W.H Case photographs of Native American baskets

W.H Case photographs of Native American baskets, 1910

Overview of the Collection

Photographer: Case, W. H. (William Howard), 1868-1920
Title: W.H Case photographs of Native American baskets
Dates: 1910 (inclusive)
19101910
Quantity: 11 photographic prints (1 folder) ; various sizes
Collection Number: PH1188
Summary: Photographs by W.H Case of Eskimo and Pacific Northwest and Canadian Native American baskets.
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
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Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

William Howard Case was born on April 19, 1868, in Marshalltown, Iowa, and lived most of his life in South Dakota and Oregon. He came to the Klondike during the gold rush and secured several claims in Atlin before opening the Case and Draper photography studio in a tent in Skagway, Alaska. The partners later moved their business to a two-story building in Skagway on Broadway near 4th Avenue, where they also sold photographic supplies, Alaska Native handicrafts and game specimens. In 1907, the partnership dissolved. Draper kept the business in Skagway, now Draper & Co., while Case moved to Juneau and started a new photography studio there, taking pictures under the name WH Case. In Juneau, he had three children: Howard, Alice and Madge. He was active in the community as a Mason and a Shriner until he died there suddenly on July 16, 1920. His studio was reopened after his death by E. C. Adams.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs made by W.H. Case after he dissolved his partnership with Draper and opened his own studio in Juneau in 1907. The collection consists of images of baskets created by Native American Tlingit, Haida, and Attu tribes of Southeast 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

Acquisition Information

Donor: Mrs. G.J. Wheeler.

Processing Note

Processing completed by Jaki Parsons, 2013.

Photographs transferred from Genral Indian Collection, PH Coll 564, 2012.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

W.H Case Photographs of Native American BasketsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	1	Unalaska baskets displayed on fur-covered table	circa 1910
1	2	Unalaska fish baskets displayed on table Handwritten on front of photograph: Attu Baskets.	circa 1910
1	3	Attu card cases, woven of grass with designs in wool	circa 1910
1	4	Eskimo coiled baskets displayed on fur-covered table Handwritten on back of photograph: Westward Indians Basket.	circa 1910
1	5	Tlingit spruce root baskets displayed on fur-covered table	circa 1910
1	6	Eight large Tlingit baskets displayed on fur-covered table	circa 1910
1	7	Four large Tlingit spruce root baskets displayed on fur-covered table Written on back of photograph: Hidah [sic] baskets 1910. This is not correct, for these designs are made by the Tlingit, not the Haida. Ewa P (illegible) 2-15-64.	circa 1910
1	8	Tsimshian cedar bark baskets displayed on fur-covered table	circa 1910
1	9	Twined baskets and mats, most likely Haida, displayed on fur-covered table	circa 1910
1	10	Fur covered boxes with decoration of beadwork and deerhooves, might be Athabaskan in origin, displayed on stool Handwritten on back of photograph: Deer Feet Baskets.	circa 1910
1	11	Twined and plaited baskets from northern Pacific coast	circa 1910

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