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)
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
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

Access to original negatives is restricted. Selections of collection available on digital site. Contact Special Collections for further information.

Request at UW

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

Processing Note

Processed by Jennifer Hawkins, 2010; Stefanie Terasaki, 2014; processing completed in 2014.

Collection accessioned as PH 2005-52.

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 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
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)