Reverend Louis H. Pedersen Photographs, approximately 1905-1915

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Pedersen, Louis H.
Title
Reverend Louis H. Pedersen Photographs
Dates
approximately 1905-1915 (inclusive)
Quantity
61 photographs (1 folder) ; 5 ½" x 3 ½"
Collection Number
PH1460
Summary
Photographs of Alaska, British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, featuring landscape views and images of railroads, boats and settlements
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

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Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Reverend Louis H. Pedersen (1867-1939) was a Methodist minister who served congregations in Douglas, Seward and Skagway, Alaska. Pedersen emigrated from Norway as a small child with his young mother and grew up in Astoria, Oregon. He gained his citizenship by serving in the Oregon State Militia, eventually studying for the ministry before marrying a sheriff's daughter, Frances "Fanny" Turner, of Oysterville, Washington. In 1903, the Methodist church sent the couple north to serve as missionaries in Alaska. After a short time in Juneau, the couple arrived in Seward in 1905; Pedersen established the first Methodist church in the barely two-year old town, bringing with him a gospel tent which served as both church and parsonage for that first year. To help support his family and send his children to college, Pedersen took up photography and sold his images to tourists. Often, when steamships docked in Seward, passengers would make their way to the home of "Parson Pete" and place orders for his photographs. Pedersen would print the photographs overnight and have them ready for tourists to take home when they departed the next day. He initialed all of his photographs "LHP." In addition to his work as a minister, photographer and all-around civic booster, Pedersen also drafted the resolution making Alaska Day, which commemorates the anniversary of the formal transfer of the Territory of Alaska from Russia to the United States on October 18, 1867, an official state holiday in 1917. Pedersen Glacier, located on a remote stretch of the Kenai Fords, just west of Seward, was named after him.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of Alaska, British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, featuring landscape views and images of railroads, boats and settlements. Locations include Lake Atlin, Bennett, Lindemann, Mares & Tagfish as well as the Wrangell Narrows; the towns of Atlin, Bennett and Taku are shown, along with images of steam engines and settlers' ruins.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Source: William Reese Company, April 7, 2009.

Processing Note

Processed by Annsofie Wikegard, 2018.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Yukon Territory, CanadaReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Whitehorse
Box item
1 1 between 1905-1915
1 2 between 1905-1915
Lewis River
Box item
1 3 between 1905-1915
1 4 between 1905-1915
1 5 between 1905-1915
1 6 between 1905-1915
1 7 between 1905-1915
1 8 between 1905-1915
Lake Bennett
Box item
1 9 between 1905-1915
1 10 between 1905-1915
1 11 between 1905-1915
1 12 between 1905-1915
1 13 between 1905-1915
1 14 between 1905-1915
1 15 between 1905-1915
1 16 between 1905-1915
1 17 between 1905-1915
1 18 between 1905-1915
Caribou
Box item
1 19 between 1905-1915
1 20 between 1905-1915
1 21 between 1905-1915
1 22 between 1905-1915
Lake Mares
Box item
1 23 between 1905-1915
1 24 between 1905-1915
Lake Tagish
Box item
1 25 between 1905-1915
1 26 between 1905-1915
1 27 between 1905-1915

British Columbia, CanadaReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Bennett
Box item
1 28 between 1905-1915
1 29 between 1905-1915
1 30 between 1905-1915
1 31 between 1905-1915
1 32 between 1905-1915
Lake Linderman
Box item
1 33 between 1905-1915
1 34 between 1905-1915
1 35 between 1905-1915
Taku
Box item
1 36 between 1905-1915
1 37 between 1905-1915
Atlin
Box item
1 38 between 1905-1915
1 39 between 1905-1915
1 40 between 1905-1915
1 41 between 1905-1915
1 42 between 1905-1915
1 43 between 1905-1915
Lake Atlin
Box item
1 44 between 1905-1915
1 45 between 1905-1915
1 46 between 1905-1915
1 47 between 1905-1915
1 48 between 1905-1915
1 49 between 1905-1915
1 50 between 1905-1915
1 51 between 1905-1915
1 52 between 1905-1915

Various LocationsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box item
1 59 between 1905-1915
1 60
Gopher located in pipe to the right of dinner plate. Larger metal pipes and wooden platform above water. (Pederson 1342)
Following Pederson's numbering system, this photo was likely taken at Lake Bennett, Yukon Territory. Written on image: Find the Gopher.
between 1905-1915
1 61 between 1905-1915

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)