Alice Culbertson photograph collection, between 1890-1915

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Culbertson, Alice
Title
Alice Culbertson photograph collection
Dates
between 1890-1915 (inclusive)
Quantity
11 photographs (1 folder) ; sizes vary
Collection Number
PH1344
Summary
Photographs of ships, some of which were captained by Ole A. Johansen (the donor's uncle), and scenes from Sitka, Alaska
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.

Request at UW

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of ships, some of which were captained by Ole A. Johansen (the donor's uncle), and scenes from Sitka, Alaska.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Dates for the photographs of the ships have been derived from Gordon R. Newell's The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest (Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, 1966).

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Restrictions on Use

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

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Acquisition Information

Alice Culbertson, May 24, 1945

Processing Note

Processed by Beck Prigot; processing completed in 2015.

Photographs transferred from the Ships Subject File and Alaska Subject File, 2015.

Related Materials

Logbooks for the S.S. Dora and six other ships captained by Ole A. Johansen can be found in the Ole A. Johansen papers, Manuscript Collection 4763.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Container(s) Description Dates
SS Bertha
Folder item
1 1
SS Bertha in dry dock
Written on verso: Capt. Ole A. Johansen.
between 1899-1915
1 2 between 1899-1915
Folder item
1 3 between 1908-1913
1 4 between 1898-1911
1 5
Passengers on the deck of the SS Dora
Caption on photo: A Pleasure party on the Str. Dora. Written on verso: To the captain of the Dora. Compliments of Mrs. Bankouski.
between 1896-1910s
1 6
SS Nanning on water
Written on verso: SS Nanning, 400 tons, 500 HP, 170' long overall, 31' beam, speed 11 kts.
circa 1900s-1910s
1 7 circa mid-1910s

Sitka, AlaskaReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
St. Michael's Cathedral
Folder item
1 8
Interior of St. Michael's Cathedral
Caption on photo: Russian Greek Church - Sitka.
circa 1900s-1910s
1 9 circa 1900s-1910s
Folder item
1 10 circa 1900s-1910s
Container(s) Description Dates
Folder item
1 11 circa 1890s

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Johansen, Ole A

Corporate Names

  • Bertha (Ship)--Photographs
  • Chicago (Ship)--Photographs
  • Cottage City (Ship)--Photographs
  • Dora (Ship)--Photographs
  • Nanning (Ship)--Photographs
  • Oregon (Ship)--Photographs
  • St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral (Sitka, Alaska)--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Sitka (Alaska)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)