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Bernice W. Norris Alaska photographs collection, circa 1930- circa 1936
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Norris, Bernice W
- Title
- Bernice W. Norris Alaska photographs collection
- Dates
- circa 1930- circa 1936 (inclusive)19301936
- Quantity
-
68 modern contact
prints (1 box) ; 4 x 5 in.
68 negatives (1 box) : nitrate ; 4 x 5 in. - Collection Number
- PH0881
- Summary
- Bernice Norris photographs of Alaska landscape, events, Anchorage train station, other types of transportation, farming and a school
- 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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Access to original negatives is restricted. Selections of collection available on digital site. Contact Special Collections for further information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Bernice Norris worked as an office secretary for the Neville Book Company in 1927, a stenographer in 1930 and as a secretary and bookkeeper throughout her life. She was a typing student of Dr. August Dvorak, associate professor of education at the University of Washington in 1933. Miss Norris was also an active member in the Seattle Retail Credit Women's breakfast club, a national club for women in the retail credit profession, and became the Seattle club financial secretary in 1939. At some time between 1930-1936 Bernice Norris apparently took a trip with a group to Alaska.
The Eklutna Indian Vocational Industrial School was moved to Eklutna in 1924 from the original location Tyonek on the Cook Inlet by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for Native Children. It was a vocational boarding school for Alaska Natives that strove to introduce an American way of life and required English be spoken as the only language. The school housed over 100 Native Alaskan children from various locations in Alaska, including Wainwright, Juneau and the Aleutian Islands. The school day was split in half with the morning spent studying academic subjects and the afternoon spent doing industrial work including, sewing, ivory carving, metal work, mechanics, carpentry, farming and nursing. The Bureau opened other schools at Katanak and Wrangell as well. After WWII, Eklutna was closed and moved to Seward, Alaska.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Images of transportation, buildings, and a parade in Anchorage, Alaska. Also includes images of the Eklutna Indian Vocational Industrial School, Eklutna, Alaska, the Matanuska Valley, and various unknown Alaskan locations.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Photographs arrived in Kodak Eastman Stores, Inc. Everything Photographic envelope addressed to Bernice Norris, films of Alaska. The Kodak Eastman Store was located at 1415 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA. These photographs were probably taken by Bernice Norris on a group trip to Alaska.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Arrival and AnchorageReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 2 | Ship's captain standing outside door to
bridge |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 3 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 4 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 5 | Woman holding purse and camera standing
next to train car |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 6 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 7 | Post office and telephone and telegraph
building, federal jail and U.S. Marshal's office on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage,
Alaska |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 8 | Buildings, possibly Anchorage,
Alaska |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 9 | Woman standing on steps of frame
building, possibly Anchorage, Alaska |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 10 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 11 | Two men and a woman standing on
sidewalk next to car, possibly Anchorage, Alaska
Car is identified as a 1929-1931 Packard.
|
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 12-13 |
Automobile race or parade on field with
crowd in stands possibly for Fourth of July celebration, Anchorage,
Alaska
Signs along back wall of enclosure read "W.J. Boudreau Wholesale
Grocer", "Hillman & Hartley We Buy Sell Exchange", "Ray G. Larson Lumber",
"Anchorage Drug Co.".
|
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 14 | Uncle Sam on stilts and marching band
leads Fourth of July parade along Fourth Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
Gitchell Hotel sign visible in background.
|
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 15 |
Mooseheart float in Fourth of July
parade along Fourth Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
Float reads "Mooseheart The Guardian Spirit of Your Children".
Located in Illinois, Mooseheart is a home and school for children in need and
sponsored by the Loyal Order of the Moose.
|
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 16-17 |
Tent structure on shore of lake with
crowd of people for Fourth of July in Anchorage, Alaska
Loyal Order of the Moose pennants hang from tent supports.
|
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
Eklutna Indian Vocational Industrial SchoolReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 18-19 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 20 | Group in flower garden outside Eklutna
school building |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 21 | Woman in flower garden outside Eklutna
school building |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 22 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 23 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 24 | Woman posing next to native grave
marked with Russian Orthodox Cross possibly near Eklutna School |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 25 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 26 | Russian Orthodox Church and native
spirit houses near Eklutna School |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
Matanuska, Alaska and Matanusak Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Palmer, AlaskaReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 27 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 28 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 29 | Dirt road with Matanuska Agricultural
and Forestry Experiment Station farm visible in distance |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 30 | Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry
Experiment Station farm buildings with fields in foreground |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 31 | Crop fields at Matanuska Agricultural
and Forestry Experiment Station |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 32 | Farm house at Matanuska Agricultural
and Forestry Experiment Station |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 33 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 34 | Men standing in crop field, Matanuska
Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 35 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 36 | Woman standing in crop field, Matanuska
Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 37 | Dog on bench outside farm house,
Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 38 |
Frank B. Linn kneeling with calf next
to fence, barn and silo, Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment
Station
Frank B. Linn worked at the station and had a homestead and
later a farm on the southern boundary of the Station.
|
circa 1930 |
| 1 | 39 | Man on horse with herd of cows on dirt
road, Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
Undetermined Alaska LocationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Airplanes, automobiles, boats and
trains, possibly in Anchorage |
|||
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 40 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 41 | Three women with helmets and goggles in front of a
seaplane |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 42 | Seaplane on water |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 43 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 44 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 45 | Train hauling automobiles rounding the
bend |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 46 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 47 | Passengers in 1926-27 Ford Model T town
car |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 48 | Two men in front of 1926-27 Ford Model T town car with
mountains in background |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 49 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 50 | Boats moored at dock |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
Buildings and farms, possibly in Matanuska
Valley |
|||
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 51 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 52 | Wooden structures in a field |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 53 | House with power or telegraph lines in the
front |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 54 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 55 | Two Houses with fence |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 56 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 57 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 58-60 | Sheep farming |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 61 | Chicken in road with tent structure in
background |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 62 | Fox standing on box in a cage |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 63 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 64 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
People and landscape |
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| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 65 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 66 | People standing in front of field and
mountain |
circa 1930-circa 1936 |
| 1 | 67 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
| 1 | 68 | circa 1930-circa 1936 | |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
