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Alaska Bureau Photograph Albums, 1897-1925
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Alaska Bureau.
- Title
- Alaska Bureau Photograph Albums
- Dates
- 1897-1925 (inclusive)18971925
- Quantity
- 24 albums
- Collection Number
- 1992.7
- Summary
- 24 photograph albums created by the Alaska Bureau of the New Seattle Chamber of Commerce in the early 1900s to promote interest in the Alaska Territory.
- Repository
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Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass Library
P.O. Box 80816
Seattle, WA
98108
Telephone: 2063241126 x102
library@mohai.org - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public by appointment.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Detailed inventories of the photographs in each album are available in the MOHAI library.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
On April 17, 1882, 26 leading Seattle citizens and businessmen organized the Seattle Chamber of Commerce with the intent of protecting local interests. The Chamber initially focused its efforts on the fight to obtain rail facilities for Seattle, but reorganized in 1910 to broaden its scope, taking the name “New Seattle Chamber of Commerce.” Among the goals of the new Chamber, addressed by its various committees, were “to promote the growth and development of the State of Washington, the territory of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.”
The new Chamber installed several new bureaus; its Board of Trustees unanimously adopted the resolution creating the Alaska Bureau, introduced by the committee on Alaskan affairs, on November 7, 1911. According to the text of the resolution, signed by Bureau chairman J.E. Chilberg, the purpose of the Bureau was the “encouragement and promotion of the development of Alaska,” by working for legislation and appropriations to improve the land and water transportation facilities of Alaska, as well as to “disseminate the truth about Alaska” in order to promote the territory’s development. To this end, the bureau created promotional materials, including albums and exhibits. One such exhibit, in 1913, highlighting Alaska’s resources, was shipped by the Alaska Bureau to Washington to be installed in connection with an educational campaign carried on in the interest of pending legislation for railroad construction by the government. The Alaska Bureau seems to have been disbanded in the early 1920s, though the Chamber’s Alaska Committee continued to function, and is still part of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce today.
The Bureau was chaired by a number of individuals over the years, including Scott Cordell Bone, (circa 1913-1915), who became the tenth Territorial Governor of Alaska, (1921-1925).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of 24 10”x14” leather bound albums with photographs mounted on black paper pages. The covers are embossed with gold lettering: the word “Alaska” followed by the title of the album. Each cover is also embossed with the words “Alaska Bureau, Seattle Chamber of Commerce.”
The Alaska Bureau created the albums, containing photographs spanning the years 1897-1925, to promote interest in the Alaska Territory. Twenty-one of the albums are organized by geographic region, and titled Central (3 albums), South (9 albums), Southwest (1 album), Southeast (6 albums), and Northwest (2 albums). These albums contain photographs of the landscape of the area, showing mountains, rivers and volcanoes, as well as images of residential and commercial buildings and town events. The photographs document local industries, including lumber, mining, packing and canning, and hunting. The albums also document the construction of the government railway by the Alaska Engineering Commission between 1914 and 1923.
One album portrays the Alaska Bureau via its offices, exhibits and a Bureau sponsored tour. Two albums are subject based, representing wildlife, foliage and shipwrecks throughout the region, and scenes alone the White Pass and Yukon Route railway.
The albums include photographs produced by many different photographers and photography studios. The majority of the government railroad images are official Alaska Engineering Commission photographs. Predominant photographers include W.H. Case and Case & Draper Studio, Curtis and Miller, E.A Hegg, P.S. Hunt, A.J. Johnson and the Lomen Brothers.
List of all photographers identified by signature or attribution:
- Adams, E.C.
- Andrews, C.L.
- Bales(?)
- Barkdule, C.H.(?)
- Barrett, J.E.
- Bergstresser
- Callarman
- Cameron, Guy E.
- Candle, J.E.
- Case, W.H.
- Case & Draper
- Clemons, Basil
- Curtis & Miller
- Dempsey, Maude
- Draper & Co.
- Elite Studios
- Emswiler, C.E.
- Geoghegen, James
- Gordon, L.N.
- Hamacher, E.J.
- Hegg, E.A.
- Hegg, R.E.
- Hettel’s
- Horner, M.
- Hubrick, J.P.
- Huey
- Hunt, Harriet
- Hunt, P.S.
- Ives, H.A.
- Jensen, S.
- Johnson, Albert J.
- J & J
- L.W.J.
- Kaiser, H.G.
- Koch, D.F.
- LaVoy, Merl
- Sydney Lawrence Co.
- Lomen Brothers
- McNeil, C.H.
- Merrill, Elbridge W.
- Murphy
- Nowell, Frank H.
- Peak, Roy M.
- Pederson, L.H.
- Sexton, Sylvia
- Sexton & Thwaites
- Thwaites, John E.
- Winter-Pond Co.
- Wischmeyer, P.
- Worden, J.E.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Alaska Bureau Photograph Albums, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Location of Collection
4b.1.3-5Preservation Note
Some albums are in fragile condition.
Acquisition Information
Found in collection.
Processing Note
Some photographs had been removed from the albums prior to the most recent processing. These photographs were mounted on cardboard and relocated to the photograph files in the library.
Related Materials
A binder of speeches and articles, dated 1911-1921, by J.L. McPherson, Manager of the Alaska Bureau, is available in the MOHAI library (Accession no. 2009.90.10).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | 1:
Alaska Bureau
1
141 items (photographs and
maps)
This album consists of photographs of the New Seattle Chamber of
Commerce Alaska Tour of 1913; photographs of the Alaska Bureau office and
exhibits; and Bureau maps highlighting various qualities of the geography and
resources of Alaska.
The bulk of the photographs document the 1913 Alaska Tour and its
guests, largely employees of the Bureau and their spouses, including Chairman
Scott C. Bone and Secretary J.L. McPherson. Other guests include the Honorable
Seth Mann, a San Francisco attorney who was President Wilson’s personal
representative on the Tour. Images show Tour groups on board ship on the Yukon
River; playing tennis near a line of the Grand Trunk Railway outside of Prince
Rupert; at a ball at Wrangell; at a mock marriage; on rail excursions; and
visiting other Alaska locations such as Sitka, Fairbanks, Ruby, Circle, Nome,
St. George Island and the Columbia Glacier. The Tour photographs also include
images of the Anglican missionary William Duncan from British Columbia at
Metlakatla, the Indian community he founded on Annette Island, south of
Ketchikan. Several steamships used by the Chamber of Commerce are depicted,
including the Yukon, Dawson, Jefferson, and
Victoria.
Twenty photographs, largely undated, document the Alaska Bureau
office, library, personnel, showcases and exhibits. The latter include exhibits
such as “Alaska Resources and Products,” showing glass cabinets containing
agricultural, marine and geologic resources; and the Bureau’s “Develop Alaska”
themed exhibit at the 1916 “Northwest Land Products Exposition.” Photographs of
personnel depict members of the Alaska Bureau at the Senate office building in
Washington, D.C., and at their desks in Bureau offices.
The maps include 25 hand colored maps and 20 photographs of maps
produced by the Bureau highlighting various features of Alaska. These date from
1912-1920 with the bulk from 1913. The maps depict, for example, the
comparative size of Alaska relative to other land masses such as the United
States, the New England States and the Scandinavian Peninsula; indicate weather
features, such as seasonal temperatures and rainfall; and depict quantity and
distribution of natural resources, land transportation and telegraph services.
Predominant photographers: Curtis & Miller, Frank H.
Nowell
|
1912-1920 |
1 | 2a:
Central
1
125 photographs
This album contains photographs taken in and around Fairbanks,
with images of homes, public buildings, events, mining and scenic views.
Approximately 30 images depict homes, cabins and ranches of
various named individuals, including many views that emphasize well-tended
gardens and grounds. Two images depict woman at lawn parties near meticulously
kept homes.
Many public buildings are depicted, including the public library
and public school; churches (Church of the Immaculate Conception and St.
Matthew’s); hospitals (St. Matthew’s, St. Joseph’s and the “Detention
Hospital”); restaurants (the Shaw House Grill and the Arcade Cafe); and other
buildings (the Masonic Temple and a fur store). Views of Fairbanks include
images of a steel bridge erected in 1917; the Fairbanks waterfront, including
images of the steamers Minneapolis,
Dawson and Jacobs;
the Fairbanks Junction of the Tanana Valley Railway; and unidentified scenic
landscapes. Photographs of miners and mining include images of placer mining at
Goldstream Creek, a pack train loaded with gold dust and stacks of gold
bricks.
Several images show local people and events, such as a 1917 Fourth
of July celebration, a baseball game, cart and chariot races, a railroad
celebration, the Fairbanks City Band and hunters and fishermen with their day’s
catch.
Other images include a bird’s eye view of Fox Station on the
Chatanika Branch of the Alaska Railroad, and the settlement at Paxson.
Predominant photographers: Johnson; Curtis & Miller
|
1906-1922, undated |
2 | 2b:
Central
2
88 photographs
This album consists largely of images of the Government Farm and
other farms in Fairbanks, and of horticultural exhibits in Fairbanks.
Photographs of the Government Farm depict fields of rye, wheat,
potatoes and other crops. Other named farms depicted include Hinckley’s ranch
and dairy farm, Erickson’s Farm, Rickert’s ranch, Aaron Buzby’s ranch, Wiest’s
Ranch, and William Young’s Ranch. Other images of agriculture show John Scharle
on a strawberry field and one of his strawberry plants; and a truck farm near
Fairbanks.
Several photographs document Fairbanks Agricultural Shows in 1914
and 1915; a produce exhibit at the Agricultural College and School of Mines in
Fairbanks; and a chart of Fairbanks winter temperature in 1911 and 1912.
Other photographs depict native Alaskans tending fishing nets and
drying salmon; a group of white and native men at the Native Conference at
Fairbanks in 1915; a bridge across the Tanana River and a railroad depot at
Nenana.
Predominant photographers: Curtis & Miller; A.J. Johnson
|
1914-1925 |
2 | 3:
Central
3
171 photographs
The bulk of the photographs document the construction of the
Alaska Railroad by the Alaska Engineering Commission (A.E.C.) in Nenana and
along the Nenana River.
These images include scenic views of the Nenana River Canyon and
of railway construction in the canyon; railroad crews and equipment; Alaska
Engineering Commission buildings, such as worker cottages, hospital, mess house
and cold storage; and the A.E.C. dock. Other railway construction images
document the washout at Lost Slough in 1917; railroad grading operations;
Bailey Station construction camp; the Nenana terminal yard; and Healy Canyon.
One series of photographs documents flooding on Commission grounds during the
spring ice break up. Most of these images are official Alaska Engineering
Commission photographs; many of them note the mile mark of the railway location
depicted in the image.
Other images of Nenana depict the waterfront; businesses in the
town; residences; a potato patch; a fox farm; a crowd boarding the steamer
Reliance for an excursion; a baseball game (Nenana versus Fairbanks); and a
certificate from the fraternal organization “Pioneers of Alaska” granting
charter to “Igloo Number 17” in Nenana.
Another series of images depict the Yukon River and the Yukon
River Valley, including the town Eagle and Fort Egbert at Eagle, Circle, Fort
Gibbon, Fort Yukon, the Indian camp Melozi on the Yukon River and several
images of the town of Ruby. Other Yukon region images show an Episcopalian
rector with Alaska natives, the riverboat Sarah,
and the steamer Herman at Ruby.
Other photographs depict the Manley Hot Springs Hotel and
Natatorium in the Tanana District; a quartz stamp mill near Fairbanks; the town
of Chena; and the interior of the first coal mine on Lignite Creek (1918).
Predominant photographers: A.J. Johnson and H.G. Kaiser for the
Alaska Engineering Commission
|
1910-1920 |
3 | 4:
South
1
112 photographs
The bulk of the photographs depict landscapes along the Copper
River and Northwestern Railway, built between 1907 and 1911 to move copper ore
from the mines at Kennicott to the port of Cordova; and scenes in and near
Cordova.
Photographs taken along the Copper River and Northwestern Railway
include images of the Miles and Childs Glaciers on the Copper River (including
a postcard showing the relative size of Childs Glacier and the Capitol Building
in Washington, D.C.), and the Miles Glacier Bridge (also known as the “Million
Dollar Bridge” for it’s cost of $1.4 million) spanning the Copper River. Other
images depict railway officials in Cordova; and a group of officials, including
United States Secretary of the Interior Walter L. Fisher, at Childs Glacier.
Other locales along the railway include Murchison Creek and Murchison Falls,
Alaganik and Alaganik Slough, Flag Point Bridge, the Copper River flats, and
Henry Glacier.
Several photographs document salmon canning operations in Cordova:
at the Pioneer Packing Company, the Carlisle Packing Company and the Ohm Fish
and Packing Company, including the unloading of fishing vessels at the docks
and views of employees working inside the cannery.
Other Cordova images include views of business streets; steamers,
such as the Northwestern, at Cordova dock; the
Copper River and Northwestern Railway wharf; Cordova Bay showing rock masses
such as Gull Rock and Arch Rock; a church; a clam cannery, and panoramas of the
town. Interiors of several Cordova buildings are depicted, including a home,
the Red Dragon Mission, the First Bank of Cordova and the lobby of the Alaskan
Hotel.
Other views in and near Cordova include: Capes St. Elias, Spencer
and Hinchinbrook; Le Perouse Glacier; placer mining; a Bering coal field; the
town of Katalla; Lake Eyak; McKinley Lake and the Salmon River Valley; Mount
Eccles; Whiting Falls; trout streams; and Abercrombie and Baird Canyons along
the Copper River.
Predominant photographers: E.A. Hegg; R.E. Hegg
|
circa 1908-1917 |
3 | 5:
South
2
149 photographs
This album consists largely of landscapes along the Copper River
and Northwestern Railway.
Views near railroads tracks and trestles include: Baird Canyon,
Abercrombie Canyon, Wood Canyon, Chitina Lake, the Kuskulana Bridge in Chitina
Valley, Spirit Mountain, Childs Glacier, the Chugach Range, and many scenic
views along the Copper River. Other scenic images depict the mouth of the
Tasnuna River, a trout lake in Chitina, Mount Blackburn, Mount Wrangell,
glaciers, valleys, mountains, and a boiling pot hole in a river in McCarthy.
Other images show the Tonsina Roadhouse on the Fairbanks Trail, a cannery near
the railroad tracks along the Copper River and Cascade Creek Engineering
Camp.
Several images depict mines and mining operation, including
Bonanza mine at Kennicott; Kennicott Mine Company’s office, club and tram
terminal; and other mine buildings and operations, probably in Kennicott.
Other images depict men working in fields, groups of people at
events (possibly in Kennicott), and the town of Kennicott.
Predominant photographers: E.A. Hegg; P.S. Hunt
|
1909-1914 |
4 | 6:
South
3
105 photographs
This album consists largely of photographs of Valdez and of the
Valdez-Fairbanks wagon road and roadhouses.
Valdez landscapes include views of the Lowe River and Valdez
Valley, Valdez Bay and Harbor, the Valdez waterfront and pier, and Valdez
Narrows. Other views in and near Valdez depict Copper Mountain, a fishtrap in
Prince William Sound, Ruth Lake, the Nelson townsite, Fort Liscum and Mount
Sugar Loaf.
Several images depict the town of Valdez, including businesses,
homes and gardens, and Valdez residents. Photographs of people include images
depicting Valdez schoolchildren; townspeople at a men’s race on the main
street; members of Igloo # 7 of the fraternal organization Pioneers of Alaska;
a celebration of the 95th anniversary of the Valdez lodge of the International
Order of Odd Fellows; a women’s basketball team; and U.S. District Court
officials. Other town images depict a bank; the Courthouse; the arrival of
$60,000 in gold dust in Valdez in 1905; and the arrival of the first
automobile, a Model T Ford.
Other images of people depict native Alaskans (“Copper River
natives”) including Chief Stickwan; Governor Clark visiting the Cliff Gold
Quartz mine on Valdez Bay; and members of the Alaska Road Commission (W.P
Richardson, Lieutenant L.A. Kunzig, Lieutenant G.E. Edgerton, Major J. Morrow,
Leonard M. Cox, Alfred H Brooks, and Colin M. Ingersoll).
Approximately 20 images depict the Valdez-Fairbanks wagon road and
various roadhouses, many showing delivery of goods by dog or horse teams. Views
along the road include: the Lowe River Valley, Government Barns, the “Dutch
flats,” Tiekhell and Keystone Canyons, the Saina River; the Fairbanks-Valdez
stage with mail and passengers, a wooden bridge near Fairbanks, and horse and
dog teams drawing sleds up Valdez Summit. Roadhouses depicted are: Earnestine
Roadhouse, Tonsina Roadhouse, Tiekhell Roadhouse, Miers Roadhouse on Golkana
River, Camp Comfort, Worthman’s Roadhouse, the Dam Roadhouse, and Yost’s
Roadhouse. A few images depict the Chitina-Fairbanks Road and Chitina-Fairbanks
stage with passengers.
The album includes several images of Copper Center, including the
dining room of the Hotel Holman, the photographer P.S. Hunt with his dog and
sled in front of Hotel Holman, and an irrigating wheel near the U.S. Telegraph
station.
Other images depict mine buildings at Ellamar; a trussed bridge; a
Ford Model T being pulled from the mud by a horse; and men at a survey camp for
the Valdez-Yukon Railway (1905).
Predominant photographers: P.S. Hunt; Guy F. Cameron
|
1905-1914 |
4 | 7:
South
4
150 photographs
The bulk of this album consists of photographs of Seward.
Scenic views of and near Seward include birds-eye views of the
town; of Resurrection Bay, Unawik Bay and Portage Bay; of the Columbia,
Serpentine and Mears Glaciers in Prince William Sound; Marathon Mountain; the
rock formations Seal rocks, Twin Sentinels, and Hole in the Wall; the Seward
waterfront; Kenai Lake; and Cape Elizabeth near Cook Inlet.
Photographs also depict the U.S. Government Railroad depot at
Seward; the San Juan Fish Company plant and dock; the Alaska Central Railway
sawmill and office building; and the Latouche mine and mine buildings. Other
Seward buildings include the Episcopal, Catholic and Methodist Churches, the
General Hospital, the Bank of Seward, a schoolhouse, and homes. One image
depicts the Russian Orthodox Church in Kiniklik.
Several photographs depict events and scenes of everyday. These
include: a baseball game with spectators; John Sullivan winning the 50 yard
dash (1918); a crowd at a government sale of lots (1916); a picnic in
Resurrection Valley; a display of produce at the 1916 Seward Civic Fair; empty
beer kegs on the wharf; 3rd and 4th Street in Seward; and dog teams.
Steamships pictured at dock in Resurrection Bay include the
Alameda, Admiral
Watson, Burnside, Victoria, Mariposa, and
Paul Jones.
Predominant photographers: Hettle’s; Maude Dempsey; Merl LaVoy
|
1906-1918 |
5 | 8:
South
5
185 photographs
This album consists of photographs of various locations on the
Kenai peninsula, particularly Seward and Seldovia.
Scenic views of the Kenai peninsula include several images of
Resurrection Bay and River; Spencer, Tonsina and Pedersen glaciers; Bear Lake,
Trail Lake, Cooper Lake, Jerome Lake and Lake Etak; several images of Lake
Kenai and the Kenai River; Spruce Creek and Six Mile Creek; and Homer-Kachemak
and Porcupine Bays. Other scenes show the towns of Hope, Homer and Port
Graham.
Images of Seldovia include a view of the town, a group of Kenai
natives near thatched buildings, a Greek Church, and the steamer
Dora.
Several images portray landscapes along the Alaska Northern
Railway, and later, the U.S. Government Railroad, showing train tracks and
trestles, including images along Snow River and Lake Kenai, the Turnagain Arm
Division of Government Railroad (1917), and several views of the Seward
division of the Government Railroad.
Photographs reflecting everyday life include images of Alaska
produce; residents near log cabins, gardens and ranches; men fishing on
Resurrection Creek; two women prospecting on the East Fork; a prospector’s
camp; dogs carrying packs with equipment; people picnicking; and a view of a
commercial street in Seward.
Other images depict the Libby-MacNeil Cannery in Kenai; Fidalgo
Island Cannery at Port Graham; the Skeen-Lechner mine buildings; men with a
horse drawn wagon of hay at Kenai Experimental Station; a salmon drying rack at
Quartz Creek; USS South Bend in Seward Harbor; and
placer mining.
A few images depict government officials: Governor and Mrs. Riggs
on the first through train from Seward to Anchorage; Riggs with Secretary of
Navy Daniels and Secretary of Interior Payne in front of the Seward railway
station; and Daniels, Payne and Admiral Hugh Rodman viewing Spencer
Glacier.
|
circa 1910-1920 |
5 | 9:
South
6
95 photographs
This album consists largely of Alaska Engineering Commission
(A.E.C.) photographs documenting construction of the Alaska Engineering
Commission Railway (Government Railway) along Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet, the
grounds and buildings of the Alaska Engineering Commission in Anchorage, and
other images of Anchorage.
Photographs of A.E.C. Railway operations along Turnagain Arm
include images of A.E.C. construction camps at Falls Creek, Rainbow Creek, and
Sheep Creek; and of Turnagain Arm bridges near Anchorage. Several images depict
the blasting operations of various companies, and are often inscribed with the
amount, in thousands of pounds, of dust produced and rock moved.
Photographs of Anchorage include images of the U.S. government
auctioning lots in 1915, the tent city which sprang up in Ship Creek near the
A.E.C. headquarters, the log buildings housing the A.E.C. hospital and library,
business in tent buildings along the dirt “Main Street,” and tent buildings
near railroad tracks. Later railway images (circa 1916-1917) depict A.E.C.
officials the A.E.C. headquarters on Ship Creek, A.E.C. Railway yards,
cottages, bunkhouses, mess house, commissary, power house, machine shop and
hospital.
Other Anchorage scenes depict the Alaska Labor Union Parade
(1916); the ship Anne W. landing passengers from
the U.S.S. Mariposa; automobiles awaiting
passengers at the A.E.C. dock; the first Fourth of July celebration; sheep
being ferried on rowboats; the Anchorage city water pumping station; Christian
Science, Episcopal and Presbyterian churches; a public school and
schoolchildren; the U.S. Marshal’s office and jail; the steamer
Ominega; the U.S. transport Crook; the A.E.C. women’s basketball team; and the
Potter Creek baseball grounds.
Scenic images of Anchorage show Ship Creek, Anchorage Bay, and the
Knik Arm River.
Other photographs identify Governor Strong, Lieutenant Mears and
C.H. Edes; one image shows Mears and others on a private train car to the
Wasilla townsite lot sale.
Predominant photographers: P.S. Hunt (for the Alaska Engineering
Commission); Sidney Lawrence Co.
|
1914-1918 |
6 | 10:
South
7
80 photographs
This album consists of Alaska Engineering Company photographs, as
well as photographs by other photographers, documenting railway construction,
commercial and other buildings, and town events in Anchorage, Alaska.
Photographs of A.E.C. railway construction include a photograph of
a woman driving the first spike at Ship Creek (1915); the A.E.C. Office
Building and construction camp at Matanuska Junction; Whitney Station (1917);
wooden railway bridges over the Knik River and Eagle River; and A.E.C. terminal
buildings in Anchorage.
Photographs of Anchorage buildings depict building construction
(circa 1915); the interior and exterior of the Empress Theater; the Chamber of
Commerce; the Harmony Theater; various businesses in the Alger building
(including the Bon Marche), the Alaska building, Lathrop building, Empress
building, and Byrne’s building; and the “Socialists and Pioneer” Alaska Labor
Union log building.
Photographs of town events depict parades (horse drawn floats;
Labor Day, 1916; Memorial Day and 4th of July, 1917; soldiers and civilians in
“Decoration Day” parade, 1917); displays of produce and minerals, and a baby
show at the 1917 Anchorage Agricultural and Industrial Fair; ceremonies (4th of
July; 140th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence); a “ladies”
dog-team race (1916); and a baseball team and race in “Recreation Park.”
Other images depict the S.S. Alameda
arriving in Anchorage (1921), passengers arriving from the U.S. transport
Crook, the departure of the first mail team from
Anchorage (1915); Indian graves at “Old Knik;” Wolff and Berg’s sawmill near
Talketka; Chicaloon [sic] Lumber Co.’s sawmill at Eklutna Siding; and scenic
views of Turnagain Arm and unidentified forests.
A pair of images depict Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels,
Secretary of the Interior J.B. Payne, and Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman being
greeted at the Anchorage train depot by crowds and a band, and leaving
Anchorage on Destroyer 275 a few days later (July 1920).
Predominant photographers: P.S. Hunt; H.G. Kaiser; Sidney Lawrence
Co.
|
1915-1921 |
6 | 11:
South
8
90 photographs
This album consists largely of photographs of Alaska Engineering
Company railway and coal operations in the Matanuska River Valley, and of
various homes and ranches near Matanuska Junction.
A.E.C. railway photos include images of tracks along the Matanuska
and Chickaloon branches (circa 1917-1919), with some showing surrounding farms
and homesteads; work crews, horse teams and inspection groups; and timber
trestle bridges. Several images depict various camps such as the Headquarters
Camp of the Matanuska Division (1916); the depot, commissary and freight house
at King River; and camps at Bird Point, the Chickaloon River and Moose Creek.
Other images depict the Chickaloon coal mines, showing coal bunkers, tunnel,
coal dumps; and the Doherty coal mine, bunkers and operations at Moose
Creek.
Several images depict residents of the Matanuska River Valley and
their homesteads and ranches, circa 1917. Named ranches and homes near
Matanuska Junction include Edward Saindon’s potato fields, log cabin and a
concrete building under construction; the Harman and Nyland ranches and
greenhouse; the Kinsinger and Winchester ranches; and Mr. A.A. Cobb’s log cabin
and garden. Other farming images include the Cornwall ranch at Moose Creek;
Olof Wagner cultivating potatoes, with the temporary town of Wasilla in
background; images of potato and hay fields, and the first hay crop, in 1916.
Other images depict ground clearing and planting at the Government
Experimental Station near Matanuska Junction, and Secretary of the Interior
J.B. Payne, Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and an “official party” at
the Station.
Other views include a panorama of Matanuska Junction; the
Matanuska River and bluffs; Eska Creek canyon; and the town of King on the
Matanuska branch. One photograph depicts the exterior of the Curry Hotel in
Curry, Alaska.
Predominant photographers: P.S. Hunt and H.G. Kaiser for the
Alaska Engineering Commission; Sidney Lawrence Co.
|
1916-1920 |
7 | 12:
South
9
132 photographs
This album consists largely of AEC photographs documenting the
building of the Government Railroad in the Susitna River Valley, as well as
images of life in and near the town of Knik.
AEC railway photographs depict delivery of supplies and
construction, showing steel gangs at work; a barge loaded with supplies
arriving at Talkeetna; materials freighted on wagons pulled by a Caterpillar
tractor; the river steamship Omineca at Kroto
Landing on the Susitna River; and horse drawn sleds with bridge timbers and
bales of hay. Many images are railroad views, showing newly laid track, often
captioned with the railway mile mark, including tracks at Birch Creek and rail
siding at Fish Lake. Others show “cut and fill” areas, such as that near Camp
Sunshine. Other photos depict the AEC railway in the temporary town of Wasilla
and the townsite of Wasilla on the day of sale (1917).
AEC bridges depicted include the AEC Little Susitna Bridge (1917),
the Susitna River Bridge site in 1920, and the steel and concrete Susitna
Bridge (1921); the timber Talketna River bridge; the Hurricane Gulch bridge
site marked with the location of the proposed bridge (1920); and a wagon bridge
at Indian River.Other images depict log and tent buildings at AEC construction
camps, such as camps at Hurricane Gulch and Talkeetna, and the raising of the
first flag at the Ship Creek (Anchorage) camp.
Eight photos of the Broad Pass mining district show prospectors on
the Susitna River, a tent camp, cross cut on a ledge, and ore croppings.
Photographs in and near Knik include views of the village of Knik;
of a tent village (“Old Knik”); log buildings, including the “Knik Roadhouse;”
the “Pioneer Roadhouse;” prospectors, sleds and dog teams; farms, fields and
homesteads; and a promotional card for Knik Commercial Club. One photo shows
Chief Nikoli of Talketna Indians with family on the roof of a log cabin.
Scenic views show buildings along the river at Susitna Station
(later the town of Susitna); the Talkeetna waterfront; Mounts Baker and
McKinley from Talkeetna; Ship and Willow Creeks; and the Sisitna River. Others
show Kroto Village and river; Birch Ridge in the Susitna Basin; the head of
navigation on the Indian River; and a Kahiltna Valley creek showing native
grasses.
Predominant photographers: H.G. Kaiser, P.S. Hunt and Sydney
Lawrence Co. for the Alaska Engineering Commission.
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1917-1921 |
7 | 13:
Southwest
207 photographs
This album consists of photographs of Southwestern Alaska,
including the Lower Yukon south to the Alaska Peninsula, the Aleutian Islands,
Kodiak Island and the Pribilof Islands.
Photographs of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska peninsula depict
Unalaska Island (showing the town and harbor of Unalaska and Cascade Falls);
the town and harbor of Dutch Harbor; a codfish station near the harbor on Sanak
Island; and a salmon cannery on the peninsula. A pair of images of the village
of Morvhovoi (on the east side of Isanotski Strait) depict buildings and a
church near the water and an Aleut woman in front of a sod house. Photographs
depict Aleut “barabara” winter houses (partially underground structures with
driftwood frames covered in sod), and Aleutian-made Attu baskets. Views include
mountains, glaciers and a harbor covered in volcanic ash as a result of the
explosion of Mt. Katmai. Other images depict a Baptist Mission on Wood Island;
a view of Sandpoint on Popof Island; the town of Unga and its anchorage; the
town of Belkofsky; a whaling station on Akutan Island; and Castle Cape in
Chignik Bay.
Photos from the Pribilofs show seals and seal herds, a Greek
Church, and scenic views, all from St. Paul Island.
Photographs of Kodiak Island depict an aerial view of Kodiak;
people on beach in Karluk; interior of a Greek church and other churches;
hunters with Kodiak bears, bear carcasses and hides; and Galloway cattle.
The album has several photographs of volcanic peaks, such as
Pavlof, Shisaldin, Chernaboro (Augustine) and Katmai in the Aleutian range. One
image gives a view of “Islands of Volcanic Origin in Bering Sea”: Castle Rock
(Bogoslof Island), Perry Island and Fire Island.
Several salmon canneries are depicted, such those at in Nushagak,
Uyak, and King Cove.
Photographs of the Lower Yukon River Valley include images of the
interior and exterior of buildings of the Holy Cross Mission, and native
children and a vegetable garden at the Mission. Images in the Iditarod region
depict scenes along the Iditarod River; the town and waterfront of Iditarod;
and the departure of the last boat from Iditarod in September 1914. Other
images depict houses in McDougall near the Yentna River; the camp towns
“Discovery Otter” and “Flat City,” the Skwentna Valley and Skwentna Road House;
an Eskimo residence in Nushagak; and native children at an Episcopal Mission on
the Anvik River at Nulato.
Other images depict reindeer herds at Iliamna; the village and
public school in Eskimo community of Mountain Village; views of the lower Yukon
River; the towns of Marshall, Kotlik and McGrath; and an Indian village along
the Innoko River.
Views of the Alaska coast show the shore of Iliamna Bay, panoramas
of Portage Bay; Kluklaklatna River. Other views show Shell Creek; Dalzell
Creek; the Kuskokwim River and River Valley; Ptarmigan Valley; Houston Pass;
Rainey Pass; and Simpson Pass.
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circa 1909-1918 |
8 | 14:
Northwest
1
78 photographs
This album consists largely of images of Nome, many of which
involve mining operations, but also including scenic views and depictions of
town life.
Several images depict the lightering and landing of passengers
arriving in Nome on steamships, such as the Victoria and the Umatilla; one
image depicts the lightering of U.S. Senators for departure from Nome.
Several images show steamships at sea, in drift ice, and at
various roadsteads. Ships include the U.S.R.C. Bear, S.S. Corwin, S.S.
Senator, and the S.S. Victoria.
Images of mining in and near Nome include several images of placer
mining (at Glacier Creek, Little Creek, Anvil Creek, on beaches and at other
locations); hydraulic mining operations; and underground drifting. Operations
of several companies are depicted: the Miocene Ditch Company, the Pioneer
Mining Company, and the Union Mining Company. Other mining images depict mining
company ditches (along Trinity Bluff in Kugarok Mining District and rounding
Cape Horn); and the Three Friends Mining Company’s dredge on the Solomon
River.
The album includes several images related to the annual “All
Alaska Sweepstakes” dog team race. A few images depict teams at the race, and
several show the winning first or second place teams and drivers in races from
1912 through 1915. One image reproduces an announcement for the 5th annual race
in 1912.
Images of the town of Nome include a panorama and a view of Nome
in snow from Bering Sea. Life in Nome is portrayed in images of people at
events, such as children posed on “Children’s Day,” 1914; people watching
floats in the 1915 Fourth of July parade; and the “Shriner Night” audience at
the May Roberts Company production of “The Adventuress” in Eagle Hall (1912). A
sense of Nome life is also conveyed in the images of an interior of a log cabin
clubhouse, and a photograph of a long table set for the Kegoryah Kozga Women’s
Club annual luncheon (1915).
Several images depict the Bering Sea in various weather conditions
and at different times of day; one image shows an ice hummock on the sea.
Other images depict Black Chief Bluff near the town of Bluff,
scenes on the Niukluk and Snake Rivers, and stacks of gold bricks. One multiple
exposure shows the positions of the sun hourly between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. as it
barely rises over the horizon from Nome.
Predominant photographer: Lomen Brothers
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1906-1915 |
8 | 15:
Northwest
2
129 photographs
This album consists of photographs of northwestern Alaska natives
and native Alaskan life, and images of northwest Alaska towns and scenic
views.
Photographs of Alaska natives include several individual
portraits, including one of “Reindeer Mary” and her husband; people in canoes
and kayaks; a group of berry pickers; a seal hunter; a family group in front of
a cache; hunters with a pile of walrus heads; a blanket tossing game; and two
people net fishing. Several images depict Alaska natives with reindeer,
including riding in reindeer drawn sleds, and participating in Reindeer Fairs.
The album also includes a photograph of Reindeer Fair delegation prize banners.
Several images depict reindeer herds in various locations such as Nome,
Kotzebue and Port Clarence.
Other images depicting native life show a salmon drying rack on
the Pilgrim River; Inupiaq houses built on the side of a cliff on King Island;
traditional sod barabara houses; and fish caches at the mouth of the Neukluk
River.
Photographs of northwest Alaska towns depict St. Michael, showing
a Greek Church, the riverboat sternwheeler Hannah
at dock, and a view of the waterfront; Port Clarence at Teller; and Kuzgamapa
Hot Springs. Photographs of other places show Mt. Osborne, coastal views and
several scenic views, probably of the Kotzebue region.
A few images of animals show walrus herds on the Bering Sea; and
the lassoing and capture of a polar bear. Other images depict the ship
Teddy Bear in ice off Cape Varnkamun in 1922; the
riverboat Sarah in the Bering Sea; a freight scow
on the Neukluk River and gold panning. The album includes several images of the
sun on the horizon at midday, and multiple exposures of the setting and rising
sun.
Predominant photographer: Lomen Brothers
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1907-1915, 1922 |
9 | 16:
Southeast
1
154 photographs
This album consists largely of photographs of Ketchikan, Alaska,
including images of the fishing industry, and views of town and the natural
environment. It also includes a few images of Metlakatla, the Tsimshian
community of followers of the Anglican missionary William Duncan.
Images of the Ketchikan fishing industry show facilities of
fishing companies, such as the cold storage room and other buildings of the New
England Fish Co., a view of Smiley’s cannery, and canneries at Waterfall and
Loring. The album includes several images of halibut fishing boats: the
Roman, Sumner,
Washington, Zapora,
Senator, Vausee,
Scandia, and Alteu.
Other images show a “gasoline fleet” (including the Arnold, Kasaan and
Truth), and the saltery tender
Fanshaw. A few images show salmon swimming
upstream to spawn in Ketchikan Creek.
Other images of Ketchikan industries and businesses depict men in
a workshop, building boats, and near engines in a power plant; the Standard Oil
depot; and operations of the Ketchikan Power Co.
Other ships depicted include the U.S.S. Gedney in Tongass Narrows, the steamers
Princess Mary and Alaska, and the Alameda
arriving in Ketchikan.
Photographs of the town of Ketchikan show residences, commercial
and public buildings (such as the Tongass Trading Co. building, the Council
Chamber and the Public Library), commercial streets, and the “Ketchikan-Wacker
route” bus. An interior view of the Ingersoll Hotel shows John E. Thwaite’s
photo and curio shop.
Other views of Ketchikan depict the waterfront and dock, a
sawmill, St. John’s Mission, Dock St., a view of Newtown, and houses along
Ketchikan Creek. People in Ketchikan are shown on a street on “Steamer day,” at
a July 4th parade, at a ballgame on the tide flats, on the beach, and hiking on
Deer Mountain.
Photographs of Metlakatla include views of the town, a Metlakatla
church, and two portraits of William Duncan.
Other photographs include views of the towns of Hyder and Loring,
Portland City and the Portland Canal, Kasaan and Kasaan Bay, and Sunny Point.
Other views depict Beaver Falls, Salt Lake, Granite Basin, Tongass narrows,
tide rips on Seymour Narrows, and Rudyard, Dora, Ella and Whitewater Bays. Also
depicted are Eddystone Rock, Mount Andrew mine, Deer Mountain, Twin Falls,
Ward’s Cove, Burro Creek, and Checats Cove.
Predominant photographer: Bergstresser
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circa 1917 |
9 | 17:
Southeast
2
94 photographs
This album consists largely of images of Wrangell, and views of
Alaska Indian villages and totem poles near Ketchikan, on Prince of Wales
Island and other southeast islands.
Views of Wrangell show the waterfront, Wrangell Harbor, and the
town of Wrangell; other images depict the town courthouse, Wrangell homes, and
a Presbyterian church and manse. Images show intermediate schoolchildren in
classrooms and dressed in costumes representing other countries; and high
school students and teachers outside a school. Two images depict a Wrangell
strawberry crop. Other images from Wrangell include photos of people around
biplanes, apparently the first airplanes to Wrangell, and a group at a
beach.
Views related to the lumber industry show spruce, yellow cedars
and hemlock trees; a log boom; stacks of lumber at the W.S. Mill in Wrangell,
and MacDonald’s lumber camp. Several images depict the town of Tokeen and
Tokeen marble quarry operations on Prince of Wales Island. A few images show
the village of Dolomi, and Dolomi Harbor and mine on Prince of Wales
Island.
The album includes many photographs depicting Indian totems and
Indian dwellings (some probably in abandoned villages). Locations depicted
include Tuxekan Island, the old Haida village of Sukkwan on Prince of Wales
Island, Old Kasaan, Village Island, and Pennock Island. Several of the images
depict Indian grave totems. Images of the Hydaburg Indian Reservation on Prince
of Wales Island show views of Hydaburg from the water and children inside and
outside the Hydaburg Native School.
The album includes views of LeConte and Knig glaciers on the
Stikene River; the old U.S./Canadian boundary on the Stikine; and of Mill
Creek, Port Johnson and Kasaan. Other images depict hanging bear pelts, a pile
of fox furs, and deer carcasses in a warehouse.
Predominant photographer: J.E. Worden
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1899-1920, (bulk 1914-1917) |
10 | 18:
Southeast
3
116 photographs
The third southeast Alaska album consists largely of images of the
fishing industry, depicting the buildings and operations of several canneries
in southeast Alaska, largely on islands in the Alexander Archipelago.
Several images depict operations at the Thlinket (Tlinget) Packing
Co. in Funter Bay on Admiralty Island (1907). These include images of salmon
fishing, showing salmon traps, men lifting traps, brailing salmon from trap to
scow, and a scow load of salmon. Other Thlinket Co. images depict salmon in a
warehouse, a group of native employees, and a view of cannery buildings.
Other cannery images depict Fidalgo Island Cannery in Ketchikan;
the Hawk Fish Co. in Hawk Inlet; the Chilkoot Packing Co.; and views of the NW.
F. Co. cannery buildings in Hunter Bay and Santa Anna. Other views of cannery
buildings include Tenakee Fisheries in Sunny Cove; N.P.T. & P. Co. cannery
in Klawak; the Alaska Fishing Co. floating cannery on Hawk Inlet; Geo.T. Myers
cannery at Sitkoh Bay on Chichagof Island; and views of cannery buildings at
Wrangell, Tonka, Hoonah, Tee Harbor, Shakan, and Taku Harbor. Other images show
machinery inside canneries, and boats of the Juneau halibut fleet.
The album includes many photographs of Petersburg on Mitkof
Island, mostly views of the waterfront, boat moorage, and views of the cannery.
Other Petersburg images show a fishing fleet, and a parade in town. Views of
Wrangell Narrows, near Petersburg, include several views of small ice bergs, a
rock pinnacle and views of houses along the water. Several of the photographs
of Wrangell Narrows are hand colored.
Two photographs show the native mission at Kake on Kupreanof
Island, and native Tlingit schoolgirls. Other photographs depict the U.S.
Customs House at Wrangell, scenic views of “southeastern Alaska waters,”
Frederick Sound, Cape Decision, the S.S. Curacao,
and salmon in Ketchikan Creek.
Predominant photographers: W.H. Case; Case & Draper
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1905-1916 |
10 | 19:
Southeast
4
74 photographs
The fourth southeast album consists largely of photographs of
Sitka, including views of town and scenic views, and images of Alaska Indians
and Indian artifacts.
Scenic views of Sitka consist largely of photographs of the town,
Mount Edgecomb and Sitka Harbor. Many images depict unidentified landscapes
showing mountains, trees and water near Sitka. Other images depict the Indian
River and the experimental agricultural station in Sitka, showing a greenhouse,
apple trees and other crops.
Photographs of buildings in Sitka include interior and exterior
views of the St. Michael’s Russian Orthodox cathedral; a 1926 view showing the
original Pioneers’ home (the old Marine Corps barracks); a timber blockhouse;
panoramas of (probably military) buildings; Baranof Castle Hill; an Episcopal
Church; and interior views of Jackson’s Museum showing Indian artifacts.
Photographs of Alaska Indians show a Russian priest with Tlingit
chiefs and head men; a women scraping a stretched hide; men in canoes before a
race; women sewing at the Presbyterian Mission; views of native houses and fish
drying racks; and native canoes. Photographs of Indian artifacts depict
baskets, a wood chest and drum, feast dishes, stone tool artifacts, and a
Chilkat blanket.
The album also includes photographs of documents: the U.S.
Treasury Department voucher for the purchase of Alaska; a Russian account
ledger from 1791; and 4 pages from the Alaska Times from October 23, 1869,
reproducing a speech by William S. Dodge of Sitka on the “Second Anniversary of
the Raising of the American Flag.”
Others images depict men inspecting a strawberry field, a church
icon, and dirt pathways through the woods in Sitka National Park. Two
photographs show Reverend Peter Trimble Rowe, the first Episcopal Bishop of
Alaska.
Predominant photographers: Elbridge W. Merrill; Frank H. Nowell;
W.H. Case; Winter-Pond Co.
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1907-1915, 1926 |
11 | 20:
Southeast
5
70 photographs
This album consists largely of images Juneau, including town
views, buildings and events, and mining operations.
Views of Juneau depict the town and waterfront, including images
of residential and commercial streets. The album also includes scenic aerial
views of the Juneau area, and a view of Auk Lake.
Buildings and businesses depicted include the governors mansion,
the New Cain Hotel, the Catholic Hospital and Church, the B.M. Behrends Bank,
and the Federal (Court) Building. Interior views of businesses show store
employees inside furniture, grocery, housewares, and candy stores. Images of
Juneau industries show men working in foundry and woodworking shops, a brewery
housed in an old church and school building, and the Northern Lumber Mill. One
image depicts the Twin Glacier Camp for tourists.
Other images of people depict Governor J.F.A. Strong taking the
oath of office on the steps of Court Building in 1912, a 1915 Fourth of July
celebration in town, and Governor Bone and others riding in a Packard.
Views of mining in Juneau depict buildings, operations and miners
in Treadwell, views of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company operations and
buildings in Thane and at Perseverance mine; the Salmon Creek Dam (the
Alaska-Gastineau power supply); and hydraulic mining in Silver Bow Basin. Other
images depict gypsum mining, and wharf and bunkers in Gypsum.
The album contains a few images of native Alaskans including a
portrait of a Chilkat woman “Porcupine Mary,” a native mother and child, and a
man with native women near a tent home. One image shows an Indian basket
collection.
Other images depict trappers posed with furs, trophies for the
Southeastern Alaska School Meet, and government road workers.
A folder with this album contains 4 loose photographs, probably
not from the album, depicting totems at Ketchikan and Wrangell, and views of
Deering and Nenana.
Predominant photographers: W.H. Case; L.H. Pederson; Frank H.
Nowell; Curtis & Miller
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1908-1922 , (bulk 1914-1916) |
11 | 21:
Southeast
6
86 photographs
This album consists largely of views of glaciers and other natural
features near Juneau in southeastern Alaska, and images of Skagway.
Most of the images of glaciers depict Taku glacier, southeast of
Juneau. Others depict Lawton Glacier, Dead Glacier, Eagle River Glacier,
Davidson Glacier, and Popof Glacier.
Several scenic views depict Lynn Canal; others show Shelter
Island, Admiralty Island and the Inside Passage, Mt. Dewey, the Chilkat River
and Chatham Straits.Other images show native grasses and the government road in
the Chilkat Valley, a road in the Klehini Valley, and the dam at Whitehorse to
regulate water for navigation. Photographs of the town of Haines include views
showing Fort Seward, and images of produce raised on farms near Haines.
Many images taken in and near Skagway depict farms and ranches;
and show produce grown in Skagway. Other Skagway images depict the Pullen House
hotel; Skagway homes; a horticultural exhibit; and a school building. Other
images show the old Klondike trail by Black Lake, and miners at Chilkoot Pass
(circa 1897). One images shows passengers posed near the first White Pass and
Yukon Route passenger train on the summit of White Pass in 1899.
Several hunting and trapping images depict hunters, animal
carcasses, animals caught in traps, hunting camps and a hunting party on a
boat.
Predominant photographers: L.H. Pederson; W.H. Case; Case &
Draper; Draper & Co.; Curtis & Miller
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1897-1924 , (bulk 1915-1920) |
12 | 22:
Wildlife,
foliage, scenery and shipwrecks
128 photographs
This album consists largely of images of native Alaskan animals
and plants, as well as a few scenic views and a series of photographs of Alaska
shipwrecks.
Images of animals consist largely of images of moose and mountain
sheep, but also include bears, grouse, a marmot, owls, a snow rabbit and a fox.
Some images show hunters with moose, sheep or bear carcasses.
Among photographs of native plants are 23 hand-colored 8x10
photographs, each depicting a variety of native flowering plant.
Six images show equipment and housing related to the building of
the government railway. Among several scenic mountain views are images of Mount
McKinley.
A series of photographic postcards depict shipwrecks including:
the Delhi on Sumner Island; the
Mariposa; the Prince
Albert on Butterworth Rocks; the Curacao;
the Santa Rosa; the S.S. Pavlof on Tugidak Island; and the S.S.
Alameda near Petersburg. One images shows the
City of Seattle ashore near Ketchikan.
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1902-1920 |
13 | 23:
Scenes along
the White Pass & Yukon Route
87 photographs
This album depicts rail tracks and scenes along the White Pass
& Yukon Route (W.P. & Y.R) between Skagway, Alaska and Whitehorse in
the Yukon Territory, Canada, and scenes in the surrounding area. The album also
includes images of Dawson, reached by W.P. & Y.R. steamboats.
Photographs of the White Pass &Yukon Railway show scenic
mountain views along the railway line, including views of Thompson River near
the summit of White Pass, and of Lake Bennett. Other photographs show
passengers near a train, a steel railway bridge, and trains at Skagway and in
the Skagway Valley.
Photographs in and near Whitehorse depict the town; the steamer
Selkirk at Whitehorse docks; Whitehorse Rapids; an old tramway near Lewis
River; and Pueblo Copper Mine near Whitehorse. Other images of steamships show
the steamer Casca at Whitehorse; the W.P. &Y.R steamer Dawson on Lake
Laberge; the steamer Whitehorse on the Thirty Mile River and a steamer at Miles
Canyon. One image shows a steamboat being roped through Five Finger Rapids,
halfway between Whitehorse and Dawson. Other images show a drawbridge at
Caribou Crossing; the steamer Casca at Tantalus Coal Mine in Carmacks (between
Whitehorse and Dawson) and scenic view of Tantalus Butte.
Photographs of Dawson depict mining operations and views of town,
including a commercial street, a residence, gardens, and the Hotel Royal
Alexandra.
Other images depict the border station, showing U.S. and Canadian
flags; a W.P. & Y.R. rotary snow plow; Yukon natives at Fort Selkirk; and
hydraulic mining in Atlin, B.C. Scenic views show Emerald Lake, view of Lawton
Glacier, White Channel and views of upper Yukon River.
Predominant photographers: Curtis & Miller; Maude Dempsey;
Case & Draper
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1900-1920, (bulk 1900) |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Coal mines and mining--Alaska
- Fishing industry--Alaska
- Glaciers--Alaska
- Gold mines and mining--Alaska
- Indians of North America--Alaska
- Railroad construction & maintenance--Alaska
- Salmon canning industry--Alaska
Corporate Names
- Alaskan Engineering Commission
- Copper River and Northwestern Railway
- White Pass & Yukon Route (Firm)
Geographical Names
- Alaska Peninsula (Alaska)
- Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
- Anchorage (Alaska)
- Fairbanks (Alaska)
- Juneau (Alaska)
- Kenai Peninsula (Alaska)
- Ketchikan (Alaska)
- Matanuska River Valley (Alaska)
- Metlakatla (Alaska)
- Nenana (Alaska)
- Nome (Alaska)
- Seward (Alaska)
- Sitka (Alaska)
- Skagway (Alaska)
- Susitna River Valley (Alaska)
- Valdez (Alaska)
- Whitehorse (Yukon)
- Wrangell (Alaska)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photograph Albums