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Howard Clifford Photographs, Approximately 1930-1969
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Clifford, Howard
- Title
- Howard Clifford Photographs
- Dates
- Approximately 1930-1969 (inclusive)19301969
- Quantity
- Approximately 612 photographic prints and 450 film negatives (6 boxes) ; sizes vary
- Collection Number
- PH1178
- Summary
- Photographs and negatives made by Howard Clifford during his time as a photographer and reporter for the Tacoma News Tribune (1930s-1960s) and as an advertising and public relations director for Pacific Northern/Western Airlines (1950s-1960s)
- 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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Selected images can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Walter Howard Clifford (1912-2009) was born in Wisconsin, attended Tacoma, Washington's Stadium High School, and graduated from the College of Puget Sound (now University of Puget Sound) in 1934. Clifford worked for the Tacoma Ledger , later named the Tacoma News Tribune , from the mid-1930s to the 1950s as a reporter and photographer. A notable achievement attributed to Clifford during this time is the distinction of being one of the last men off of the old Tacoma Narrows Bridge (“Galloping Gertie”) before it collapsed in 1940. In the 1950s until at least the late 1960s Clifford served as a director of advertising and public relations for Pacific Northern Airlines in Seattle (and Western Airlines after the two carriers merged in 1967). In addition to other pursuits including aviation, ski instruction, and sports-commentating, Clifford also authored many books on the subject of Alaska.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains photographs and negatives made by Howard Clifford during his time as a photographer and reporter for the Tacoma News Tribune (1930s-1960s) and as an advertising and public relations director for Pacific Northern/Western Airlines (1950s-1960s). Images in the Tacoma, Washington series document such things as construction projects, notable events, prominent individuals and groups, as well as places including churches and hospitals, downtown street scenes, parks, and the Port of Tacoma. Also included in the Tacoma series is World War II-related subject matter including air raids, defense workers, USO activities, salvage and rationing efforts, women in the workforce, military events, and the forcible removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps. Images in the series on Alaska document indigenous peoples, cities and towns, glaciers, totem poles, and the tourism and recreation industry. Images in the Pacific Northern Airlines and Western Airlines series document aircraft and facilities and also include travel posters and publicity photos. Both the Alaska and Pacific Northern Airlines and Western Airlines series also include images made by other photographers including a significant number by Frank H. Whaley, for which a separate series has been created.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
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Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Tacoma, Washington and VicinityReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Construction |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 1-3 | Between 1935 and 1945? | |
1/1 | 4 | Between 1935 and 1950? | |
1/1 | 5 | Between 1935 and 1950? | |
Power Project |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 6 | Between 1935 and 1950? | |
1/1 | 7 | Between 1935 and 1950? | |
1/1 | 8 | Between 1935 and 1950? | |
1/1 | 9-11 | Between 1935 and 1950? | |
1/1 | 12-13 | Between 1935 and 1950? | |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 14 | March 2, 1953 | |
1/1 | 15 | March 2, 1953 | |
1/1 | 16 | March 2, 1953 | |
1/1 | 17 | March 2, 1953 | |
Events |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/2 | 18-19 | 1935? | |
1/2 | 20 | Between 1935 and 1950? | |
1/2 | 21-22 | Between 1935 and 1950? | |
Airplane Crash near Alder, Washington |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/2 | 23 | March 18, 1939 | |
1/2 | 24 | March 18, 1939 | |
1/2 | 25 | March 18, 1939 | |
1/2 | 26 | March 18, 1939 | |
1/2 | 27 | March 18, 1939 | |
1/2 | 28 | March 18, 1939 | |
Launching and Departure of the Ark sea vessel Paul Satco moved the frame of the sea vessel later christened
the Ark with his family cross-country from
Virginia to Tacoma in 1939 to complete construction of the vessel for a trip to
Alaska. The boat, also known as the Ark of Juneau,
was first launched in November of 1939 and the family departed for Alaska in
April 1940. Its final departure was attended by a crowd of 20,000 spectators.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/2 | 29 | November 6, 1939 | |
1/2 | 30 | Between November 1939 and April 1940? | |
1/2 | 31 | Between November 1939 and April 1940? | |
1/2 | 32 | Between November 1939 and April 1940? | |
1/2 | 33-34 | April 21, 1940 | |
1/2 | 35 | April 21, 1940 | |
1/2 | 36 | April 21, 1940 | |
1/2 | 37 | April 21, 1940 | |
1/2 | 38 | April 21, 1940 | |
1/2 | 39-40 | April 21, 1940 | |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 41-43 | May 7, 1943? | |
1/3 | 44 | August 8, 1947 | |
1/3 | 45 | Between 1950 and 1960? | |
1/3 | 46 | Between 1950 and 1960? | |
1/3 | 47 | Between 1950 and 1960? | |
1/3 | 48 | 1953 | |
1/3 | 49-54 | October 19, 1954 | |
1/3 | 55 | October 19, 1954 | |
Floods |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 56 | 1955 | |
1/3 | 57 | 1955 | |
1/3 | 58-59 | 1955 | |
1/3 | 60 | Between 1935 and 1950? | |
1/3 | 61 | Between 1935 and 1950? | |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 62 | May 25, 1958? | |
People |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 63 | Between 1930 and 1940? | |
Mayor Clarence Valdo Fawcett |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 64-65 | Between 1946 and 1950? | |
1/4 | 66 | Between 1946 and 1950? | |
1/4 | 67 | Between 1946 and 1950? | |
Mayor Harry P. Cain and First Lady Eleanor
Roosevelt |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 68 | December 13, 1941 | |
1/4 | 69 | December 13, 1941 | |
1/4 | 70 | December 13, 1941 | |
1/4 | 71 | December 13, 1941 | |
Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 72 |
Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame inductees
and others standing near dining table Frank Stojack is on far left, Cliff Olson third from left,
and John Heinrick third from right. Other individuals inducted that year (but
who cannot be identified in image) are Joe Salatino and Wally Scott.
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January 1959? |
1/4 | 73 | January 1959? | |
1/4 | 74 | January 1959? | |
1/4 | 75 | January 1959? | |
1/4 | 76 | January 1959? | |
Places |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/5 | 77 |
Aerial view of the smokestack at ASARCO (American
Smelting & Refining Company) smelter in Tacoma Photograph may have been made by Aero-Marine Photography.
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Between 1935 and 1950? |
1/5 | 78 | 1948? | |
1/5 | 79 | 1950? | |
1/5 | 80 | 1950? | |
Buildings |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/5 | 81 | Between 1935 and 1945? | |
1/5 | 82 | Between 1935 and 1944? | |
1/5 | 83 | Between 1930 and 1941? | |
Churches |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/6 | 84-85 | Between 1940 and 1950? | |
1/6 | 86-87 | Between 1940 and 1950? | |
1/6 | 88 |
Lutheran Memorial Church in Tacoma Published in the Tacoma News
Tribune with caption: Spiritual Refuges - Typical of the scores of
beautiful churches in Tacoma are the two shown here, St. Patrick's church at
the left and Lutheran Memorial church at the right. Even more in wartime than
during peace, citizens are turning to their churches for spiritual comfort and
strength, and the churches are fulfilling their mission and meeting the added
demands of the nation at war.
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April 21, 1942 |
1/6 | 89 | Between 1940 and 1950? | |
Saint Luke's Memorial Episcopal Church at 3615 North
Gove Street in Tacoma The original Saint Luke's Church was built at 6th Avenue and
Broadway in downtown Tacoma in 1883. After its congregation merged with another
church and the building fell into disrepair, it was sold and slated for
demolition in the early 1930s. After a vigorous protest movement and court case
brought by citizens of Tacoma, the church was instead dismantled stone by stone
and rebuilt in a new location at 3615 North Gove Street in Tacoma, previously
the site of the old Saint Mark's Episcopal Church (which was moved a short
distance away). The cornerstone was laid in 1936 and construction was completed
in 1947.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/6 | 90 | Between 1941 and 1947? | |
1/6 | 91 | Between 1941 and 1947? | |
1/6 | 92 |
Construction at half-way point on Saint Luke's
church building Published in the Tacoma News
Tribune with caption: A "progress" picture of the work at St. Luke's,
with the masonry above the floor level, the reconstruction being considered
more than half done.
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April 27, 1941 |
1/6 | 93 |
Reverend Arthur Bell holding stones at Saint
Luke's building site Published in the Tacoma News
Tribune with caption: Pictured on the steps of rapidly rising St. Luke's
church, at North 36th and Gove, is the Rev. Arthur Bell, with the rocks which
will decorate the completed sanctuary. Left to right, the stones are from:
Palestine, Washington, D.C., and London. Behind Mr. Bell can be seen the stones
which are lettered with an intricate code to fit into the niches they occupied
in the original building at 6th and Broadway.
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April 27, 1941 |
1/6 | 94 | Between 1941 and 1947? | |
1/6 | 95 | Between 1941 and 1947? | |
1/6 | 96-99 | Between 1941 and 1947? | |
1/6 | 100-101 | Between 1941 and 1947? | |
1/7 | 102 | Between 1941 and 1947? | |
1/7 | 103 | Between 1941 and 1947? | |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/7 | 104 |
Saint Patrick's Catholic Church located at 1001
North J Street in Tacoma with young girl riding bicycle in foreground
Published in the Tacoma News
Tribune with caption: Spiritual Refuges - Typical of the scores of
beautiful churches in Tacoma are the two shown here, St. Patrick's church at
the left and Lutheran Memorial church at the right. Even more in wartime than
during peace, citizens are turning to their churches for spiritual comfort and
strength, and the churches are fulfilling their mission and meeting the added
demands of the nation at war.
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April 21, 1942 |
1/7 | 105 | 1942? | |
1/7 | 106-107 | Between 1935 and 1945? | |
1/7 | 108 | Between 1935 and 1945? | |
1/7 | 109-110 |
Intact chapel building being moved down a rural
road This may be an Army chapel that was moved in 1947 from
Fort Lewis to 12301 Pacific Avenue and became the Parkland Evangelical Lutheran
Memorial Church.
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Between 1950 and 1960? |
1/7 | 111-112 | March 2, 1953 | |
Downtown Tacoma |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/8 | 113 | Between 1935 and 1945? | |
1/8 | 114-115 | Between 1935 and 1945? | |
1/8 | 116 | Between 1935 and 1945? | |
1/8 | 117 | Between 1935 and 1945? | |
1/8 | 118 | Between 1935 and 1945? | |
1/8 | 119-119a |
Street scene at the intersection of Saint Helens
Avenue, Broadway, and South 9th Street in Tacoma with John Hamrick's Music Box
Theatre advertising for Jack Benny's Rochester, Topper
Returns starring Roland Young and Joan Blondell, and
Scattergood Baines Both Topper Returns and
Scattergood Baines were released in early
1941.
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1941? |
1/8 | 120-121 | Between 1935 and 1955? | |
1/8 | 122 | Between 1935 and 1955? | |
1/8 | 123 | April 1959? | |
1/8 | 124-125 | April 1959? | |
1/8 | 126 | April 1959? | |
Hospitals |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/9 | 127 | Between 1935 and 1955? | |
1/9 | 128 | Between 1935 and 1955? | |
1/9 | 129 | Between 1935 and 1955? | |
KTNT-FM Radio Station The South Puget Sound area's first FM radio station, KTNT-FM
was owned by the Tacoma News Tribune.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/9 | 130 | October 26, 1948? | |
1/9 | 131 | October 26, 1948? | |
1/9 | 132-133 |
Warren Reed, announcer-engineer, standing at
microphone reading from paper in KTNT studio Published in Tacoma News
Tribune alongside story entitled "KTNT Interior Decoration Conveys
Feeling of Friendliness" with caption: Warren Reed, announcer-engineer, is
shown with one of the KTNT microphones in the main studio. Note that the upper
walls of the studio have alternating bands of perforated and solid insulating
tile to break up sound waves.
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October 26, 1948? |
1/9 | 134 |
Station Manager Len Higgins standing (left) next to
desk with other men looking at papers Others pictured may be left to right: Frank Baker,
publisher of the Tacoma News Tribune, George Russell, and J. E. Hogg
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October 26, 1948? |
1/9 | 135 | October 26, 1948? | |
1/9 | 136 | October 26, 1948? | |
1/9 | 137 |
Bob Boardway, announcer-engineer, sitting at the
controls in KTNT studio Reflection of the photographer (presumably Clifford) can be
seen in glass at left.
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October 26, 1948? |
1/9 | 138 | October 26, 1948? | |
1/9 | 139 |
Group of KTNT staff members in studio Pictured are Bob Boardway (far left bottom row) and Len
Higgins (far left standing back row). Max Bice may be pictured seated third
from left in bottom row.
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October 26, 1948? |
Parks |
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Point Defiance Park |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/10 | 140-142 | Between 1940 and 1960? | |
1/10 | 143 | Between 1940 and 1960? | |
Wright Park |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/10 | 144 | 1941 | |
1/10 | 145 | 1941 | |
1/10 | 146 | 1941 | |
1/10 | 147 | 1941 | |
1/10 | 148 | 1941 | |
1/10 | 149 | 1941 | |
Tacoma News Tribune |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/10 | 150 | Between 1935 and 1945? | |
1/10 | 151 | Between 1935 and 1945? | |
1/10 | 152 | Between 1935 and 1945? | |
Tacoma Railyard |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/11 | 153-158 | Between 1935 and 1955? | |
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/11 | 159-160 | Between 1930 and 1950? | |
1/11 | 161 | Between 1950 and 1960? | |
Port of Tacoma |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/11 | 162 | Between 1940 and 1950? | |
1/11 | 163 | 1945? | |
1/11 | 164 | 1945? | |
1/11 | 165 | 1945? | |
1/11 | 166 | 1945? | |
1/11 | 167 | Between 1940 and 1950? | |
World War II |
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Air Raid Wardens |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/12 | 168 | 1942 | |
1/12 | 169 | 1942? | |
Defense Workers |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/12 | 170-174 | Between 1942 and 1943? | |
Defense Worker Housing |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/12 | 175 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 176 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 177 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 178 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 179-182 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 183 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 184 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 185 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 186 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 187-190 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 191 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 192 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 193 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 194 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 195 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/12 | 196 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
Military |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/13 | 197-198 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
Army Maneuvers and Mock Exercises |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/13 | 199 | October 21, 1941 | |
1/13 | 200 | October 21, 1941 | |
1/13 | 201 | October 21, 1941 | |
1/13 | 202 | October 21, 1941 | |
1/13 | 203 | October 21, 1941 | |
1/13 | 204 | October 21, 1941 | |
1/13 | 205-209 | October 21, 1941 | |
1/13 | 210-215 | October 21, 1941 | |
1/13 | 216 | October 21, 1941 | |
1/13 | 217-219 |
Soldiers driving Willys MB Army jeeps up and down
embankments Written on verso: Army blitz buggies - Jeeps
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Between 1941 and 1945? |
1/13 | 220 | Between 1941 and 1945? | |
1/13 | 221-223 | Between 1941 and 1945? | |
1/13 | 224 | Between 1941 and 1945? | |
1/13 | 225 | Between 1941 and 1945? | |
Army Parade |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/14 | 226 | October 30, 1941 | |
1/14 | 227 | October 30, 1941 | |
1/14 | 228 | October 30, 1941 | |
1/14 | 229 | October 30, 1941 | |
1/14 | 230-231 | October 30, 1941 | |
1/14 | 232 |
Military officers and government officials
standing on stage at parade with others seated nearby Left to Right: Admiral C.S.Freeman, Mayor Harry P. Cain,
Governor Arthur B. Langlie, and Major General John C. Lucas
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October 30, 1941 |
General Mark Wayne Clark |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/14 | 233 | Between 1941 and 1943? | |
1/14 | 234 | Between 1941 and 1943? | |
1/14 | 235 | Between 1941 and 1943? | |
1/14 | 236 | Between 1941 and 1943? | |
USS
Ticonderoga |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/14 | 237 | October 28, 1945? | |
1/14 | 238-239 | October 28, 1945? | |
Rationing |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/14 | 240 | November 19, 1942 | |
1/14 | 241 | November 19, 1942? | |
1/14 | 242-243 | November 19, 1942? | |
1/14 | 244 | 1942 | |
1/14 | 245 |
Pierce County Clerk and several women volunteers
working in a room filled with stacks of printed booklets and forms to be
distributed for sugar rationing Published in the Tacoma News
Tribune with caption: Sugar Rationing Supplies - Just a portion of the
four tons of printed material necessary for rationing of sugar in Pierce county
is shown above along with some of the volunteer helpers who assisted County
Clerk A.L. Scott with the distribution of the various booklets and forms. Left
to right in the picture are: Mrs. Murrel Novotney, Mrs. H.L. Malcolm, Mrs.
George B. Nelson, County Clerk Scott and Mrs. H.G. Watson.
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April 21, 1942? |
Relocation of Japanese Americans In February 1942 President Franklin Roosevelt issued
Executive Order 9066, which directed all persons of Japanese ancestry,
including United States citizens, to be relocated outside of designated
military areas. Entire families were removed to temporary "assembly centers" to
await departure to permanent internment camps for the duration of the war.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/15 | 246 | May 14, 1942 | |
Japanese Americans Departing Union Station in Tacoma
for Pinedale Assembly Center, California The following items were published in the
Tacoma News Tribune on April 21, 1942 with
caption: Cheerful Exit - More than 400 Tacoma Japanese laughed and joked Monday
afternoon as they boarded a train at the Union depot for an evacuation camp in
California. Three of the younger generation who leaned from a passenger coach
window to jolly many friends that came to see them off, are shown in the upper
left, Mrs. Ted, Yaeko and Yoshi Nakamura. At the upper right a soldier, Private
George Cohan, helps stow baggage in the coach racks while one of the evacuees
goes on with the family duties and feeds the baby. Below, at the left, are
shown the bride and groom of the group, Mr. and Mrs. Shigeo Wakamatsu, who had
taken each other for better or wores [sic] at the First Baptist church at noon.
Shigeo was camera shy, but his bride, besides being attractive, had fine
raiment to display. At the lower right soldiers are shown helping the Japanese
on board and checking them off on prepared lists. Each passenger coach had its
assigned passengers and when they were all checked off the party was ready to
pull out for California, where the group will live for a time near Fresno.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/15 | 247 |
Three young smiling Japanese American women lean
out the window of a train car Pictured left to right: Mrs. Ted Nakamura, Yaeko Nakamura,
and Yoshi Nakamura
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May 18, 1942 |
1/15 | 248 | May 18, 1942 | |
1/15 | 249 |
Shigeo Wakamatsu and new bride Fumigo Neshiaka,
who were married at First Baptist Church earlier in the day, smile at one
another as they sit in a train car After World War II, Shigeo Wakamatsu went on to serve as
an advocate for Japanese Americans and was instrumental in lobbying efforts
that resulted in federal legislation ordering restitution for detainees in
1988.
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May 18, 1942 |
1/15 | 250 | May 18, 1942 | |
Puyallup Assembly Center / Camp Harmony The Puyallup Assembly Center, also known as Camp Harmony,
housed Japanese Americans between April 28 and September 12, 1942 before being
sent to internment camps.
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/15 | 251-253 | Between March and April 1942? | |
1/15 | 254-255 | Between March and April 1942? | |
1/15 | 256 | Between April and May 1942? | |
1/15 | 257 | Between April and May 1942? | |
1/15 | 257A | Japanese-American men and women sitting at tables
eating a meal in a wooden building |
Between April and May 1942? |
1/15 | 258-259 | Between April and May 1942? | |
1/15 | 260 | Between April and May 1942? | |
1/15 | 261 | Between April and May 1942? | |
1/15 | 262 | Between April and May 1942? | |
1/15 | 263 | Between April and May 1942? | |
Scrap Rubber Drive |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/16 | 264 | June 15, 1942? | |
1/16 | 265 | Between June 15 and 30, 1942? | |
1/16 | 266 | Between June 15 and 30, 1942? | |
1/16 | 267 | Between June 15 and 30, 1942? | |
1/16 | 268 | Between June 15 and 30, 1942? | |
United Service Organizations (USO) |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/16 | 269 | February 1942? | |
1/16 | 270 | 1942 | |
Women in the Workforce |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/16 | 271 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/16 | 272 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/16 | 273 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/16 | 274 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/16 | 275-276 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/16 | 277 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/16 | 278 | Between 1942 and 1945? | |
1/16 | 279-282 | Between 1942 and 1945? |
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Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Animals |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/1 | 283 | Between 1950 and 1960? | |
2/1 | 284 |
Three brown bears near a body of water Fred Milkie (photographer)
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Between 1950 and 1960? |
Mendenhall Glacier |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/1 | 285 |
Aerial view of Juneau area with several glaciers and
other landscape features Labels indicate locations for Mendenhall Glacier,
Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier, Juneau Ice Field, Taku River and Inlet, Taku Lodge,
Taku Glacier, Lemon Creek Glacier, Turner Lake, Salmon Creek Dam, Juneau, and
Airport.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
2/1 | 286 |
Bus sightseers at Auke Lake at the base of Mendenhall
Glacier Handwritten on verso: In Tongass National Forest - Beautiful
Auke Lake with Mendenhall Glacier in background - location of famous Chapel by
the Lake. (The most photographed view in Alaska.)
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
2/1 | 287 |
Bus sightseers at the base of Mendenhall
Glacier Handwritten on verso: Majestic Mendenhall Glacier - The
World's largest, most rugged glacier accessible by road. Gray Line Daily Tours
from Juneau May 20 to Sept. 20 From accompanying material: Mendenhall Glacier, just a
stone's throw from the Juneau Airport, is one of the most accessible glaciers
in Alaska and one of the favorites as well as most photographed.From additional accompanying material: Most photographed
glacier in Alaska is the fabulous Mendenhall Glacier, only a short drive from
Juneau, Alaska's capital city. It is possible to drive almost to the very foot
of the glacier. A short walk takes visitor [sic] right next to this scenic
wonder where one can actually feel this mammoth ice formation.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
2/1 | 288 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
2/1 | 289 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
2/1 | 290-291 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
2/1 | 292 |
Two men walking down steps of visitor's center at
Mendenhall Glacier (Clifford 207) From accompanying material: Vista House, Mendenhall
Glacier
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
2/1 | 293 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
2/1 | 294 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
2/1 | 295 | June 1959 | |
2/1 | 296 |
Two men on rock above water at edge of Mendenhall
Glacier Bob and Ira Spring (photographer)
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
2/1 | 297 | June 1959 | |
2/1 | 298 | June 1959 | |
2/1 | 299 | June 1959? | |
2/1 | 300 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
2/1 | 301 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
Tlingit Indians |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/2 | 302 |
Chilkat Tlingit dancers performing on stage in Haines,
Alaska Dave Hagyard (photographer)
Printed on photo: Chilkat Indians perform traditional dances
at the tribal house in Port Chilkoot at Haines. Guests enjoy a potlatch style
salmon dinner before watching the colorful dance show. All Exploration Cruise
ships call at Haines during their seven night Alaska Cruises.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/2 | 303-305 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/2 | 306 |
Two Chilkat Tlingit men and one Chilkat Tlingit woman
dancer stand smiling From attached material: Festive robes and ornate headdresses
identify the famed Chilkat Dancers of Haines, Alaska. A hand-hewn tribal house,
complete with totem poles, provides the setting for a long-to-be-remembered
program of authentic Indian dances. Visitors may reach this Southeastern Alaska
community by road, air, or convenient auto-ferry service.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/2 | 307 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/2 | 308-309 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/2 | 310 |
Woman holding a large Tlingit "shaman" wooden
figurine Handwritten on verso: Pam Hayden.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/2 | 311 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/2 | 312 | Between 1960 and 1965 | |
2/2 | 313 |
Woman looking at display of Tlingit and Haida masks
and rattles at the Alaska Museum at Juneau (Clifford 217) From attached material: Tlingit and Haida ceremonial masks and
rattles on display at the Alaska Museum at Juneau. One of the finest
collections of Alaskan Indian artifacts in the world is on display here.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
Places |
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Anchorage |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/3 | 314 |
Aerial view of downtown Anchorage (Clifford 100)
From attached material: Aerial view of downtown Anchorage
- post earthquake.
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Between 1965 and 1970? |
2/3 | 315 |
Street scene on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage
(Clifford 101) Signs are visible for Anchorage Grill and Restaurant,
North Pole Bakery, Koslosky's, Paris Dry Cleaning, and A. Niemi Hardware.
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1932 |
2/3 | 316 |
Street scenes on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage
(Clifford 102) From attached material: Anchorage, a modern city of 60,000
persons, boasts of many tourist attractions and each year hosts thousands of
visitors from all over the globe. Anchorage is the travel hub of Alaska and the
"air crossroads" of the world. Pictured above is Fourth Avenue, the city's main
thoroughfare.
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1956 |
2/3 | 317 | 1958? | |
2/3 | 318 |
Street scene on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage
(Clifford 103) From accompanying material: Anchorage today is a modern
city, boasting of paved streets, sky-scraper apartment buildings, two daily
newspapers, two TV stations, and all the modern facilities of any comparable
city in the states. Its 60,000 or more population is proud of the "All American
City" rating it received in 1956. Pictured above is Fourth Avenue, still the
City's main thoroughfare.
|
1958 |
2/3 | 319 | Between 1955 and 1960? | |
2/3 | 320-321 |
Captain Cook Hotel and parking lot (Clifford
104-104A) From accompanying material (Clifford 104): Alaska's newest
hotel is the Captain Cook, located on 4th avenue in Anchorage. The facility is
one of the most modern in western America. PNA Photo.From attached material (Clifford 104A): Captain Cook Hotel,
Anchorage, Alaska, built immediately following 1964 earthquake.
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1965? |
2/3 | 322 | Between 1960 and 1970? | |
2/3 | 323 |
Log cabin next to apartment building in downtown
Anchorage (Clifford 105) From accompanying material: City of Contrasts: Anchorage is
a city of contrasts with 14-story concrete apartment buildings next door to
pioneer log cabins as seen in this photo taken on Fourth Avenue, Anchorage's
main street.
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Between 1960 and 1970? |
2/3 | 324-325 | Between 1965 and 1970? | |
2/3 | 326 |
Woman standing outside entrance of Anchorage Fine
Arts Museum (Clifford 123) From accompanying material: One of the prime attractions
in Anchorage, Alaska is the Historical and Fine Arts Museum, housed in an
attractive structure just a couple of blocks from the center of the city. The
Museum houses some of the finest examples of Alaskan Native Art to be found
anywhere.
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Between 1965 and 1970? |
2/3 | 327 | Woman walking toward entrance of Anchorage Fine Arts
Museum |
Between 1965 and 1970? |
Cordova |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/4 | 328-329 | Between 1955 and 1960? | |
Fairbanks |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/4 | 330 |
Aerial view of downtown Fairbanks (Clifford
150) From attached material: Aerial view of downtown Fairbanks
with Chena River winding through center of town.
|
1965? |
2/4 | 331 | 1965? | |
2/4 | 332 |
Looking west down Second Avenue between Lacey and
Cushman Streets in downtown Fairbanks (Clifford 152) From attached material: Fairbanks, Alaska, the largest city
in the interior of the 49th State is the home of the University of Alaska,
America's furthest north university. Fairbanks is the center of gold mining in
the 49th State, with hydraulic placer mining replacing the early day pans and
rockers, which were followed by the gigantic dredges.
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Between 1954 and 1960? |
2/4 | 333 | May 16, 1957 | |
2/4 | 334 |
Heavy equipment operating at the Ester Creek
hydraulic mining operation near Fairbanks (Clifford 156) From attached material: Hydraulic placer mining in the Ester
gold fields near Fairbanks is fast replacing the old dredges which in turn
replaced the early day panning and rocker boxes. This operation using high
pressure water to wash down the gold bearing earth also makes good use of a
bulldozer and clam-shell shovel in the successful recovery of gold.
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Between 1960 and 1970? |
Hydaburg |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/5 | 335 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
Juneau |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/5 | 336 | Aerial view of Juneau Bob and Ira Spring Photographers, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
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May 16, 1957 |
2/5 | 337-339 |
Aerial view of Juneau (Clifford 200, 202,
203) From accompanying material (Clifford 200): Juneau - The most
scenic capital city on the North American continent. Here, the busy world of
commerce and the exciting wonders of a vacation in Alaska are wedded in one
bustling city. Busy Gastineau Channel is Juneau's door to the world of commerce
and is a major port for Alaska's important commercial fishing industry.
Directly behind the city are majestic snow-capped peaks of incomparable beauty;
nearby, the rugged grandeur of Mendenhall Glacier beckons thousands of tourists
every year. The Alaska Historical Library and Museum houses the most complete
Eskimo collection in the United States. A "must" on every tour is the palatial
Governor's Mansion, the Old Witch Totem, Historical Gold Creek and a motor trip
along the Glacier Highway.From accompanying material (Clifford 202): Juneau From the
Air -- Alaska's capital is located at the foot of two towering mountains -
Mount Juneau and Mount Roberts. Juneau, a city of 8,000, is the scene of early
day gold discoveries in Alaska and became the territorial capital in 1900.
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Between 1955 and 1960? |
2/5 | 340 | Between 1955 and 1960? | |
2/5 | 341 |
State Building in Juneau (Clifford Juneau
204A) From accompanying material: Various state offices are
housed in this building in Juneau. It is one of the capital group in that
city.
|
August 1956 |
2/5 | 342 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/5 | 343 |
Governor's mansion at the state capitol in Juneau
(Clifford 206) From accompanying material: Alaska White House: Located high
atop a hill overlooking the City of Juneau, Alaska's capital, is the
picturesque Governor's mansion pictured above. Many historic mementos are in
the mansion which was built in 1912 and was first occupied by the Territorial
Governor Jan. 1, 1913. From accompanying material: One of the highlights of any
trip to Alaska is a stop in Juneau, the State's Capital City, and a visit to
the Governor's mansion, pictured above. The State "White House" is located on a
hill overlooking most of the city. Juneau is a modern but colorful city steeped
in the history that made Alaska. It is located 900 miles north of Seattle and
is one of the stops on Pacific Northern Airlines famed "Inside Passage" trip to
the State.
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Between 1960 and 1970? |
2/5 | 344 |
Man and woman walking away from Shrine of Saint
Thérèse (Clifford 219) From attached material: Located on a small island near
Juneau is the Shrine of St. Thérèse erected in 1938. It is the northernmost
Catholic Shrine on the American continent.
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Between 1955 and 1965? |
2/5 | 345 | Between 1955 and 1965? | |
2/5 | 346 | June 1959 | |
Ketchikan |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/6 | 347 | Between 1960 and 1970? | |
2/6 | 348 |
Aerial view of Ketchikan and Tongass Narrows
(Clifford 350) From accompanying material: Timber and fishing provide the
economy of Ketchikan. Most of the southeastern portion of the state is
incorporated in Tongass National Forest and, under the supervision of the U.S.
Forestry Department the dense crop of trees is harvested for pulp and
lumber.From additional accompanying material: Ketchikan - Salmon
Capital of the World. One of the famous Inside Passage lies Ketchikan -
Alaska's thriving salmon capital and timber center. Also known as Alaska's
"First City" and a nationally recognized "All American City" Ketchikan is
colorfully located in a setting of magnificent natural beauty, overlooking
Tongass Narrows. A huge fleet of 2,500 fishing vessels of almost every type are
based in Ketchikan bringing rich harvests of salmon, cod and halibut to the
city's large canneries and cold storage facilities. As an important lumbering
area, Ketchikan ranks high with lumber mills and $55 million pulp mill
operation backed up by over 45 logging camps in the area, producing cedar,
spruce, and cellulose pulp products for the nation's market. For the visitor to
Alaska the city offers almost unlimited attractions of which the annual King
Salmon Derby has become the largest of its kind. One can see fascinating totem
poles at Totem Bight, the City Park, and Saxman Indian Village. There are
scenic drives on either side of town.
|
1965? |
2/6 | 349 |
Aerial view of downtown Ketchikan (Clifford
350A) From attached material: Pulp and salmon canning capital of
Alaska, Ketchikan is located on scenic Tongass Narrows which separates it from
nearby Annette Island. Ketchikan is Alaska's first city and a favorite stop for
tourists visiting the 49th State.
|
1966 |
2/6 | 350-351 |
Aerial view of town of Metlakatla on Annette Island
(Clifford 351-351A) From attached material (Clifford 351): Metlakatla, Alaska,
located on Annette Island, is a modern day Indian community with large church,
modern schools, cannery, lumber mill, and other present day features. The
community is the only town on the island which serves as the airfield for
nearby Ketchikan.From accompanying material (Clifford 351-A): Metlakatla -- A
thriving community of 800 persons, the town of Metlakatla was founded in 1887
by an Episcopal missionary, Father Duncan, and a group of Tshimshian [sic]
Indians. Located here are a lumber mill, and a large cannery operated by the
community, as is the fishing fleet. The business area and part of the
residential district are shown in the above photo.
|
1966 |
2/6 | 352 |
Buildings at Ketchikan Pulp Company mill (Clifford
353) From attached material: First pulp mill in Alaska, and one
of the most modern "push-button" plants in the entire world, is the Ketchikan
Pulp Company facility near Ketchikan. Daily tours through the plant are a
highlight for tourists to this southeastern Alaska community.
|
1966? |
2/6 | 353 | Log pond in front of buildings at Ketchikan Pulp
Company mill |
1966? |
2/6 | 354 | 1966? | |
2/6 | 355 | 1966? | |
King Island |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/7 | 356 |
King Island off the coast of West Alaska seen from a
distance Donald Burrus, Juneau, Alaska (photographer)
Handwritten on back of photograph - King Island. Village at
base of eroded depression at left. Huge eroded 2 to 3 strong high rock
abutments on top.
|
1949 |
Kodiak Island |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/7 | 357 | 1960 | |
2/7 | 358 |
Aerial view of city of Kodiak (Clifford
426) From accompanying material: The Sunshine Isle of the
Pacific. 1,400 miles northwest of Seattle-Tacoma, lies Kodiak, Alaska's oldest
city. Here the Russians in 1763 established headquarters for their profitable
fur trade which flourished until the purchase of Alaska almost a hundred years
later. Today, the influence of these settlers is still apparent in the steepled
Russian church and some of the quays along the shores. The visitor to Kodiak
can still view the actual mooring rings and stone wharves used by the Russian
traders. Modern day travelers enjoy the temperate climate which allows them to
take full advantage of Kodiak's scenic beauty. Visitors may see Kodiak's
bustling industries - crab processing plant, shrimp and clam canneries.
Fishermen hook halibut that attain weights of hundreds of pounds in the waters
just off the island ... also the home of the giant King Crab that sometimes
measures five feet from claw to claw. For the hunter, there is nothing more
exciting than stalking the giant "Kodiak bear," largest carnivorous animal in
existance, or the world's largest elk.
|
1960 |
2/7 | 359 | 1955? | |
2/7 | 360 | Between 1965 and 1970? | |
Kotzebue |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/7 | 361 |
Young child on steps of Wien Arctic Hotel in
Kotzebue (Clifford 450) From accompanying material: Wien Air Alaska's Arctic Hotel -
Kotzebue
|
Between 1950 and 1970? |
2/7 | 362 |
Sled dogs on beach with young child From attached material: Eskimo dogteam and Kotzebue
waterfront.From accompanying material: Sled dogs relaxing on the beach
at Kotzebue.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
Matanuska Valley |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/8 | 363 | June 1959 | |
2/8 | 364 |
Log cabin and farm buildings (Clifford
461) From attached material: Matanuska Valley farm with modern
dairy barn and silos in the background and early day log cabin home in the
foreground. Matanuska Valley was settled in the 30's by farmers from the
Mid-West.
|
Between 1955 and 1960? |
2/8 | 365 |
Sheaves of wheat in field (Clifford 462) From accompanying material: Wheat harvest at Matanuska
Valley. This fertile valley supplies the major portion of home grown Alaska
food produce.
|
Between 1955 and 1960? |
2/8 | 366 |
Judges looking at cattle at Matanuska Valley Fair
(Clifford 463) From attached material: Cattle judging at Matanuska Valley
Fair. The valley was settled in the 30's by farmers from the Mid-West and has
become the bread-basket of Alaska.
|
1958 |
2/8 | 367 | 1958 | |
2/8 | 368 |
Grazing cattle and farm buildings with mountains in
background (Clifford 465) Palmer Photo Art (photographer)
From attached material: A typical farm in the Matanuska
Valley, the principal section of Alaska.
|
Between 1955 and 1960? |
2/8 | 369 | Between 1955 and 1960? | |
Mount McKinley (Denali) |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/9 | 370 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
2/9 | 371 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
2/9 | 372 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
Nome |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/9 | 373 |
View of Front Street in Nome (Clifford
475) From accompanying material: Historic Nome -- Famous for its
beaches of gold, Nome is still as colorful as in the early days. Pictured is
the community's main street which borders on the Bering Sea - Siberia is less
than 200 miles away.
|
1958 |
2/9 | 374 |
Gold dredge equipment in field (Clifford 476)
From accompanying material: Gold dredges at Nome are a
reminder of the gold rush days at this colorful community. Some of the old
dredges have been put back into operation now that gold is riding a high price
rise.
|
May 1957? |
Petersburg |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/9 | 375 | Between 1955 and 1960? | |
2/9 | 376 | Between 1955 and 1960? | |
2/9 | 377 | Between 1955 and 1960? | |
Sitka |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/10 | 378 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
2/10 | 379 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
2/10 | 380 | 1965? | |
2/10 | 381 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
2/10 | 382 | 1965? | |
2/10 | 383 |
Interior of Saint Michael's Cathedral From accompanying material: St. Michael's Cathedral at Sitka
is a reminder of the Russian heritage of the area. Sitka was the old Russian
capital of Alaska.Accompanying materials indicate these photographs were made
prior to the cathedral's destruction by fire in 1966.
|
Between 1950 and 1966? |
2/10 | 384-386 |
Exterior of Saint Michael's Cathedral From attached material on 384 & 385: St. Michael's
Cathedral, Sitka, prior to destruction by fire.
|
Between 1950 and 1966? |
2/10 | 387 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
Skagway |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/10 | 388 |
Girl looking at the headstone of Jefferson R.
"Soapy" Smith From attached material: Grave and headstone of "Soapy
Smith", Skagway Pioneer Cemetery, Skagway, Alaska.
|
Between 1950 and 1970? |
2/10 | 389-390 |
Exterior of Golden North Hotel From accompanying material (Clifford 551): A golden monument
to a golden past. Visitors to storied Skagway, Alaska, easily recall fevered
days when hordes brimmed the frontier town before setting out for Klondike
goldfields. Restored turn of the century rooms, costumed residents and riotous
entertainment preserve flavor of the past.
|
1965? |
2/15 | 443 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
Wrangell |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/10 | 391 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
Totem Poles |
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Hydaburg |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/11 | 392 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/11 | 393 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/11 | 394-395 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/11 | 396-396a | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/11 | 397-397a | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/11 | 398-399 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
Juneau |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/12 | 400 |
Monster Frog Totem, originally from Hydaburg, in
front of house on hillside in Juneau (Clifford 216) From accompanying material: Monster Frog Totem, now situated
at the head of Seward Street, Juneau, is shown as it was being installed
recently with Hildre Sand & Gravel Co. donating its lowboy, truck, and boom
to help the Juneau Rotary Club complete the job. The city accepted the erected
pole from the club last week. The pole is 42 feet long and weighs two tons.
It's a "story master" totem, according to Ed Keithahn, who says the figures
beginning at the top are Frog, Man, Raven, and Monster Frog; man and a salmon,
trap, and a bear raiding the trap; shaman holding land otter by tail and rattle
in form of black oyster catcher; octopus and halibut, and a halibut hook baited
with a mouse. Each of the four divisions tells a story, first the Monster Frog,
then the man with the fish trap, then the shaman Teaawunk, and last the shaman
at Island Point Town. The totem was carved by in Hydaburg about 1940 by Haidas
under the CCC. Rotarians repainted it, using the original colors, and a year of
weathering will remove the gloss.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/12 | 401 |
Two women looking at a heraldic screen, originally
from Yuktat, at the Alaska Museum of Art in Juneau (Clifford 216A) From accompanying material: Heraldic screen from Yakutat now
at the Alaska Museum in Juneau. At the left a Haida Bear house pillar. Very few
heraldic screens ever existed in Alaska and three of the finest are at the
Museum in Juneau.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/12 | 402 |
Old Witch Totem, originally from Sukkwan, in front
of houses in Juneau (Clifford 218) From attached material: Old Witch Totem at Sukkwan, now
located in Juneau. The Haida Pole depicts the story of young man who because of
mother-in-law trouble becomes fatally involved with a lake monster. This is one
of the favorites of Alaskan Indians.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
Kasaan |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/12 | 403-403a | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/12 | 404 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/12 | 405 | Haida community house with totem pole, originally
from the home of Chief Son-I-Hat, in Kasaan |
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/12 | 406-406a | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/12 | 407-407a | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
Kenai |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/12 | 408 |
Totem pole in front of building in Kenai oil
refinery (Clifford 300) Jon Brenneis, Berkely, California (photographer)
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/12 | 409 |
Close-up of totem pole in Kenai oil
refinery Jon Brenneis, Berkeley, California (photographer)
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
Ketchikan |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/13 | 410 |
Chief Skowl Pole in Ketchikan City Park From attached material: Chief Skowl Pole in Ketchikan City
Park is a Haida Pole originally erected as a memorial to the Chief by his widow
in a potlatch at Old Kasaan. There are several variations of the story depicted
but the most generally accepted is that it was erected to show the Chief's
defiancce of the Russians to introduce their religion to the Haidas.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/13 | 411 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/13 | 412 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
Saxman Park near Ketchikan |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/13 | 413 |
Young girl looking at raven carving at the
entrance to Saxman Park with Eagle and Beaver Pole in background (Clifford
357) From accompanying material: Raven carving at the entrance
to Saxman Park with the base of Eagle and Beaver Pole in the background. Raven
symbolizes one of the two phratries of the Tlingit.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/13 | 414 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/13 | 415 | Bear carvings at entrance to Saxman Park with
Eagle and Beaver Pole (left), Dogfish Pole (center) and Owl Memorial Pole
(right) in background (Clifford 358A) From accompanying material: Bear carving at the entrance
to Saxman Park. Bear, like Raven, symbolizes one of the clans of the Tlingits.
In the background are the Eagle and Beaver Pole and the Owl Memorial Pole while
nearby is the Dogfish Pole.From additional accompanying material: Entrance to the
Totem park at Saxman Village. The Dogfish Totem stands tall in the center
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/13 | 416 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/13 | 417 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/13 | 418 |
Loon Tree Totem, originally from Cape Fox Village,
at Saxman Park (Clifford 359) From attached material: Originally from Cape Fox Village,
this Totem symbolizes the experiences of the ancestors of the Kats House
people. Pictured at the top is the Loon, below it, three Bear Cubs, and then
the Bear wife of Kats holding her human husband. The pole was carved by four
different artists, three Tlingits and a Haida.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/13 | 419 |
Young girl standing in front of Kats and His Bear
Wife Pole, originally from Village Island, at Saxman Park (Clifford
360) From attached material: This is the story of Kats and his
Bear Wife, a pole originally carved more than 100 years ago at Village Island
and moved to Saxman. At the top is Grizzly Bear woman, who became Kats' wife.
The small figure held by Kats is a descendant of his, a poor orphan despised
and finally abandoned by his relatives. Below is his grandmother. The opening
at the base is the entrance to the house - symbolizing a bear's den.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/13 | 420 |
Close-up of Dogfish Pole at Saxman Park (Clifford
361) From accompanying material: Topped by a bear holding a
dogfish by the tail, then a wolf with a human body holding a plaque. The upside
down figure is a "shame" symbol and signifies a debt owed Chief Ebbits of
Tongass in whose memory the pole was erected.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/13 | 421 | Close-up of Dogfish Pole at Saxman Park (Clifford
362) From attached material: Topped by a bear holding a dogfish
by the tail, then a wolf with a human body holding a plaque. The pole was
erected in memory of Chief Ebbits of Tongass, and the upside down figure is a
shame symbol signifying a debt owed to the shief
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/13 | 422 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/13 | 423 |
Close-up of Loon Tree Totem, originally from Cape
Fox Village, at Saxman Park (Clifford 364) From accompanying material: Loon Tree Totem at Ketchikan's
Saxman Park is originally from Fox Village. The totem symbolizes the experience
of the ancestors of the Kats House people. At the top is the loon, then three
bear cubs, and bear wife holding Kats her husband.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/14 | 424 |
Man leaning on the Saxman Totem, originally from
Cape Fox, at Saxman Park From attached material: This Saxman Totem, originally from
Cape Fox, stood in front of the Eagle Claw House. It depicts the story of the
clam or rock oyster which held the hand of a young man until he was drowned by
the incoming tide. The bi-valve according to legends, also sucked down canoes
and crushed all aboard. Other figures include the Eagle crest at the top, then
Beaver representing the Beaver-dam house, below that Beaver, representing the
Beaver-tail house, all offshoots of the Eagle Claw house.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/14 | 425 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/14 | 426 |
Close-up of raven carving with Raven Pole in
background at entrance to Saxman Park From attached material: The totem is a symbol of a warm
hearty welcome to visitors in the largest state. Colorful Indian-carved poles
can be seen throughout the southeast Alaska panhandle and at other points in
the state as well.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/14 | 427 |
Raven carving at entrance to Saxman Park with
Eagle Pole (left) Dogfish Pole (center) and Lincoln Pole (right) in
background From accompanying material: Raven symbolizes one of the
phratries of the Tlingit.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/14 | 428 |
Raven Pole at Saxman Park From attached material: Alaskan Indian totem poles may be
found in various areas of the 49th State, however most are located in the
southeastern Alaska panhandle - notably at parks in Ketchikan (where this one
stands), Wrangell, Sitka, Juneau, Haines, Klukwan, Hydaburg, and Klawak.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/14 | 429 |
Totem poles and carvings at Saxman
Park From attached material: Saxman Park, near Ketchikan.
Pictures left to right are Dogfish Pole, Secretary of State Seward Pole, Loon
Tree, President Lincoln Pole and Eagle and Beaver Pole. The poles at Saxman are
from the abandoned villages of Pennock, Tongass, Cat and Village Islands, and
Cape Fox Village.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/14 | 430 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
Totem Bight Park near Ketchikan |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/14 | 431 |
Man with Bear Hat grave marker totem, originally
from Cat Island, at Totem Bight Park (Clifford 365) From accompanying material: Man wearing a wooden hat with
a Bear's head on top. The original was a grave marker from Cat Island. The
totem is at Totem Bight, near Ketchikan.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/14 | 432 |
Couple and small dog looking at Tlingit Community
House at Totem Bight Park (Clifford 366) From accompanying material: Community House at Totem Bight
(Ketchikan). The entrance pole tells the story of Raven. The corner posts are
men with spruce hats with cane in hand signifying fun making or on the way to a
Potlatch. Totem Bight is located a few miles from Ketchikan.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/14 | 433 |
Two young children standing near Tlingit Community
House at Totem Bight Park (Clifford 367) From attached material: Totem House at Totem Bight near
KetchikanFrom accompanying material: A "must" for tourists visiting
southeastern Alaska, is a visit to Totem Bight near Ketchikan where this
colorful Indian Community House is surrounded with a field of totem poles.
Colorful totems are also located at Saxman Indian Village, Ketchikan, the
Ketchikan City Park as well as the nearby communities of Wrangell and
Klawak.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/14 | 434 |
Couple standing on the steps at entrance to the
Tlingit Community House at Totem Bight Park (Clifford 368) From attached material: A "must" for tourists visiting
southeastern Alaska, is a visit to Totem Bight near Ketchikan where this
colorful Indian Community House is surrounded with a field of totem poles.
Colorful totems are also located at Saxman Indian Village, Ketchikan, the
Ketchikan City Park as well as the nearby communities of Wrangell and
Klawak.
|
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/14 | 435 |
Couple looking at a reproduction of the Howkan
Eagle Totem at Totem Bight Park (Clifford 369) From attached material: Copy of the Howkan Eagle at right,
at the entrance of Totem Bight, Ketchikan. The reproduction of the Chilkat
blanket design on the front is entirely out of keeping with wood carving. Such
a design was only woven in blankets or painted on skin for ceremonial
purposes.
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2/14 | 436 |
Woman and several children exiting the Tlingit
Community House at Totem Bight Park From attached material: Visitors emerge from Indian
Community House at Totem Bight State Historical Site. The community house, a
replica of one in which several Indian families would have lived prior to the
settlement of Alaska, is set among a large collection of totem poles.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/14 | 437 |
Two men and a woman walking away from the Tlingit
Community House at Totem Bight Park From attached material: Alaska totems vie with fjord and
glacier settings for the greatest attraction in the state's "Panhandle" region.
Here, Ketchikan visitors inspect restored tribal house and graounds in one of
three totem parks near Alaska's gateway city. Newly-inaugurated ferry service
adds motoring to air and cruise-ship access to the state's Southeast
region.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/14 | 438 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
Klawock, Prince of Wales Island |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/15 | 439 |
People near Sockeye Salmon Pole (right) and Bullhead
Pole (left) with other poles in background in Klawock (Clifford
400) From accompanying material: Totem Poles at Klawock are
neatly arranged and easy to picture and study. Shown above in the foreground is
the lower portion of the Sockeye Salmon Pole. The upper portion is a wolf's
head then the face of a wolf, representing the mouth of a stream with salmon
entering. Below is a portion of a trap, to catch the salmon. The second pole is
Bullhead and the Fight with the Land Otters. Raven is sitting on the tail of
bullhead. The side markings represent the backbone, ribs and skeletal
design.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/15 | 440-442 |
Totem poles in Klawock From accompanying material on 442: Tlingit totems at
Klawock, originally moved form the old village of Tuxekan.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/15 | 444 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/15 | 445a - 445c | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
Klukwan |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/15 | 446 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/15 | 447 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/15 | 448 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/15 | 449 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/15 | 450 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/15 | 451 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
Haines / Port Chilkoot This location became known as Haines, Alaska in 1970.
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2/16 | 452 |
A young Tlingit man in traditional dress carves a
totem pole as other Tlingit and Carl Heinmiller watch (Clifford
325) From accompanying material: Totem carving is one of the
major attractions at Haines/Port Chilkoot in southeast Alaska. Here youngsters
are learning the old tried and true methods of carving these colorful
poles.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/16 | 453 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/16 | 454 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/16 | 455 |
Tlingit men and women in traditional dress watch
three Tlingit carvers working on a totem pole From accompanying material: Totem Carving at the Chilkat
Center for the Arts each year is a major attraction in Southeast Alaska. The
center is located at old Fort Seward at Haines-Port Chilkoot.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/16 | 456 |
Tribal community house with other buildings in
background and partially-finished totem pole in foreground at Port Chilkoot
(Clifford 525) From attached material: At Fort Chilkoot, Alaska, is the
Totem Vollage of the Chilkat's with its reconstructed Totem House, Yelk-Nu,
meaning Raven's Fort. The original house was destroyed by fire in an
inter-tribal war. The carved screen in front is of Raven design and a Raven
pole is at the left. A partly carved pole may be seen in the foreground and the
buildings of Hotel Halsingland in the background.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/16 | 457 |
Raven Totem carving outside tribal community house
at Port Chilkoot (Clifford 526) From attached material: Raven Totem at Port Chilkoot with
Raven House in the background. The pole is a "name" pole dedicated to Carl
Heinmiller, disabled war veteran who had done much to revive the arts of the
Chilkats in the area and tells of his three names, "Gowooshgow" meaning "noise
a Raven makes with his wings" (The Raven's version of the Eagle's Thunderbird);
a higher name "Ta-Wa" meaning "Chief or Raven's Fort"; and the lower figure of
the Frog, "Tch-too-na-tck-a-choo" meaning "Frog that never dies", pointing out
Heinmiller's many war exploits.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/16 | 458 |
Raven Screen inside tribal house at Port Chilkoot
(Clifford 527) From attached material: Raven Screen inside the Yelk-Nu
house at Port Chilkoot. The pole at the left depicts the story of Raven looking
for evil in the world and eventually only seeing his own reflection in the
waters of a still pond. At the right is a figure pole symbolic of the clans
under the Raven phratry-- Beaver at the top, Hawk in the center, and Frog at
the bottom.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/16 | 459 |
Port Chilkoot tribal community house with other
buildings and mountains in background From accompanying material: The old Fort Seward is the home
of the Chiklat [sic] Center for the Arts, where the famed Chilkat Dancers
perform during the summer months.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
Sitka |
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2/17 | 460 | People looking at the Baranov Pole at Sitka
waterfront From attached material: Pole on Sitka Waterfront. Depicts
story of Katlean, Sitka Tlingit leader who destroyed first Russian Settlement
at Sitka. Shows two human figures, one Alexander Baranof, Russian leader; other
Chief Katlean. Also Russian two-headed eagle. From additional attached material: More than 30 photographs,
maps and drawings telling the story of the Alaskan Totems are contained in a
booklet, "Much About Totems," just published by Pacific Northern Airlines.
Pictured above is one of the Totems illustrated, this one located at Sitka. The
booklet may be obtained by contacting your nearest PNA office, or by writing
the Public Relations Dept., Pacific Northern Airlines, 400 Norton Bldg.,
Seattle 4, Wash.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/17 | 461 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/17 | 462 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
Sitka National Monument This location is now known as the Sitka National
Historical Park.
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2/17 | 463 |
Sitka Visitor's Center building on the beach at
Sitka National Monument John M. Morse and Associates, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/17 | 464 |
Two women and children looking at the Lake Monster
Pole (left) and the Shark Pole (right) at the entrance to Sitka National
Monument (Clifford 587A) From accompanying material: The Lake Monster Pole (left)
depicts a young man who displeased his mother-in-law by gambling. The man
trapped the lake monster (the duck-billed figure) and with its skin he found he
could exercise great powers. The mother-in-law claimed these powers and was
shamed when the truth was revealed by the man's death. The young man was burned
in the lake with skin wrapped around him; he became the spirit of Gonaquadet, a
sea-being whose reputation was very great. The Shark Pole (right) tells of the
Raven creator visiting the new world, going under the ocean and meeting an
industrious people. He sent compliments to a woman - he saw the character in
her face. From accompanying attached material: Lake Monster Pole. A
young man, pictured in the center, who was a gambler, displeased his
mother-in-law (pictured at the top), and she scolded him. In time he secretly
built a trap (pictured as the white crook behind the mother-in-law) and caught
the lake monster (the duck-billed figure). With its skin he found he could
exercise great powers. Each night he went to sea and returned with much food.
He left the food where his mother-in-law could find it, but said nothing about
his part. After a while she claimed supernatural powers (signified by the owls
along her seat) and declared she was a shaman. She had a special hat and a pair
of h and rattles made and she began to call for specific foods. For a time the
young man followed her requests and still said nothing of his part. Finally her
request was too great and although he tried to return with the catch before the
Raven crowed in the morning, the people awakened to find the young man only
half out of the skin and lying beside his catch. His death proved that the
mother-in-law was not a shaman and great shame came to her. The young man was
burned in the lake with the skin wrapped around him and he became the spirit of
Gonaquadet, a sea-being whose reputation was very great.From additional accompanying material: Shark Pole. When
the world was still new, the Raven creator was going around to see it all. When
he came to the ocean he lifted a corner and went under. Here he found
industrious people and also saw a beautiful woman to whom he sent compliments
by way of a small boy who acted as messenger. Finally he became very bold when
she returned his compliments and suggested marriage, but the beautiful woman
began to cry and sent the reply that she was ugly and had rough skin and form,
that he would come to ignore her after a while. The raven replied that she was
wrong and that he saw more than those physical things - he saw the character in
her face. The figure at the bottom is a tree stump and indicates the time of
the story as literally the beginning of time. The fox is the messenger.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/17 | 465 |
A child sitting on a bench looking at the Governor
Brady / Sonny Hat Totem Pole surrounded by Tlingit Wolf House posts at Sitka
National Monument (Clifford 588) From accompanying material: The "Governor Brady" or "Sonny
Hat" Totem Pole at Sitka National Monument is considered to be the finest in
Alaska. It was the gift of Son-i-Hat (Sonny Hat), Haida Chief at Kasaan and
presented to Alaska through Governor Brady. It is surrounded by Tlingit Wolf
House posts and stands on the site of a Kiksadi Indian Village destroyed by the
Russians in a pitched battle in 1804. The pole is difficult to interpret but
shows Frog Woman and children, Bear mother and two cubs, Bear holding a woman
upside down, Bird with bent bill, Wolf crest, Otter Wolf and other animals. It
is a Memorial Pole of a great Potlatch. All were invited.From additional accompanying material: Fog Woman Totem.
This pole and the four house posts were a gift of Son-I-Hat, Haida chief of
Kasaan, to Governor John Brady. They were brought to Sitka in 1902 on the
Revenue Cutter Rush and erected by prisoners from the city jail. In
thanksgiving for a prosperous year, the honored place is given ot the "Fog
Woman" because in the spring the fog comes up from teh south bringing its
children, teh salmon and vegetation. Below the fog woman are crest animals of
the phratries (or families) who were guests at the great potlatch given by the
grizzly bear at the bottom. The house posts symbolize the story of the time
Raven, by trickery, was born into the family of the man who owned the sun, moon
and stars. The responsive grandfather placated the child by giving him the
three prizes which Raven placed in the sky for the good of man.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/17 | 466 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/17 | 467 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/17 | 468 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/17 | 469 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/17 | 470 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/17 | 471 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/17 | 472 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/17 | 473 |
Crane People Pole at Sitka National Monument
(Clifford 596) From accompanying material: Two stories are told on this
pole. The bottom three figures commemorate the time Raven jumped into the mouth
of a whale. He made it so unpleasant for the whale that he was happy to go
ashore and die. Raven, however, still imprisoned in his belly, began to sing
and thus attracted the attention of some children. They aroused the village
people who began to dig into the sides of the whale. Out stepped Raven and in
thanks for his rescue he cut up the whale and divided it among the people, thus
making a great feast. The top three figures commemorate the story of an
industrious young man who married a girl from a mythical crane family. Since
these people ate nothing but frogs, they ignored the fine food this man brought
to the house. He was thinking about this one day as he walked through the woods
and he accidentally killed the giant frog who held these people in this state.
The people were overjoyed to learn this. The young couple were released to lead
normal lives.
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2/17 | 474 |
Yaadaas Crest Pole at Sitka National Monument
(Clifford 597) From accompanying material: Carvings of humans are almost
always conventional. Clothing is seldom shown in detail except for the high
crowned hat worn by the chiefs of the old days. As the natives carve or weave
these hats they resemble a silk top-hat. When Caucasians are carved, they are
usually marked by beards, curly hair, white painted faces and clothing.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/17 | 475 |
Goo-teekhl Pole at Sitka National Monument
(Clifford 598) From accompanying material: This pole commemorates the
story of the man who married the daughter of a Devilfish Chief. The man was
captured by a Devilfish while he was expliring at low tide and he was taken to
a Devilfish town. He remained with the chief's daughter for many years, but
finally became homesick. The chief funished two canoes and many presents and
permitted them to leave. For many years they stayed among his peple gaining
great prestige because of his ability to potlatch. Finally the Devilfish wife
wanted to go home and the people never saw them again. The chief is at the top,
the daughter below, the center figure is the captured man and below him is the
rock under which the Devilfish live.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/17 | 476 |
Gambler Pole at Sitka National Monument (Clifford
599) From attached material: Gambler Pole. This pole is
generally described as being dedicated to an ungrateful white man who was taken
in by the Indian shown below. During the winter the white man taught the
gullible Indian man many games and they played them until the white man owned
everything. In the spring the guest departed, taking eerything he had won and
his host's daughter as well. The image was carved to tell everyone to watch out
for him. The top figure is an excellent representation of a white man.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/17 | 477 | First Twin Pole next to wooded path at Sitka
National Monument (Clifford 600) From attached material: Carvings of humans are almost
always conventional. Clothing is seldom shown in detail except for the high
crowned hat worn by the chiefs of the old days. As the natives carve or weave
these hats they resemble a silk top-hat. When Caucasians are carved, they are
usually marked by beards, curly hair, white painted faces and clothing.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/17 | 478 | Raven Memorial Pole (Clifford 601) From attached material: Memorial Pole. The single figure
mounted on a shaft resembles the poles used for mortuary purposes. A niche was
carved in the back to hold the ashes of the dead. This figure appears to be a
cormorant, identified by the medium short, thick beak, a thin body, and coarse
feathers. He has become identified with the ancient being who kept all the
fresh water in the world trapped in his stone cistern. Raven stole enough water
to make the rivers and lakes. Cormorant is mentioned in several raven
adventures; in one of them, Raven pulled out Cormorant's tongue to prevent his
reporting the trick he had played on another companion with whom they were
fishing. Cormorants have been speechless and songless since that time.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
Wrangell |
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2/18 | 479 |
Potlatch Pole in downtown Wrangell (Clifford
650) From accompanying material: Potlatch Pole. Pictured is
Tagcock's Totem Pole on the main street of Wrangell. The pole is one of several
erected at the Wrangell Potlatch in 1940, one of the last great Alaskan
Potlatches. The pole is 65 feet high and was carved for Wrangell businessmen by
Charlie Tagcock, professional carver. It tells two stories of Raven - how Raven
got light, and the "Jonah" or whale story. At the bottom is Goo-teekhl,
cannibal giant and the small white face on his chest is the mosquito. The tells
the story of the origin of the mosquito.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 480-480a | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/18 | 481 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/18 | 482-482a | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/18 | 483 |
Duktoothl Pole (right) and another totem pole in
Wrangell From attached material: The Duktoothl Totem at Wrangell
depicts the story of the weakling who became strong.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 484 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
Chief Shakes Island |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/18 | 485 |
View of tribal community house and totem poles
from footbridge onto Chief Shakes Island Otto Schallerer, Ketchikan, Alaska (photographer)
Image copyright owned by Getty Images.
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June 1940? |
2/18 | 486 |
Man standing on footbridge in front of tribal
community house on Chief Shakes Island From attached material: Chief Shakes Island, near
Wrangell, Alaska, was named for a famous Shaman or Medicine Man who played an
important role in the Tlingit Indian tribal government during the early part of
the 20th Century. This island houses restored Totem Poles and a replica of a
Tribal House, or Community House. The restoration of the Poles was part of a
larger project carried on during the late 1930's by Government. The island is
only a moment's stroll from downtown Wrangell via a small footbridge.
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Between 1940 and 1950? |
2/18 | 487 | Tribal community house and totem poles at end of
footbridge onto Chief Shakes Island (Clifford 651) |
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 488 | View of tribal community house and totem poles
from footbridge onto Chief Shakes Island (Clifford 652) From attached material: Authentic Alaska Indian Totems
on Chief Shake's Island, Wrangell, Alaska.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 489 | Bear House front painted on tribal community house
with Gonakadet (left) and Grizzly (right) Mortuary Poles on Chief Shakes Island
(Clifford 653) From accompanying material: Bear House front on Chief
Shakes house at Wrangell, Alaska, with Grizzly and Konakadet mortuary poles.
Wrangell is well known as a center for Totem Poles in Southeastern Alaska. It
may be reached by flying Pacific Northern Airlines from Seattle-Tacoma to
Ketchikan and then Alaska Coastal-Ellis to Wrangell.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 490 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/18 | 491 |
Group of Tlingit men, women, and children in
traditional dress in front of tribal community house on Chief Shakes Island
(Clifford 654) From accompanying material: Chief Shake's Totem House and
totems at Wrangell, Alaska. Wrangell boasts of a fine collection of Alaskan
totems as do several other communities in southeastern Alaska.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 492 | Children looking at Gonakadet (left) and Grizzly
(right) Mortuary Poles in front of tribal community house on Chief Shakes
Island (Clifford 654A) From accompanying material: The Gonakadet (left) and
supernatural Grizzly Bear (right) Mortuary poles are in front of the Chief
Shakes' house at Wrangell. These poles stand in the exact location of the
originals. The Gonakadet pole held the ashes of the father and mother of Chief
Shakes VI and the Grizzly Bear pole those of his younger brother.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 493 | Sea Serpent (left) and Bear Up Mountain Poles
(right) in front of tribal community house on Chief Shakes Island |
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 494 | Woman standing between Sea Serpent (left) and Bear
Up Mountain (right) Poles on Chief Shakes Island |
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 495 | Three Frogs totem carvings with boats in
background on Chief Shakes Island (Clifford 655) From attached material: Authentic Alaska Indian Totems on
Chief Shake's Island, Wrangell, Alaska.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 496-498 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/18 | 499 | Two women stand under Three Frog totem carvings
with two other totem poles in background on Chief Shakes Island |
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 500 |
Under Water Grizzly Pole (left) Kadashan Crane
Pole (center) and Kadashan Red Snapper Pole (right) on Chief Shakes Island
(Clifford 656) From attached material: Chief Shake's Totem House and
totems at Wrangell, Alaska, one of the finest collections of Alaskan poles to
be found in the state. Wrangell is in southeast Alaska, and is a favorite
stopping off place for visitors.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 501 | Under Water Grizzly Pole (left) Kadashan Crane
Pole (center) and Kadashan Red Snapper Pole (right) on Chief Shakes
Island |
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 502 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/18 | 503-504 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/18 | 505 | Man photographing two women in front of Kadashan
Red Snapper Pole (right) as a young girl sits in front of the Kadashan Crane
Pole (left) on Chief Shakes Island |
Between 1960 and 1965? |
2/18 | 506 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
2/18 | 507 | Between 1960 and 1965? | |
Tourism and Recreation |
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Anchorage Fur Rendezvous |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/1 | 508-511 |
Crowds watch as sled dog teams race down a
snow-covered downtown Anchorage street (Clifford 108-110A) From accompanying material (Clifford 108): World
Championship sled dog racing at Anchorage, Alaska. Each year, snow is brought
in from the outlying hills for sled dog racing on Anchorage's main street.
Teams from as far east as Massachusetts compete in this annual event.
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Between1955 and 1960? |
3/1 | 512 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
3/1 | 513 |
A crowd watching as auctioneers work on stage with
furs on display (Clifford 111) From accompanying material: Fur Auction - Buyers from
London, New York, and California vie with fun-loving tourists for the best in
Alaska's furs sold on the City Hall steps during the Fur Rendezvous in
Anchorage. Bargain prices for top-quality furs are the order of the day during
this annual affair held each year in mid-February.
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Between 1955 and 1960? |
3/1 | 514 | Between 1955 and 1960? | |
3/1 | 515 |
A man and woman in fake prison garb are held
"prisoner" by two men in police uniforms (Clifford 113) From accompanying material: Some Fun - Everyone, from the
Keystone Cops to their "victims", has fun at the Miners' and Trappers' Ball,
one of the evening features of the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous. Dates for this
winter's celebration are Feb. 18 through Feb. 23. Each year the Rendezvous
attracts visitors from all parts of the United States and the Territory of
Alaska.
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Between 1955 and 1960? |
3/1 | 516 | Between 1955 and 1960? | |
3/1 | 517 | Between 1955 and 1960? | |
3/1 | 518 | Between 1955 and 1960? | |
3/1 | 519 |
A young child hugging a husky (Clifford
117) From accompanying material: Fun For the Youngsters Too -
Featuring many unique and colorful events for the adults, the kids also have
fun at the annual Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Feb. 16-22. Here a younger enjoys
playing with one of the gentle Alaska sled dogs which each year vie for
thousands of dollars in prizes in the World Championship Dog Sled Derby. Eskimo
dances, street parades, winter sports events and dozens of other attractions
all go to make the Rendezvous the biggest event of its kind in the new 49th
State.
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1959? |
3/1 | 520 |
Man competing in downhill ski contest (Clifford
702) From attached material: Race action at Anchorage's Arctic
Valley finds skiers from Europe, Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest
competing with Alaskans in the various events held in conjunction with
Anchorage's famous Fur Rendevous [sic], Mardi Gras of the North. [Crossed-out
text: Weather conditions in the ski area, although mild, are such that the snow
is dry and powder from November to May, thus offering the best for racing.]The location is possibly Mount Alyeska.
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Between 1955 and 1970? |
3/1 | 521 | 1957? | |
3/1 | 522-523 | 1957 | |
Chilkoot Trail |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/2 | 524 |
Trail guide, Skip Burns, seated outdoors with dog
(Clifford 554) From accompanying material: Trail Master Skip Burns is one
of several experienced, woods-wise guides who has lived in Southeast Alaska for
years and who has crossed the Chilkoot many times. The experience is now
available to those who wish to "relive" the Days of '98 in hiking over the
famed trail of the Yukon gold rush.
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Between 1960 and 1970? |
3/2 | 525 | Prospectors hike up Chilkoot Trail through the snow
(Clifford 555) Erik A. Hegg (photographer)
From accompanying material: Thousands of prospectors fought
their way over the famed Chilkoot Pass in the Days of '98 in search of gold in
the Yukon. Winter or summer they made their way over the rugged trail. Visitors
to the area today can go over the same route with experienced guides with
comfortable but rugged overnight stops enroute.
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1898? |
3/2 | 526 |
Hikers on the Chilkoot Trail (Clifford
556) From accompanying material: Visitors to Alaska today have an
opportunity to relive the experience of the Days of '98 as they hike over the
famed Chilkoot Trail. Pictures is a shot taken in the same area as the famed
"Chilkoot Trail" winter photo shown elsewhere. This photo is taken looking down
the trail while the winter shot is one from the bottom up.
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Between 1960 and 1970? |
3/2 | 527 |
People standing in front of the Canyon City Shelter
on the Chilkoot Trail (Clifford 557) From accompanying material: A rustic but comfortable
modern-day cabin marks one of the "ghost towns" along the old Chilkoot Trail of
'98 in Southeastern Alaska. The trail was used by prosepctors seeking gold in
the Yukon. Start of the trip over the trail is in historic Skagway.
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Between 1960 and 1970? |
3/2 | 528 |
People with horses in front of a log cabin (Clifford
558) From accompanying material: A comfortable cabin along the
Chilkoot Trail provides a stopping place for hikers and horseback riders who
retrace Alaska's famed goldrush path. The trail has been reclaimed from the
encroaching wilderness by the Alaska Division of Lands and runs from Skagway,
Alaska to Lake Bennett in Canada.
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Between 1960 and 1970? |
Crabbing in Kodiak, Alaska |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/2 | 529 |
Woman diver holding giant king crab (Clifford
435) Fred Carter Photography, Seattle (photographer)
From accompanying material: Skin diving for Alaska King Crab
is a favorite Alaskan pastime. Pictured is a Kodiak resident with a large
speciman [sic].Woman pictured may be Sharion Johnson.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/2 | 530 |
Woman diver climbing onto dock holding giant king
crab (Clifford 436) Fred Carter Photography, Seattle (photographer)
From accompanying material: Skin diving for Alaska King Crab
is one of the highlights of the annual Kodiak King Crab Festival each spring.
Pictured is a smiling contestant with her prize-winning specimen. King Crabs
weight [sic] up to 25 pounds and reach five feet across.Woman pictured may be Sharion Johnson.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/2 | 531 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
Cripple Creek Ghost Town near Fairbanks |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/2 | 532 |
Don Pearson standing on the boardwalk outside the
Malemute Saloon in Cripple Creek Ghost Town (Clifford 153) From attached material: The Malemute Saloon, looking much as
it did in the early days, is a favorite for visitors to the Cripple Creek
community near Fairbanks. Many of the old time furnishings remain just as they
were during the days when gold mining was at its height in the Ester Gold
Fields.From additional accompanying material: Malemute Saloon,
which recalls the early gold rush days in Fairbanks, is a favorite visitor
attraction in the Interior of Alaska.
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Between 1958 and 1970 |
3/2 | 533 | Woman and two men standing in front of the Malemute
Saloon in Cripple Creek Ghost Town (Clifford 154) From attached material: The old "ghost town" at Cripple
Creek, an early day gold mining community in the Ester Gold Field near
Fairbanks is one of the interesting attractions in the interior Alaska area. An
early day museum and panning for gold are favorites with visitors from the
"Southern 48."
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/2 | 534 |
Visitors at Cripple Creek Ghost Town (Clifford
155) From attached material: The Museum, Malemute Saloon, "One
Below" Discovery Gold Mine, and the Crystal Palace theater, are favorites with
visitors to the "ghost town" of Cripple Creek in the Ester Gold fields near
Fairbanks, Alaska. Many of the buildings remain as they did in the early gold
mining days.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
Fishing |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/3 | 535 |
Two men canoe fishing in the Kenai National Moose
Range (Clifford 301) From attached material: Fishing is a favorite pastime for
those taking one of several canoe tours through the Kenai National Moose Range
in Alaska. Rainbow trout, Arctic char and landlocked salmon are plentiful in
the rivers and lakes of the area.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/3 | 536 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
3/3 | 537 |
Man canoe fishing on a lake in the Kenai National
Moose Range (Clifford 303) From accompanying material: Canoeing in the Kenai area is
one of the many "do it yourself" tours now available to visitors to Alaska.
Routes have been set out over the Swanson Lake area in the famed Kenai National
Moose Range.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/3 | 538 |
Two children with fishing poles and fish and two
adults at lakeside cabin (Clifford 370) Location may be in the Tongass Wilderness near
Ketchikan.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
Gold Panning |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/3 | 539-540 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
Skiing |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/3 | 541 |
Woman wearing shorts on skis at Mount Alyeska
(Clifford 700) From accompanying material: Sunshine and dry powder snow
combine to put spring skiing high on the list for anyone visiting Alaska, the
49th State. Here Lorie Jenkins of Anchorage enjoys the warm sun on the slopes
at Mt. Alyeska, near Anchorage.
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Between 1955 and 1970? |
3/3 | 542 |
Three women downhill skiing (Clifford
701) The location is possibly Mount Alyeska.
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Between 1955 and 1970? |
3/3 | 543 |
Man and woman ski-joring with sled dogs in Anchorage
area (Clifford 703) From accompanying material: Ski-joring behind sled dogs is a
favorite sport among Alaskans in the Anchorage area during the winter months.
Pictured is an Anchorage couple enjoying the sport on one of the many trails
near town.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
Swimming |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/3 | 544-545 | Between 1950 and 1970? |
Pacific Northern Airlines and Western AirlinesReturn to Top
Pacific Northern Airlines, the first carrier in Alaska, was founded in 1932 as Woodely Airways. In 1967 it merged with Western Airlines, which later merged with Delta Airlines in 1987.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Aircraft and Facilities |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/4 | 546-546a | Between 1955 and 1970? | |
3/4 | 547 | Between 1955 and 1970? | |
3/4 | 548 | Between 1955 and 1970? | |
3/4 | 549 | Between 1955 and 1970? | |
3/4 | 550-551 | Between 1955 and 1970? | |
3/4 | 552 | Between 1955 and 1970? | |
3/4 | 553 | Between 1955 and 1970? | |
3/4 | 554 | Man with skis holding door for another man climbing
out of a Hiller 12-C helicopter parked near an airplane in snowy terrain
(Clifford 705) |
Between 1955 and 1970? |
3/4 | 555 | Between 1960 and 1970? | |
3/4 | 556 | A group of people stand near a Western Airlines cargo
plane during loading at night |
Between 1965 and 1970? |
3/4 | 557 | January 17, 1969 | |
3/4 | 558 | January 17, 1969 | |
3/4 | 559 | Between 1960 and 1970? | |
Pacific Northern Airlines Offices |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/5 | 560 | Display of artifacts, including wooden sculpture and
mounted animal heads |
March 3, 1961 |
3/5 | 561 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
3/5 | 562 | Two men standing near a stuffed brown bear on display
in the Pacific Northern Airlines Offices From accompanying material: Left Charles B. West, president,
and right H.J. Musiel, vice-president, both of Arctic Alaska Tours in
Seattle.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/5 | 563-564 |
Man standing near a stuffed brown bear on display in
the Pacific Northern Airlines Offices From accompanying material: Frank D. Ferris of United Air
Lines in Seattle.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/5 | 565 | Four men (one holding rifle) standing near a stuffed
brown bear on display in the Pacific Northern Airlines Offices From accompanying material: Left to right Frank D. Ferris of
United Air Lines, James P. Tribble of Western Air Lines, W. O. Behnken of
Pacific Northern Airlines, and John MacLean of Trans Canada Airlines.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/5 | 566-567 | Man with rifle standing near a stuffed brown bear on
display in the Pacific Northern Airlines Offices |
Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/5 | 568 | Four men standing near a stuffed brown bear on display
in the Pacific Northern Airlines Offices |
Between 1950 and 1970? |
Publicity Photos |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/6 | 569 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
3/6 | 570 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
3/6 | 571 | Men load cargo onto a Pacific Northern Airlines plane
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/6 | 572 | Man inspecting produce being loaded onto a Pacific
Northern Airlines plane Bill Buxton, Anchorage, Alaska (photographer)
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/6 | 573 |
Produce on display in Pacific Northern Airlines
exhibit about the Matanuska Valley Fred Carter, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
From accompanying material: Giant produce from the Matanuska
Valley near Anchorage, Alaska as displayed by Pacific Northern Airlines in
Seattle. These vegetables were grown by Mr. Max Sherrod at Palmer, Alaska and
sent through the courtesy of Carr's Food Center in Anchorage. The cabbage
weighed in at 27 lbs. and the giant squash at 17 lbs. Pacific Northern Airlines
serves Anchorage and greater Alaska with three flights daily. - GJM
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August 17, 1953 |
Travel Posters |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/6 | 574 |
Pacific Northern Airlines travel poster showing
Tlingit tribal house and airplane (Clifford 92) Forde Photographers, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/6 | 575 |
Pacific Northern Airlines travel poster showing
airplane, totem pole, fisherman, wildlife, and skiers (Clifford 94)
Forde Photographers, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/6 | 576 |
Pacific Northern Airlines travel poster showing family
near Mount McKinley (Clifford 96) Forde Photographers, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/6 | 577 |
Travel poster showing magazine covers and newspaper
pages (Clifford 98) Forde Photographers, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/6 | 578 |
Travel poster showing covers of travel brochures
published by Pacific Northern Airlines (Clifford 100) Forde Photographers, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
Frank H. Whaley PhotographsReturn to Top
Frank H. Whaley (1906-1997), a gold miner, bush pilot, and photographer, served in the Alaska territorial legislature in the 1940s and later worked for Wein Air. He was also one of the first directors of the Alaska Visitor's Association and was instrumental in organizing the World Eskimo Olympics in Fairbanks in the early 1960s.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Glaciers |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/7 | 579 | Group of sightseers in a boat at the base of a
glacier From accompanying material: Visitors to Alaska can look
forward to fascinating river-boat trips in many of Alaska's magnificent rivers.
Glaciers, towering mountains, and all types of wild game can be seen and
photographed during these trips.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/7 | 580 |
Two women near a wooden sled with Hole-in-the-Wall
Glacier in the distance From accompanying material: Alaska is a photographer's
paradise. You'll find every type of spectacular backdrop. This one is
Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska's capital city.
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Between 1960 and 1965? |
3/7 | 581 |
Woman photographing Portage Glacier From accompanying material: Gorgeous glaciers can easily be
reached by car. Here beautiful Portage Glacier near Anchorage, Alaska, is
posing for the photographer.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/7 | 582 | Portage Glacier with cars in foreground |
Between 1950 and 1970? |
Eskimo Peoples |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/7 | 583 | Between 1960 and 1970? | |
3/7 | 584 | Eskimo woman standing on a block of ice |
Between 1960 and 1970? |
3/7 | 585 | Eskimos standing near sled and sled dogs |
Between 1960 and 1970? |
3/7 | 586 | Eskimo hunter in a kayak paddling near a dead seal on
the ice |
Between 1960 and 1970? |
3/7 | 587 |
Masked Eskimo dancers perform on an outdoor
stage From accompanying material: ESKIMOS DANCE - These masked
Eskimo dancers are doing a walrus hunting dance. Note the masks have
representations of walrus tusks. The parkas used are waterproof and made of
walrus intenstines. The dancers always wear or carry gloves or mittens when
performing.
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Between 1960 and 1970? |
3/7 | 588 | Between 1960 and 1970? | |
3/7 | 589 | Between 1960 and 1970? | |
3/7 | 590 | Between 1960 and 1970? | |
3/7 | 591 | Between 1960 and 1970? | |
3/7 | 592 | Between 1960 and 1970? | |
3/7 | 593 | Between 1960 and 1970? | |
3/7 | 594 | Between 1960 and 1970? | |
3/7 | 595 |
The Eskimo Olympics Queen standing outdoors with other
contestants From accompanying material: Pick A Beauty - Pretty Eskimo and
Indian girls from northern Alaska compete for the title of queen to rule over
the Eskimo Olympics in Fairbanks the weekend of July 21-22. Their colorful
parkas and mukluks make for an Alaska style show.
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Between 1960 and 1970? |
3/7 | 596 | 1963? | |
Places |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/8 | 597 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
3/8 | 598 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
Tourism |
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Gold Panning |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/8 | 599 | A man pans gold as another man and young boy look
on From accompanying material: Panning for gold on Nome,
Alaska's famous gold beach is only one of the fascinating things you can see
and do when you visit this historic mining city in Alaska.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
3/8 | 600 | Between 1950 and 1970? | |
3/8 | 601 |
A miner shows his gold pan From accompanying material: When you visit Alaska, called
the Great Land, you can see modern gold dredges, yet see and photograph gold
panners, or actually pan for gold yourself. Above is an Alaskan miner, typical
of the young vigorous folk who offer you true Alaskan hospitality on your
trip.
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Between 1950 and 1970? |
Shopping |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/8 | 602 |
Nina Whaley, Miss Alaska 1963, trying on animal furs
at a store in Nome, Alaska Handwritten on verso: Shopping for the unusual in Alaska's
Arctic - Bargain buys in new furs.
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December 13, 1963 |
3/8 | 603-605 | December 13, 1963? | |
3/8 | 606 |
Woman trying on a parka in a store From accompanying material: Trying on Alaska parka - Many
visitors from northern states are interested in the attractive Eskimo parkas
made from a variety of Alaska furs. In addition to these, curio shops carry an
assortment of Alaska jade and gold jewelry, carved ivory, small totem poles,
ceramics, and many other items.
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1963? |
Box/Folder | item | ||
3/8 | 607 |
Nina Whaley, Miss Alaska 1963, standing in front of
whalebone From accompanying material: Polar Zone Palms - This pretty
visitor is standing by a section of whalebone taken from the mouth of a bowhead
whale at Point Barrow, Alaska. The springy, resilient material hangs from the
upper gums of the huge whale and there may be 300 to 400 narrowly spaced blades
on each side of the 20 foot long mouth of the whale. Not too long ago, this
whalebone or "baleen" was the principal reason the big whales were hunted
commercially in the arctic. The baleen was used in the making of corset stays.
The Eskimos still hunt the whales for food and they now sell whalebone blades
for souvenirs to people who visit Alaska's polar zone.
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1963? |
3/8 | 608 |
Nina Whaley, Miss Alaska 1963, holding two husky
puppies in her arms near the water's edge From accompanying material: Pick a pup - Camera fans who visit
Arctic Alaska find this combination of a pretty girl and husky puppies hard to
resist. Dog teams are still used for transportation in many places in Northern
Alaska.
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1963? |
3/8 | 609-610 | 1963? | |
Booklets |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
3/9 | 611-612 | Much About Totems Nearly identical booklets published by Pacific Northwest
Airlines and Western Airlines that contain information about totem poles in
Alaska and include images taken by Clifford, many of which are featured in this
collection.
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1962 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Geographical Names
- Alaska--Photographs
- Tacoma (Wash.)--Photographs
- Washington (State)--Photographs