Lee Kelso Alaska photograph album, approximately 1948-1950

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kelso, Lee (Fisher)
Title
Lee Kelso Alaska photograph album
Dates
approximately 1948-1950 (inclusive)
Quantity
58 photographs in 1 album (1 box)
Collection Number
PH1040
Summary
Album of photographs of Alaska, mostly of locations on the Alaska Panhandle
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of Alaska, from an album that relates to Lee Kelso who was apprently a fisherman in Alaska.

The photographs show southeastern Alaska, including images of Juneau, Petersburg, Baranof Warm Springs, Tebenkof Bay, and Icy Strait. Many of the photographs appear to have been taken from aboard a boat, including images of fishing boats, a mail boat, a storm at sea. Also includes images of fox ranches.

Other photos in the back of the album are not captioned and may have been added later. These depict Fairbanks, the McKinley Park Hotel, Montana, and unidentified locations.

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Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Source: Fairlook Antiques, 2007.

Processing Note

Processed by Jaki Parsons, 2012; Justine Lopez, 2015.

Accessioned as PH2009-034.

The album was badly deteriorated so it was taken apart. The order of the photographs in the album was retained.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Lee Kelso Alaska albumReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder item
1/1 1a
Boat at Juneau, Alaska dock
Written on verso: Lee Kelso old steel boat I'm tied up here now with my other boat. July 12 Dad
July 12, 1950
1/1 1b
Boat at dock with two people standing on deck
Caption on page: E.W Schmidt and Martha 1948 Seattle, Wash. $1200 for boat.
1948
1/1 1c
Deck of boat in Juneau, Alaska
Lee Kelso (photographer)
Written on verso: Boat deck of 1XL Juneau Alaska Taken by Lee Kelso April 1950.
April 1950
1/1 1d
Men working on halibut fishing boat, Juneau, Alaska
Written on verso: Men putting ice in hole of Halibut boat- piped in. Row boat of floats sticks of bamboo for red flags up in line. rolls of line ready to hang hooks on. Juneau May 1st 1950. Caption on page: ICE-HER-UP Juneau Alaska and on deck view.
May 1, 1950
1/1 1e
Fleet of boats at dock, Juneau, Alaska
Written on verso: Halibut fleet all set to go midnight May 1st Juneau Alaska 1950.
May 1, 1950
1/1 1f May 1, 1950
1/2 2a
Buildings along shore, Petersburg, Alaska
Written on verso: Petersburg Alaska South April 12-50 Lees
April 12, 1950
1/2 2b
View of lake, houses, and mountains, Warm Springs, Alaska
Caption on page: Warm Springs, Alaska 1948
1948
1/2 2c
Rubyand other boats at dock, Petersburg, Alaska
Caption on page: Petersburg, Alaska Sept 1950. Ruby- Marion Kelso and Lee Kelso come on her to Petersburg from Juneau.
September 1950
1/2 2d
Coast Guard watch station in Petersburg, Alaska
Written on verso: Coast Guard watchman station marry one of them and hide way out on a rock like this Naomi. As long as you are toothless. Never see anyone for months at a time. Dad. Caption on page: Light house
1948-1950
1/2 2e 1950
1/3 3a
View from the deck of a boat of birds on an ice floe, Petersburg, Alaska
1950
1/3 3b
Walt Speirl standing next to boatYakobicovered in ice at a dock, Juneau, Alaska
Caption on page: Walt Speirl Mail Boat Juneau 1950
1950
1/3 3c
View of Warm Springs, Alaska
Lee Kelso (photographer)
Caption on page: Warm-Springs or Baranof Chatham Straits 1950. Written on verso: Warm Springs or Baranof across from Tyee Alaska Taken by Lee Kelso from boat Yakobi P.O and 2 stores here.This really does not do it justice however. The waterfall is beautiful and its much higher up on the hills. There is a lake up back too. 40 mi to my place good hot baths here for 75 cents cabins too. don't look warm does it.
1950
1/4 4a 1948
1/4 4b
View of Frank Wyatt's fox farm from a boat in Tebenkof Bay, Alaska
Lee Kelso
Written on verso: Fox farm Tebenkof Bay Alaska Taken by Lee Kelso April 1950. The Boat of Lee Kelso 90 miles to Petersburg, Alaska Caption on page: Frank Wyatts Fox Ranch Tebenkof Bay.
April 1950
1/4 4c-4d
Frank Wyatt's fox farm in Tebenkof Bay, Alaska
May 1950
1/4 4e
Juneau, Alaska seen from the water
1950
1/5 5a 1950
1/5 5b
BoatValkyrieat boat dock Juneau, Alaska
Written on verso: [Illeg] is a big boat I wanted for Halibut.$2500 and 8 people can life on it now. Fellow died and its an estate for sale. Caption on page: Boat for sale Juneau room for 8 people aboard ask $5000 42 ft.
1950
1/5 5c
Fox on shoreline at Frank Wyatt's fox ranch in Tebenkof Bay, Alaska
Written on verso: Tebenkof Bay, April 1950. Tried to get geese in near shore but too dark a day. Did get the fox though as he followed me around. Great pet but are dirty as they eat and sh-t. Caption on page: Fox
April 1950
1/5 5d
View of Olaf Tenoford fox farm from boat in Tebenkof Bay, Alaska
Caption on page: Olaf Tenoford fox farm.
1950
1/5 5e
Olaf Tendoford fox farm inTebenkof Bay, Alaska
1950
1/6 6a
View of Olaf Tenoford fox farm from boat in Tebenkof Bay, Alaska
Caption on page: Tebenkof Bay, Fox Ranch.
1950
1/6 6b
View of oil tanker near Petersburg, Alaska
Caption on page: Oil Tanker.
1950
1/6 6c 1950
1/6 6d
View of mountains near Petersburg, Alaska
Written on verso: Going to Petersburg about 5 miles north of town. Lee Kelso April 1950 Caption on page: Near Peterburg, Alaska
April 1950
1/6 6e
View of Icy Strait, Alaska covered in fog
Caption on page: Icy Straight, Alaska 1950
1950
1/7 7a
View of Icy Strait, Alaska
1950
1/7 7b 1950
1/7 7c-7d
People on deck of a boat,Alaskan
Caption on page: Alaskan 1950.
1950
1/7 7e
View of storm approaching at Icy Strait, Alaska
Caption on page: Icy Strait Alaska storm approach. Breaks now better-get.
1950
1/7 7f
View of Round Island, Alaska from boat
Caption on page: Out-the hole to ocean Round Island.
1950
1/8 8a
View of a building in Greenough, Montana
1948-1950
1/8 8b
Mission Mountains in St. Ignatius, Montana
1948-1950
1/9 9
2nd Street, Fairbanks, Alaska
Written on verso: Lee Kelso. Fairbanks.
1948-1950
1/10 10a
View of lake in Canada from the Alaskan highway
Written on verso: Canada, view of lake from Alaska highway.
1948-1950
1/10 10b
McKinley Park Hotel, Alaska
Written on verso: Alaska 1949. Lee Kelso. Caption on front: McKinley Park Hotel, Alaska, A.P.S.
1949
1/10 10c
Ray and Alice Graham standing together in front yard in Fairbanks, Alaska
Written on verso: Ray and Alice Graham Fairbanks, Alaska.
1948-1950
1/11 11 1948-1950
1/12 12a 1948-1950
1/12 12b 1948-1950
1/12 12c
Group of men and women walking up a hill at sunset
1948-1950
1/12 12d
Group of men and women standing on a cliff at sundown
Written on verso: 11:45 P.M.
1948-1950
1/13 13a
View of buildings and landscape
1948-1950
1/13 13b 1948-1950
1/13 13c 1948-1950
1/13 13d
Wrecking truck lifiting crumpled machine, possiably an airplane
1948-1950
1/13 13e
Construction of building
1948-1950
1/13 13f
Barrels on deck of boat near the Aleutian Islands
Written on verso: Foggy day at sea.
1948-1950
1/14 14a-d
View of landscape along road
1948-1950
1/14 14e
View of mountains and lake
1948-1950
1/14 14f
View of body of water and shoreline
1948-1950

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Buildings--Alaska--Photographs
  • Fox farming--Alaska--Tebenkof Bay--Photographs
  • Ships--Alaska--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Kelso, Lee (Fisher)--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Alaska, Southeast--Photographs
  • Alaska--Photographs
  • Baranof Island (Alaska)--Photographs
  • Icy Strait (Alaska)--Photographs
  • Juneau (Alaska)--Photographs
  • Montana--Photographs
  • Petersburg (Alaska)--Photographs
  • Sitka (Alaska)--Photographs
  • Tebenkof Bay (Alaska)--Photographs