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Alice Woodby photograph collection, circa 1905-1914
Overview of the Collection
- Donor
- Woodby, Alice
- Title
- Alice Woodby photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1905-1914 (inclusive)18951915
- Quantity
- 1 album: 51 photographic prints (1 box) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0171
- Summary
- Photographs of Alaska and Canada, and Massachusetts in early 1900s
- 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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Photocopies of originals can be viewed on site. Selections from the collection can be viewed on the Libraries Digital Collections website. Permission of the Visual Materials Curator is required to view original photogaphs.
Some of the photographs in the album have been removed and some have been damaged by attempts to remove them.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Album of photographs probably taken on travels throughout the United States and Canada in locations including Washington state, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Mississippi River at St. Paul, and Massachusetts. Some photos were also probably made in Oregon. A few images show Sikhs at a railroad station, possibly immigrants who came to British Columbia to work on railroad construction and lumber mills. The collection also includes images of miners and hunters, possibly in British Columbia or the Yukon. The photographs of miners were probably taken in travels on the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad. The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad was begun in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush and finished in 1900. The route started in Skagway, Alaska and covered 110 miles until it reached the end of the line in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Photocopies are available for reference use.
View selections from the collection in digital format
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Preservation Note
Some of the photographs in the album have been removed and some have been damaged by attempts to remove them.
Custodial History
Album was purchased in a Tacoma shop by donor Alice Woodby.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Alice Woodby, 1987.
Processing Note
Processed by Elizabeth Russell, completed in 2011.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
AlbumReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1-1 | Fish mounted on a board |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-2 | Blank page |
|
| 1 | 1-3a | Man with sled dog team in snow,
probably near Log Cabin Hotel, British Columbia |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-3b | Man with sled dog team in front of Log
Cabin Hotel, British Columbia |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-4 | Blank page |
|
| 1 | 1-5a | Ptarmigan on hillside |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-5b | Six large eggs in bird's nest under a
tree |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-6 | Train in snow approaching station,
probably at Log Cabin, British Columbia
Log Cabin is the name of an unincorporated area of the Cassiar
Land District in British Columbia. It is located across the border from
Skagway, Alaska and was one of the stops on the White Pass & Yukon Route
Railroad.
|
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-7 | Train in snow, probably at Log Cabin,
British Columbia |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-8 | Settlement in front of mountains,
probably along the White Pass and Yukon Route |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-9 | circa 1905-1914 | |
| 1 | 1-10 | Blank page |
|
| 1 | 1-11a | Sled dog team at Log Cabin Hotel, Log
Cabin, British Columbia |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-11b | Sled dog teams near Log Cabin Hotel,
Log Cabin, British Columbia |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-12 | Missing (as of 2009) |
|
| 1 | 1-13 | Brick church |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-14 | A. Hinton's Ice Cream Farm, Andover,
MA |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-15 | Building next to mountain rail
line |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-16 | 2 men or boys in rowboat, on the
Mississippi River at St. Paul |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-17 | Yakima irrigation ditch,
Washington |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-18 | Snoqualmie River,
Washington |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-19 | Buildings near river bank |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-20 | circa 1905-1914 | |
| 1 | 1-21 | circa 1905-1914 | |
| 1 | 1-22 | circa 1905-1914 | |
| 1 | 1-23 | circa 1905-1914 | |
| 1 | 1-24 | Six children posed outdoors |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-25 | circa 1905-1914 | |
| 1 | 1-26 - 1-27 | Building, probably lodge or hotel, in
mountains |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-28 | Two miners at work |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-29 - 1-30 | Small settlement on shore, possibly
Wrangell, Alaska |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-31 | Group of men posed on balconies at
boarding house or hotel |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-32 | House on rocky shoreline |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-33 | Miner at mine entrance |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-34 | Small boy |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-35 | Statue of General Joseph Hooker by
Massachusetts State House
On verso: Agnes stands at the corner of the monument.
|
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-36 | Campsite in woods |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-37 | Man on passenger ship
City of Seattle
|
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-38 | Swans |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-39 | Young men and women on
beach |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-40 | Four people in orchard |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-41 | Man in a grocery store |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-42 | Passengers on steamer's
deck |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-43 | Two couples, seated |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-44 | Three young men, probably University of
Oregon Medical School students, studying |
circa 1914 |
| 1 | 1-45 | Missing (as of 2009)
The photo on this page may have been item 4.
|
|
| 1 | 1-46 | Woman using handcar on rail line in
mountains |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-47 | Two women seated on grass with
collie |
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 1-48 | Young man, probably University of
Oregon Medical School student, at work at desk |
circa 1914 |
| 1 | 1-49a - 1-49b | Young man
These photos are glued inside the album's back cover. There are
several blank pages between page 48 and the back cover.
|
circa 1905-1914 |
PhotographsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 2 | Two women in horse-drawn
cart
Postcard photograph.
Message on verso contains the information that the postcard's
sender will "go on to Winnipeg" on Friday. Signed "B.H.T."
|
circa 1905 |
| 1 | 3 | Two-story brick building, probably a
private school
Writing on verso makes reference to an academy in Andover;
however, building has not been identified as belonging to the Phillips Academy
in Andover, MA.
|
circa 1905-1914 |
| 1 | 4 | Three men, probably University of
Oregon Medical School students, studying at desks
Photo was possibly removed from page 45 of the album.
|
circa 1905-1914 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Hooker, Joseph, 1814-1879
Geographical Names
- Alaska--Photographs
- Andover (Mass.)--Photographs
- Cassiar (B.C. : District)--Photographs
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
