery at Petersburg, Alaska	1908
1	24a	Rev. Wm. Duncan, founder in front of the Native Mission in Metlakatla, Alaska	undated
1	24b	Rev. Wm. Duncan, founder in front of the Native Mission in Metlakatla, Alaska Hand-colored version of 24a.	undated

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