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Edward de Groff Photographs, approximately 1886-1890
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- de Groff, Edward
- Title
- Edward de Groff Photographs
- Dates
- approximately 1886-1890 (inclusive)18861890
- Quantity
- 61 photographic prints (1 box) ; 8.5" x 5.5"
- Collection Number
- PH0317
- Summary
- Photographs of Sitka, Fort Wrangell, Juneau and various Native American villages in the vicinity by Edward de Groff, circa 1896-1890.
- Repository
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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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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Edward de Groff was born in 1860 at Staten Island, New York. He first came to Sitka in 1880, and later managed the Northwest Trading Company post at Killisnoo, Alaska. By 1881, de Groff was transferred to Harrisburg, Alaska (now Juneau, Alaska) to manage the company store there. He was later appointed the first postmaster of Harrisburg (Juneau) and deputy recorder of the Harris Mining District. In 1882, he returned to Killisnoo, and by January of 1886, had purchased the Northwest Trading Company store in Sitka. Edward de Groff began taking photographs of Sitka in 1886. His hobby turned into a profitable venture as he sold the photographs at the Northwest Trading Company store in Sitka until 1890. In addition to being a prominent Sitka merchant and photographer, de Groff also served as Commissioner for 1893 Alaska to the Chicago Columbian Exposition, U.S. Commissioner to Sitka, and was president of the Chichagoff Gold Mining Company.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes boudoir style photographs of Sitka, Killisnoo, Fort Wrangell, Howkan, Juneau and various Native American villages in the Alaskan vicinity.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
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Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Sitka, AlaskaReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 1 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/1 | 2 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/1 | 3 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/1 | 4 | circa 1886-1890 | |
½ | 5 |
View of village and Mt. Vostovia from the USS
Pinta, Sitka, Alaska (de Groff 224)
Pintawas a Navy screw tug that
patrolled Alaskan waters during the 1880s to protect the seal fisheries. On
October 17, 1889,Pintareturned to Sitka, her home
port.
|
circa 1889 |
½ | 6 |
View of the Indian River Canyon from the USS
Pinta, Sitka, Alaska (de Groff 222)
Pintawas a Navy screw tug that
patrolled Alaskan waters during the 1880s to protect the seal fisheries. On
October 17, 1889,Pintareturned to Sitka, her home
port.
|
circa 1888 |
½ | 7 |
Tlingit Indian town, Sitka, Alaska (de Groff
19) Note on verso: Summer 1897 when the Governor's Executive Office
building was being reshingled. Old Russian town in right hand, middle
distance.
|
circa 1887 |
½ | 8 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/3 | 9 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/3 | 10 | circa 1888 | |
1/3 | 11 |
Tlingit man standing in front of building on Lincoln
Street, East. Sitka, Alaska (de Groff 18) Note on verso: 21 April 1954. Hubbell Collection N.W..
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/3 | 12 |
View of buildings in town, Sitka, Alaska (de Groff
21) Printed on mat: Mt. Edgecombe, Sitka, Alaska.
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/3 | 13 |
View of Sitka Bay, Sitka, Alaska (de Groff
775) St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral can be seen on the right
from across the water.
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/3 | 14 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/4 | 15 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/4 | 16 |
Tlingit Indian Training School covered in snow. Sitka,
Alaska (de Groff 105) Mt. Edgecombe can be seen in background.
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/4 | 17 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/4 | 18 |
St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral, Sitka, Alaska (de
Groff 20) Printed on mat: Greek Church, (Side View) Sitka, Alaska
|
circa 1888 |
1/5 | 19 |
Sealing shipsSan Diegoand
Lauranext to dock in Sitka Bay, Sitka, Alaska (de
Groff 67) Printed on mat: "San Diego" and "Laura" Sealers, Sitka
Alaska.
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/5 | 20 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/5 | 21 | circa 1886 | |
1/5 | 22 |
Group of men and women dancing in a field. Sitka, Alaska
(de Groff 233) Printed on mat: Dancing on The Green Sitka, Alaska.Note on verso: Taken in Summer of 1886.
|
circa 1886 |
1/5 | 23 |
Tlingit Indian group, with white men (possibly teachers)
in front of the Russian Orthodox school, Sitka, Alaska (de Groff
208) Printed on mat: Group, Grecco Russian School, Sitka, Alaska.
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/6 | 24 |
Tlingit Indian couple getting married at the Sitka
Indian Training School, Sitka, Alaska (de Groff 231) Printed on mat: Sitka Training School Indian Wedding.
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/6 | 25 |
Religious procession through snow covered street, Sitka,
Alaska (de Groff 76) Printed on mat: Religious Procession, Graeco-Russian, Sitka,
Alaska.
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/6 | 26 |
Tlingit Indian chief and other tribe member both in
native dress, Sitka, Alaska (de Groff 234) Printed on mat: Indian Chief in Native Dress, Sitka, Alaska.
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circa 1886-1890 |
1/6 | 27 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/6 | 28 |
Tlingit wood carvings, Sitka, Alaska (de Groff
34) Printed on mat: Thlingit Carvings in Wood, Sitka, Alaska.
|
circa 1888 |
1/6 | 29 |
Tlingit bone carvings, Sitka, Alaska (de Groff
39) Printed on mat: Thlingit Carvings in Bone, Sitka, Alaska.
|
circa 1888 |
Killisnoo, AlaskaReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/7 | 30 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/7 | 31 |
Steamboat,Favoriteby wharf,
Killisnoo, Alaska (de Groff 95) Note on verso: Vessel at left is "Favorite" steam launch at
anchor probably "Louise".
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/7 | 32 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/7 | 33 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/7 | 34 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/8 | 35 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/8 | 36 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/8 | 37 |
Man with dear carcasses, Killisnoo, Alaska (de Groff
56) Printed on mat: Alaska Game, Killisnoo, Alaska.
|
circa 1888 |
1/8 | 38 | circa 1886-1890 |
Fort Wrangell, AlaskaReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/9 | 39 |
U. S. Army post hospital (building on right), Fort
Wrangell, Alaska (de Groff 23) Printed on mat: Indian Training School, Sitka, Alaska. [This is
incorrect.]
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/9 | 40 |
Group of boys, Fort Wrangell Tlingit Industrial School,
Fort Wrangell, Alaska (de Groff, 30) Printed on mat: Group of Boys and Girls, Training School, Fort
Wrangle. [There are no girls in the photo.]
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/9 | 41 |
Group of children, Fort Wrangell Tlingit Industrial
School, Fort Wrangell, Alaska (de Groff 31) Printed on mat: Boys and Girls (Wrangle) School.
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/9 | 42 | circa 1886-1890 |
Howkan, AlaskaReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/10 | 43 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/10 | 44 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/10 | 45 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/10 | 46 | circa 1888 |
Other Scenic Views in AlaskaReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/11 | 47 |
Group of men in and next to moored boats, Shakan
Village, Kosciusko Island, Alaska (de Groff 121)
Nellie Martinboat on left.Printed on mat: Chigan, Alaska.Shakan was previously spelled "Chican".
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/11 | 48 |
Hamilton Mill, Shakan Village, Kosciusko Island, Alaska
(de Groff 41) Printed on mat: Saw Mill, Chigan, Alaska.Shakan was previously spelled "Chican".
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/11 | 49 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/11 | 50 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/12 | 51 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/12 | 52 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/12 | 53 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/12 | 54 | circa 1888 | |
1/13 | 55 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/13 | 56 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/13 | 57 | circa 1886-1890 |
Shaman and Other Tlingit MenReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/14 | 58 | circa 1886-1890 | |
1/14 | 59 |
Shaman standing, holding man in kneeling position (de
Groff 523) Printed on mat: Witchcraft. Shaman Tying witch.
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/14 | 60 |
Shaman in mask kneeling over man covered in blanket (de
Groff 526) Printed on mat: Witchcraft. Shaman and Sick Man (Hydah).
|
circa 1886-1890 |
1/14 | 61 |
Tlingit Shaman kneeling over man covered in blanket (de
Groff 527) Printed on mat: Witchcraft. Shaman and Sick Man (Thlingit).
|
circa 1886-1890 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)