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Joseph Sonneman photographs and other materials, 1960s-2006
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Sonneman, Joseph
- Title
- Joseph Sonneman photographs and other materials
- Dates
- 1960s-2006 (inclusive)19602006
- Quantity
- 35.40 cubic feet (50 boxes)
- Collection Number
- PH2008-029
- Summary
- Photographs by a lawyer and former Senate candidate of Juneau, Alaska
- 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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Access restricted: permission of curator required.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Joseph Sonneman was born in Chicago in 1944, and grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Sonneman served in the Army from 1963 to 1966, attended University of Illinois as a undergraduate, then Claremont Graduate School, earning masters and doctorate degrees in Government. In 1989, Sonneman earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
Sonneman moved to Juneau in the early 1970s, where he was a candidate for mayor in 1973 and for the Alaska House in 1974. Sonneman also ran as the Democratic nominee for United States Senator from Alaska in 1998. In Juneau, Sonneman worked as a lawyer, legal researcher, management consultant, and legislative and law reporter. He also served as President of the World Affairs Council and was highly involved in local affairs.
Sonneman's father Eric had been an amateur photographer in Germany and gave Sonneman his first camera at age 5. Sonneman pursued his interest in photography from an early age, experimenting with different cameras and lenses, and different conceptual approaches. Sonneman was inspired by the work of Edward Weston, among others, and his still life studies reflect this interest. In Juneau, Sonneman documented local political events, such as those of the Alaska Democratic Party; Pioneers of Alaska events; as well as family, friends and the city of Juneau. Sonneman also extensively photographed Native American events, such as a re-enactment of Custer's last stand, the annual Crow Fair, Tlingit dance ceremonies and other Tlingit celebrations, Powwows, the Navajo Nation Fair , the centennial re-enactment of the Sitka "Last Potlatch" of 1904, and the dedication of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
One of Sonneman's major photographic projects was documentation of the construction of the Trans-Alaska pipeline. Influenced by Eric Hegg's photographs of the Klondike Gold Rush in the Murray Morgan book One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album, Sonneman left his job and spent the years from 1974 to1977 photographing the pipeline with an 8'" x 10" view camera. Sonneman's pipeline photographs have been exhibited in Chicago, San Jose, Oklahoma and California.
Joe Sonneman relocated to Seattle in 2006.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists largely of photographs, varying in format from 35 mm snapshots through 8" x 10" contact prints, including a large number of slides and other transparencies.. Subjects include Sonneman's family and friends at home and at social events; the city of Juneau and local events; political events such as Alaska Democratic Party picnics; Native American events, such as dances, ceremonies, and celebrations, including Tlingit dances, a recreation of the Sitka Potlatch of 1904, a re-enactment of Custer's Last Stand at Little Bighorn, and the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian.
One series documents Sonneman's work photographing the construction of Trans-Alaska pipeline from 1974-1977, in slides, color photographs and, primarily, large format black and white photographs. This series also includes materials related to Sonneman's project of pairing his photographs with analogous photographs from One Man's Gold Rush, a book of Eric Hegg's photographs of the Klondike gold rush. In addition to the photographs, materials include correspondence, manuscripts and posters.
A series of albums, 1997-2006, includes snapshots of family, friends, the city of Juneau, and trips to other cities such as Chicago, Tucson, and Washington D.C. The albums also includes snapshots of political events and Native American events, and documentation of artwork in shows.
Non-photographic material in the collection include videos of Native American events, including a DVD of a re-enactment of Custer's Last Stand, correspondence to and from Sonneman, promotional materials and ephemera.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Preferred Citation
The required credit line for use of images from Special Collections is: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [plus the negative number].
The negative number is provided with the image and is a letter + number combination such as UW13452; Hegg 1234; or NA1275. A typical credit line would be, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, UW13452.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in 7 series:
- One Man's Pipelinematerials
- Photographs
- Albums
- Audiovisiual and other format materials
- Papers
- Ephemera and artifacts
- Works by others
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
One Man's Pipeline materials, circa 1974-1980Return to Top
Sonneman photographed the construction of the Trans-Alaska pipeline from 1974 through 1977 using an 8" x 10" view camera. His project was inspired by One Man's Gold Rush, Murray Morgan's book about the Alaska Gold Rush as depicted in photographs by Eric Hegg. Sonneman then paired his captioned photographs with Hegg's captioned gold rush photos, in an unpublished volume titled One Man's Pipeline. Sonneman exhibited his pipeline photographs in several shows: in San Jose, Claremont, at the University of Oklahoma, and the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Negatives Items are numbered using Sonneman's system. Some numbers are
used twice.
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Box | item | ||
N1 | 74-101 | Beginning Work, Future Valdez
Terminal Site |
1974 |
N1 | 74-102 | Valdez |
1974 |
N1 | 74-102 [sic] | River and mountain landscape |
1974 |
N1 | 74-103 | Crusher Crew,
Galbraith |
1974 |
N1 | 74-104 | Gravel road and trees with river
landscape |
1974 |
N1 | 74-105 | Valdez |
1974 |
N1 | 74-106 | Juneau |
1974 |
N1 | 74-107 | "Christmas Trees," Prudhoe
Bay |
1974 |
N1 | 74-108 | Empty road through evergreens |
1974 |
N1 | 74-108 [sic] | Right-of-Way
Work |
1974 |
N1 | 74-109 | Drilling Rock, Future Pump
Station 4 Site |
1974 |
N1 | 74-110 | Gathering Gravel,
Gailbraith |
1974 |
N1 | 74-111 | Valdez Pipe Storage Yard |
1974 |
N1 | 74-112 | Road to
Valdez |
1974 |
N1 | 74-113 | The View From Thompson
Pass |
1974 |
N1 | 74-114 | Yukon River Bridge
Piers |
1974 |
N1 | 74-115 | The Fairbanks
Pipeyard |
1974 |
N1 | 74-116 | Clearing Right-of-Way, 5
Mile |
1974 |
N1 | 75-101 | Building Gakona
Bridge |
1975 |
N1 | 75-102 | Building Gakona
Bridge |
1975 |
N1 | 75-103 | Fairbanks
Pipeyard |
1975 |
N1 | 75-104 | Bridge
Building |
1975 |
N1 | 75-105 | Loading Pipe, Fairbanks
Pipeyard |
1975 |
N1 | 75-106 | Loading Pipe, Fairbanks
Pipeyard |
1975 |
N1 | 75-107 | Fairbanks
Pipeyard |
1975 |
N1 | 75-108 | Pipe Welding Building,
Fairbanks |
1975 |
N1 | 75-109 | Expediter and Beluga, Pump
Station 10 "Pump 10 Beauty" |
1975 |
N1 | 75-110 | Building Tanker Loading
Platforms, Valdez Terminal |
1975 |
N1 | 75-111 | Heavy equipment on dirt road cut between
trees |
1975 |
N1 | 75-112 | Building the Terminal, Valdez
|
1975 |
N1 | 75-113 | Awaiting Burial, North of
Valdez |
1975 |
N1 | 75-114 | Stuck!--While Clearing
Right-of-Way, Near Dietrich, "Getting Free, Dietrich Camp" |
1975 |
N1 | 75-115 | North Slope Drill
Rig |
1975 |
N1 | 75-116 | North of Fairbanks, South of the
Yukon |
1975 |
N1 | 75-117 | North of Fairbanks,
S04 |
1975 |
N1 | 75-118 | Pump Station 10 Tank
Farm |
1975 |
N1 | 75-119 | BP Hilton, North
Slope |
1975 |
N1 | 75-120 | Isabel Pass |
1975 |
N1 | 75-121 | Dooble [sic] X Welding, North
Slope |
1975 |
N1 | 75-122 |
Waiting for Work,
Fairbanks May be 1974, per notations on plastic sleeve
|
1975 |
N1 | 75-123 | Clearing Right-of-Way, South of
Fairbanks |
1975 |
N1 | 75-124 | New Ties Near Fairbanks
Pipeyard |
1975 |
N1 | 75-125 | Fairbanks
Pipeyard |
1975 |
N1 | 75-126 | Pump 8 Open
House |
1975 |
N1 | 75-127 | Pump 8 Open
House |
1975 |
N1 | 75-128 | Pump 8 Open
House |
1975 |
N1 | 75-128 [sic] | Firemen Practice, Fairbanks,
University of Alaska |
1975 |
N1 | 75-130 | Livengood
View |
1975 |
N1 | 75-131 | Fairbanks
Pipeyard |
1975 |
N1 | 75-132 | Fairbanks
Pipeyard |
1975 |
N1 | 75-133 | The Pipehandler, Fairbanks
Pipeyard |
1975 |
N1 | 75-134 | Yukon River Bridge: Halfway Done
|
1975 |
N1 | 76-101 | Laying in the Last Section,
Thompson Pass |
1976 |
N1 | 76-102 | Satellite Communications, Pump
Station 1 |
1976 |
N1 | 76-103 | Franklin Bluffs
Airport |
1976 |
N1 | 76-104 | Helicopter Landing,
Fairbanks |
1976 |
N1 | 76-105 | Helicopter in Snow, Franklin
Bluffs |
1976 |
N1 | 76-106 | Valdez Tank
Farm |
1976 |
N1 | 76-107 | Going Over Thompson
Pass |
1976 |
N1 | 76-108 | Valdez: Town Site, Harbor, and
Terminal |
1976 |
N1 | 76-109 | Loading Pipe, Valdez
Pipeyard |
1976 |
N1 | 76-110 | Franklin Bluffs
Heli-pad |
1976 |
N1 | 76-111 | Loading Pipe, Franklin
Bluffs |
1976 |
N1 | 76-112 | Wiring Pipeline Control, Pump
Station 1, "Wiring Pump Station" |
1976 |
N1 | 76-113 | Valdez Terminal
Site |
1976 |
N2 | 76-114 | Livengood
Surveyor |
1976 |
N2 | 76-115 | Valdez |
1976 |
N2 | 76-116 | Japanese Pipe Offloaded,
Valdez |
1976 |
N2 | 76-117 | Yukon River Bridge
Construction |
1976 |
N2 | 76-118 | Fairbanks
Overview |
1976 |
N2 | 76-119 | Yukon River Barge &
Bridge |
1976 |
N2 | 76-120 | River Crossing, North of
Prospect |
1976 |
N2 | 76-121 | Pipeline Terminal,
Valdez |
1976 |
N2 | 76-122 | Wrapping Pipe, North
Slope |
1976 |
N2 | 76-123 | Insulation Installation, 5 Mile,
Just North of Yukon |
1976 |
N2 | 76-124 | Welding Pipe, in the Brooks
Range |
1976 |
N2 | 76-125 | Completed Yukon River
Bridge |
1976 |
N2 | 76-125 [sic] | Tamping Down Re-Inspected Pipe,
Valdez |
1976 |
N2 | 76-126 | Prudhoe Bay, Drill Rig, the
Arctic Ocean |
1976 |
N2 | 76-127 | The View South, Franklin
Bluffs |
1976 |
N2 | 76-128 | Bending Pipe, Brooks
Range |
1976 |
N2 | 76-129 | Overview, Yukon River
Bridge |
1976 |
N2 | 76-130 | Fairbanks Mayor's Cup Race,
Solstice |
1976 |
N2 | 76-131 | Insulation Installation, Just
North of Yukon |
1976 |
N2 | 76-132 | Lifting Pipe Valve Section,
Fairbanks |
1976 |
N2 | 76-133 | Yukon River
Bridge |
1976 |
N2 | 76-134 | Fairbanks, Mayor's Cup Race,
Solstice |
1976 |
N2 | 76-135 | Yukon River Bridge
Checkpoint |
1976 |
N2 | 76-136 | Yukon River
Bridge |
1976 |
N2 | 76-137 | Expediter and Flat Bed Driver,
Pump Station 10, "Women Working, P.S. 10" |
1976 |
N2 | 76-138 | Prospect Creek
Camp |
1976 |
N2 | 76-139 | Near
Galbraith |
1976 |
N2 | 76-140 | Insulation
Installation |
1976 |
N2 | 76-141 | Stringing Pipe, Brooks
Range |
1976 |
N2 | 76-142 | Near PS 6 |
1976 |
N2 | 76-143 | Ring Crew, Near
Galbraith |
1976 |
N2 | 76-144 | Stringing Pipe, North of the
Brooks Range |
1976 |
N2 | 76-145 | Pipeline Pose North of Prospect,
Stringing Pipe |
1976 |
N2 | 76-146 | Stringing Pipe, North of the
Brooks Range |
1976 |
N2 | 76-147 | Yukon River Bridge, The Northern
Approach |
1976 |
N2 | 76-148 | Welding Pipe, Franklin
Bluffs |
1976 |
N2 | 76-149 | Stringing Pipe, North of
Prospect, "Before Welding" |
1976 |
N2 | 76-150 | Welding Oil Storage Tanks,
Valdez Terminal |
1976 |
N2 | 76-151 | VSM Crew, Near
Prospect |
1976 |
N2 | 76-152 | Laying Pipe, the North
Slope |
1976 |
N2 | 76-153 | North Side Yukon River
Bridge |
1976 |
N2 | 76-154 | "Wouldn't You Rather Be In
Texas?" Near Prospect |
1976 |
N2 | 76-155 | Near Prospect |
1976 |
N2 | 76-156 | PS5 |
1976 |
N2 | 76-157 | On Man-Lift |
1976 |
N2 | 76-158 | Woman Operating
Man-Lift |
1976 |
N2 | 76-159 | Repair Truck Crane, North
Prospect |
1976 |
N2 | 76-160 | Jumping Pipe, During Hydrostatic
Testing. North of Fairbanks Hydrostatic Accident |
1976 |
N2 | 76-161 | Welding Pipe, Near Franklin
Bluffs |
1976 |
N2 | 76-162 | Welding Pipe,
Brooks |
1976 |
N2 | 76-163 | Yukon River
Bridge |
1976 |
N2 | 76-164 | North Side Yukon River
Bridge |
1976 |
N2 | 76-165 | Fairbanks
Electioneering |
1976 |
N3 | 76-166 | Welding VSM |
1976 |
N3 | 76-167 | Haul Ready
Right-of-Way |
1976 |
N3 | 76-169 | "VSM Crew" Ring
Crew |
1976 |
N3 | 76-16? | XX remove?
|
1976 |
N3 | 77-101 | North Slope Drill
Rig |
1977 |
N3 | 77-102 | Pipeline Start,
PS1 |
1977 |
N3 | 77-103 | Oil Reaches
PS3 |
1977 |
N3 | 77-104 | Oil Reaches
PS3 |
1977 |
N3 | 77-105 | Before Start-up
PS1 |
1977 |
N3 | 77-106 | Prior to Startup
PS1 |
1977 |
N3 | 77-107 | Darch Press Conference, BP
Hilton |
June 1977 |
N3 | 77-108 | Darch Press Conference, BP
Hilton |
1977 |
N3 | 77-109 | Scenic Valley, North of
Valdez |
1977 |
N3 | 77-110 | The Day Before the Beginning,
Inside Pump Station 1 |
1977 |
N3 | 77-111 | PS1 Tank Farm |
1977 |
N3 | 77-112 | Loading First Tanker Out of
Valdez |
1977 |
N3 | 77-113 | Loading Valdez First Tanker
|
1977 |
N3 | 77-114 | The Day Before the Beginning,
Inside Pump Station 1 |
1977 |
N3 | 77-115 | Valdez Oil-In
Celebration |
1977 |
N3 | 77-116 | First Tanker,
Valdez |
1977 |
N3 | 77-117 | Valdez Terminal
Site |
1977 |
N3 | 77-118 | Darch Press Conference,
Valdez |
1977 |
N3 | 77-119 | Oil Arrives in
Valdez |
1977 |
N3 | 77-120 | Oil Arrives in Valdez; The Moon
Shines On, "Oil Arrives at Valdez (night)" |
1977 |
N3 | 77-121 | XX Valdez |
1977 |
N3 | 77-122 | Street Dance, Valdez
Oil-In |
1977 |
N3 | 77-123 | Crossing
Tundra |
1977 |
N3 | 77-124 | Darch & Howard Slack in
Valdez |
1977 |
N3 | 77-125 | Valdez
Terminal |
1977 |
N3 | 77-126 | XX Oil Spill
Franklin |
1977 |
N3 | 77-127 | First Oil Spill,
Fairbanks |
1977 |
N3 | 77-128 | Races, Valdez
Oil-In |
1977 |
N3 | 77-129 | The Oily T-Shirt Contest,
Start-Up Celebrations, Valdez |
1977 |
N3 | 77-130 | First Tanker Sails Out of
Valdez |
1977 |
N3 | 77-131 | Oily T-Shirt Contest,
Valdez |
1977 |
N3 | 77-132 | Alaskan Native,
Pipeliner |
1977 |
N3 | 77-133 | Oil-In Feast,
Valdez |
1977 |
N3 | 77-134 | Completed Line, North of Brooks
(PS4) |
1977 |
N3 | 77-135 | Pipeline Camp Mess Hall, "P.S.1
Mess Hall" |
1977 |
N3 | 77-136 | The 1st Tanker Leaves
Valdez |
1977 |
N3 | 77-137 | The First Major Oil Spill,
Franklin Bluffs |
1977 |
N3 | 77-138 | Strikers' Blockade, Franklin
Bluffs |
1977 |
N3 | 77-139 | First Oil Spill Near
Fairbanks |
1977 |
N3 | 77-140 | Oil Starts Through Line, P.S.
1 |
1977 |
N3 | 77-141 | Pipeliner's Party, Happy Valley,
"4th of July" |
1977 |
N3 | 77-142 | Pipeliner's Party, 4th of July,
Happy Valley |
1977 |
N3 | 77-143 | Pump Station 3 Control as Oil
Arrives |
1977 |
N3 | 77-144 |
First Major Oil Spill Near
Prudhoe Bay Print with same number titled "The 1st Major Oil Spill,
Franklin Bluffs"
|
1977 |
N3 | 77-146 | Stringing Pipe, North of the
Brooks Range, "Near Galbraith" |
1977 |
Exhibition Photographs |
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31 | 74-101, 103, 105 to 107, 109, 110, 112, 113 to 116 | Prints of selected 1974 negatives 12 photographs
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1974 |
31 | 75-109, 110, 112, 114 to 116, 122, 123, 133, 134 | Prints of selected 1975 negatives 10 photographs
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1975 |
31 | 76-101, 102, 107 to 109 | Prints of selected 1976 negatives 5 photographs
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1976 |
25 | 76-112, 117, 120 to 127, 136, 137 | Prints of selected 1976 negatives 12 photographs
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1976 |
25 | 76-143, 146 to 152, 154, 160, 161 | Prints of selected 1976 negatives 11 photographs
|
1976 |
24 | 77-101, 114, 120, 123, 129, 132 | Prints of selected 1977 negatives 6 photographs
|
1977 |
24 | 77-135 to 138, 141 to 144 | Prints of selected 1977 negatives 6 photographs
|
1977 |
Box | |||
24 | 15 9x12 unmounted black & white prints; 24 9x12
black & white prints mounted on 11x14 board; 1 black & white print and
1 color print mounted on exhibition-size board (18x24?) All but the colored print are duplicates.
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1974-1977 | |
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23 | Morgan, M. (1967). One Man's
Gold Rush. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. Includes an inscription: "For Edith and Eric on the occasion
of their Alaskan Adventure--on board the Prinsendam in Juneau, August 18, 1978, [signed] J.A.
Sonneman "One Man's Pipeline"
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The following photographs were made by Eric Hegg and used by
Murray Morgan in his book One Man's Gold Rush. The
titles and item numbers are those used by Sonneman in his exhibition,
One Man's Pipe Line. |
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23 | Hegg 101 | First ship to leave Seattle in
the Gold Rush that followed the Portland's
arrival in Seattle with more than two tons of gold from the Klondike.
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ca. 1898-1900 |
23 | Hegg 102 | Juneau |
ca. 1898-1900 |
23 | Hegg 103 | Prospectors each with a year's
supplies, Dyea Beachhead |
1899 |
23 | Hegg 104 | "Captain Arthur H. Lee of the Royal Military College,
Kingston, Ontario, wrote of the Dead Horse Trail, 'To put it very mildly, it's
a hell of a business.'" M. Morgan caption |
ca. 1898-1900 |
23 | Hegg 105 | The last restaurant and hotel on
the trail of '98, Sheep Camp. |
1898 |
23 | Hegg 106 | Supplies had to be backpacked
the final 1200 steps carved in ice. |
1898 |
23 | Hegg 107 | It took about twenty trips over
the Chilkoot Pass to move a year's supplies. |
ca. 1898-1900 |
23 | Hegg 108 | The view from the Chilkoot
Pass. |
ca. 1898-1900 |
23 | Hegg 109 | "'The man who travels in Alaska only when the weather
is good will make about a mile a month,' said a veteran prospector. 'And it is
a country of magnificent distances.'" M. Morgan caption |
1898 |
23 | Hegg 110 |
Clearing the track after a snow
storm on the summit of White Pass and Yukon Route. Hegg's title, written on print.
|
1899 |
23 | Hegg 111 | The stampeders paused to build
boats which would carry them to Dawson. |
1898 |
23 | Hegg 112 |
Yukon River Hegg's title, written on print.
|
ca. 1898-1900 |
23 | Hegg 113 | "'It is all unreal,' said the correspondent of
The London Chronicle. 'A sawboard metropolis where
no town should be. Daylight at midnight. Millionaires too occupied to bathe.'"
M. Morgan caption. |
ca. 1898-1900 |
23 | Hegg 114 |
The cabin in the foreground is
where George Carmack discovered the first gold in the Klondike Bonanza Creek,
[sic] Gold Hill is seen on the right. The mouth of the Eldorado Creek is just
beyond Gold Hill. This photo is not found in One Man's
Gold Rush. The title is printed on the print, author unknown.
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unknown |
23 | Hegg 115 | Sluice box
crew. |
ca. 1898-1900 |
23 | Hegg 116 | "They slept atop riches in cabins the poorest at home
might scorn." M. Morgan caption. Claim no. 6 on the
Bonanza
|
ca. 1898-1900 |
23 | Hegg 117 | Searching for gold on the shores
of Nome. |
ca. 1898-1900 |
23 | Hegg 118 |
Blockade on Front St. Nome July
1st 1900. Hegg's title, written on print.
|
1900 |
23 | Hegg 119 | "Most would have done better, financially, if they had
stayed home and worked for wages. But they had their memories that set them
apart, the Klondikers. Their annual reunions still radiate delight at the
troubles they knew. The few who are left retain the mystique of a unique
experience. They heard a call and answered, and ever since have felt themselves
apart and privileged." M. Morgan |
1898 |
23 | Hegg 120 |
Hegg Studio, Skagway
"Hegg's Gold Rush was one of the best. He saw Alaska and the Yukon from a
special point of view. He did not become rich, but he accumulated a treasure
which . . . a scattering of sourdoughs and Alaska historians have saved for
us." M. Morgan |
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Box | |||
15 | Items described in Box 15 are not necessarily in the order
presented. |
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15 | Publications about and drawings for
One Man's Pipeline exhibit |
1974-1977, 1985 | |
15 | Color slides of pipeline construction, intermixed with
slides of people, landscapes, houses, aerial shots, and photo
exhibits Approximately 600 slides in 3 folders and 5
loose sheets of slides.
These slides were removed from binders on arrival. Groups of
pages are noted as "Binder 1 Part A" and Binder 1 Part B." Only a few slides
have descriptive information.
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1969-1979 | |
item | |||
15 | "Envelope 2" | Slides and narrative of Sonneman's experience
photographing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. |
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15 | "Envelope 3" | Handwritten note from Sonneman to Kes accompanying
prints and photocopies related to One Man's
Pipeline
|
1979-1980 |
15 | Stack of duplicates of photos used in
One Man's Pipeline, some identified and numbered,
others not. |
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item | |||
15 | 74-103 | (1 print) |
1974 |
15 | 75-114 | (1 print) |
1975 |
15 | 75-115 | (2 prints) |
1975 |
15 | 75-116 | 1975 | |
15 | 76-101 | (2 mounted prints) |
1976 |
15 | 76-112 | (3 prints of 1 image, 1 mounted print of a
different image) |
1976 |
15 | 76-122 | (7 prints, 6 mounted) |
1976 |
15 | 76-125 | (10 prints, 8 mounted) |
1976 |
15 | 76-137 | (3 mounted prints) |
1976 |
15 | 76-145 | (3 mounted prints) |
1976 |
15 | 76-146 | (5 prints, 4 mounted) |
1976 |
15 | 76-148 | (3 mounted prints) |
1976 |
15 | 76-149 | (9 prints, 8 mounted) |
1976 |
15 | 76-152 | (4 prints, 3 mounted) |
1976 |
15 | 76-161 | (5 prints, 4 mounted) |
1976 |
15 | 76-169 | (3 mounted prints) |
1976 |
15 | 105 |
Man & Nature: Digging
Pipeline Ditch, Isabel The following are color prints of the pipeline construction
for which negatives have not been found; these images were not used in
Sonneman's One Man's Pipeline exhibit. The
numbers, where there are any, are those used by Sonneman.
(2 mounted prints)
|
1975 |
15 | 107 |
VSM Crews, near
Prospect (1 mounted print)
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15 | 116 |
Welding Pipe, near
Prospect (1 mounted print)
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15 | none | Drill rig with water shooting out of pipe (1 print)
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15 | none | Aerial photo of city (1 print)
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15 | none | Elevated pipeline extending up hill through
landscape (1 print)
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15 | none | Tundra (1 print)
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15 | none | Cutting or welding pipe (1 print)
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15 | none | View from inside perforated clay pipe (1 print)
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15 | none | Pick-up truck with front tires in large
puddle (1 print)
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15 | Alaska roads, bridges and pipeline
construction 15 photographs
|
circa 1975 | |
15 | Mounted prints 88 photographs
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1975-1977 | |
15 | Color pipeline photographs 14 photographs
|
1975-1977 | |
15 | Pipeline-related photographs 119 photographs
|
circa 1974-1977 | |
15 | Gold Rush photographs 17 photographs
Include copies of at least 5 Hegg photographs. Also includes
captioned photocopies of photographs.
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undated | |
15 | "Spring '74 on the Pipeline" slide show 47 slides
Also includes index of captions and scripted commentary
|
circa 1974 | |
15 | Correspondence with Kes Woodward of Alaska State
Museum 2 letters
|
circa 1980 | |
15 | Correspondence with Light Impressions
Press |
circa 1980 | |
Box | |||
15 |
One Man's Pipelinedrafts and
manuscripts |
circa 1980 | |
15 |
One Man's Gold Rushmonograph |
undated | |
box:oversize | |||
32-33 | Posters approximately 400 copies of 2 posters
Posters for "One Man's Pipeline" and "Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Views"
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undated |
PhotographsReturn to Top
- Snapshots
- Slides
- Photographs
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Snapshots Includes snapshots of family, friends, social events, Native
American events, political events, Juneau and trips to other cities.
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Box | |||
12 | 1983, 1996-2006 approx. 2715 color snapshots and 4290 color
negatives
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1983, 1996-2006 | |
13 | circa 2001-2004 approx. 2515 color snapshots and 5010 color
negatives
1 CD
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circa 2001-2004 | |
19 | circa 1970s-2004 approx. 3190 photographs and 2310
negatives
Includes approx. 40 Polaroids from the 1970s, approx. 100
photographs on the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian,
images an Alaska Democratic Party event in Juneau, political events and images
of a running race in Juneau.
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circa 1970s-2004 | |
Slides |
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Box | |||
7 | Slides approx. 1300 slides
People, events, buildings, scenery
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1957-1968; 1987-2002; undated | |
8 | Slides approx. 1300 slides
Includes images of Juneau, Anchorage and other Alaska images,
documentation of artwork, including sets of pairs of slides intended to be
shown together. Documents a 1964 trip to Japan and 1968 trip to Europe.
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1964; 1968; 1977-1980; 2002; undated | |
box:oversize | |||
37 | Slides 30 slides
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undated | |
Box | |||
40 | Slides approx. 1920 slides
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circa 1970-1976 | |
Box/Folder | |||
41/3-4 | Slides approx. 750 slides
These pages were removed from binders when received. Note in
folder of 1984 slides reads: "Contrast: Book 1 Awards"
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1970s; 1984 | |
41/1 | Portraits of Sonneman and others |
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Box | item | ||
41 | "Envelope 1" | Prints of people and places |
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Box/Folder | |||
42/2 | Crow Creek approx. 150 slides
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April 1982 | |
42/2 | Art show 40 slides
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1980 | |
42/3 | Rajneeshpuram trip; "S.F."; N. Californian and
Oregon approx. 350 slides
|
undated | |
42/4 | 1968-1977 approx. 650 slides
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1968-1977 | |
Photographs |
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22 | Abstract compositions approx. 65 photographs
|
undated | |
35 | Panorama photographs 32 black and white and 20 color
photographs
Box also includes approx. 85 color computer prints
|
undated | |
36 | "Alaska Positive" exhibit submissions,
mounted 4 black and white and 5 color prints
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circa 1996-2006 | |
Box | |||
16 | Miscellaneous 545 black & white photographs; 240 color
photographs
Includes one panoramic class portrait for Georgetown Law
program (1989); a makeshift "album" of 10 photos, labelled "Rosh Hashanah";
miscellaneous photographs of Juneau and other Alaska locations, Sonneman with
friends and family; landscapes, vacations, and still lifes.
|
circa 1960s-2001 | |
17 | Miscellaneous 33 5 8" x 10" black and white
negatives
6 color transparencies
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1974-1977; undated | |
18 | Miscellaneous 2198 black and white negatives
441 black and white photos; 140 color
photos
958 transparencies
Includes 1 folder of mounted photographs for Alaska State
Museum traveling exhibit "Alaska Positive"; reproductions of family photos
(1940-1985); copies of historic Alaska photos of dogsleds, mountain pass,
glacier and people. General subjects: Sonneman, landscapes, bridges, cars,
ceremonies, legal proceeding (includes explanation of "1955 session" photos for
sale).59 rolls of film have the negatives matched with the contact
sheet.Box includes 3 folders of damaged negatives. Also includes 130
computer prints of a few panoramic photos and wallet-sized computer prints in
folder labelled "Vision Center" (not counted above).
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circa 1940s-2000 | |
20 | Miscellaneous 52 black and white photographs and approx. 5807
negatives
approx. 1809 transparencies
Includes 1 tintype of an infant
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box:oversize | |||
34 | Miscellaneous 161 black and white and 12 color
photographs
|
undated | |
Box | |||
38 | Miscellaneous 247 photographs and and 70 negatives
|
undated | |
39 | Miscellaneous approx. 2294 negatives and 21 prints
approx. 30 transparencies
Some negatives and contact sheets are matched. Includes some
pipeline images.
|
1970s and later | |
43 | Miscellaneous approx. 80 prints, 1200 negatives, and 300
transparencies
Includes a group of approx. 400 4" x 5" negatives labelled
"pre-1984."Other images depict Washington D.C., Chicago, Juneau, Sitka,
Tucson and Albuquerque.
|
pre-1984; 1990-2004 | |
44 | Miscellaneous 51 photographs and approx. 1900
negatives
Includes matched contact sheets and negatives. One folder
marked "Binder 6 Part B."
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circa early 1970s; undated | |
Box/Folder | |||
45/1-2 | "Binder 5 Part A" and "Binder 5 Part B" approx approx.1048 negatives and 62 prints
(contact sheets)
Includes matched negatives and contact sheets
|
1997-1999 | |
45/3 | 2005 132 negatives
|
2005 | |
45/4 | "Binder 4 Part A" 646 negatives, 13 contact sheets and 20
transparencies
Juneau, Chicago, Tucson
|
2002; 2005-2006 | |
Box | |||
46 | Miscellaneous approx. 3024 negatives, 75 contact sheets and
1564 transparencies
Folders labelled Binder 2 Parts A & B"; Binder 3 Parts A
& B"; and "96-99 Parts A & B."
|
circa 1974-1999 | |
48 | Miscellaneous 65 black and white and 5 color
photographs
|
undated | |
16 | Shrouded Juneau building à la Christo Photo printed as small poster with explanatory note on
separate sheet, copied by Sonneman to hand out and/or give to friends. Photo
shows a Juneau building under construction covered in a plastic tarp, taken
shortly before Christo came to Juneau for a reception at the Governor's
mansion.
|
2001 | |
box:oversize | |||
26 | Diptych and multi-tychs 9 mounted multi-photo pieces
|
1980-1991 | |
26 | Russian Orthodox Church 1 mounted photograph
|
undated | |
27 | Panoramas approx. 90 color photographs
|
undated | |
28 | Mounted photographs 9 color and 3 black and white
photographs
|
circa 1980s | |
box:oversize-folder:oversize | |||
37/1-2 | Oversize photographs and collages 9 photographs and 3 photo collages
|
undated | |
Box | |||
9 | Mounted photographs for sale 78 black and white and 18 color
photographs
Black and white photographs of nature scenes and still lifes,
and color photographs and Valdez, Juneau and Fairbanks construction and
pipeline construction.
|
circa 1977-1981 | |
box:oversize-box:oversize | |||
29/30 | Prints prepared for sale approx. 500 photographs
Prints are signed and numbered.
Many of the prints were wrapped in plastic which was damaging
the photographs. All plastic wrappings and cardboard and foamcore backings were
removed from the photographs.
|
undated | |
Box | |||
10 | Uncut film rolls |
undated |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | item | ||
6 | 1 | 1997-1999 Includes photographs of Sonneman and others at events related to
Sonneman's 1998 Senate campaign; other campaign events in Alaska; Alaska
Democratic Party events; a democratic party picnic; and a trip to Washington,
D.C.
|
1997-1999 |
6 | 2 | 1998 This album includes a detailed inventory identifying all events
and people depicted in the photographs. The photographs includes images of an
Alaska Democratic Party picnic, campaign scenes, Juneau scenes, as well as
images of Seattle, Washington and Tucson, Arizona.
|
1998 |
5 | 3 | 2001 Includes images of a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade; of Chicago;
and of Sonneman's family at an 80th birthday party (for Eric??). Also includes
a few images of Anchorage taken in 2005.
|
2001 |
4 | 4 | 2001-2002 Photographs depict Alaska Democratic Party picnics in 2001 and
2002; a 2001 block party in Chicago; and 2002 images from Seattle and
Bellingham, Washington, Gallup, New Mexico, Navajoland and Juneau.
|
2001-2002 |
5 | 5 | 2001-2002 Includes images of trips to Tucson and other Arizona cities, to
Minnesota, and to Chicago.
|
20012002 |
4 | 6 | 2002 Images from Wasilla, Alaska; San Antonio, Alpine and Dallas,
Texas; Tucson, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; and Vancouver, B.C.
|
2002 |
5 | 7 | 2002 Includes images from Seattle, Kirkland and Bellingham,
Washington; and from Juneau.
|
2002 |
4 | 8 | 2002-2003 Album is labeled "Thanksgiving '02" and "Reunion to LV '03." The
photographs document a Thanksgiving gathering in 2002 in Tucson, Arizona (as
well as a 2001 trip Tucson); a reunion event (possibly high school) in Marina
Del Rey in 2003; Marina Del Rey and San Diego, California; and Juneau.
|
2002-2003 |
4 | 9 | 2003 Album is labeled "JJC & 03 Tourism-J." Includes images of a
Bat Mitzvah and of Juneau. Possible related to Sonneman's tourism business?
|
2003 |
4 | 10 | 2003 Album is labeled "Big Band" and "Tourism J." Includes images of
a Pioneers of Alaska event, including the coronation of a "King" and "Queen,"
images of Juneau, and photographs of the Thunder Mountain Band.
|
2003 |
4 | 11 | 2003 Album is titled "Las Vegas 03." Includes images of Las Vegas, of
Hoover Dam, on the border of Nevada and Arizona, and the Grand Canyon in
Arizona. Also includes photographs of a photo equipment trade show.
|
2003 |
1 | 12 | "04-A" Images of a 2004 Juneau cruise. Also earlier photographs: Santa
Cruz and Mt. Shasta (1994); Chicago, Washington D.C. and Georgetown University
Law Center (1999); and Pomona (circa 2000).
|
1999-2000, 2004 |
1 | 13 | "04-B" Includes images of Native American events in Illinois and
elsewhere; and of Chicago, Illinois and Jerome and Tucson, Arizona.
|
2003-2004 |
1 | 14 | "04-C" Includes images from and Alaska Democratic Party events, and
views of Anchorage and Chicago.
|
2004 |
1 | 15 | "04-D" Includes images of Juneau and Chicago.
|
2004 |
2 | 16 | "04-S-I" Includes images of a recreation of the last Tlingit potlatch of
1904 in Sitka, on the centennial, taking place on October 23-24 in Sitka.
|
2004 |
2 | 17 | "04-S-II" Includes more photographs of the centennial recreation of the
last potlatch; images of an election recount; of a Buddhist mandala on display;
and of Anchorage and Juneau.
|
2004 |
2 | 18 | "04-NMAI" Photographs document the opening of the National Museum of the
American Indian in Washington, D.C. in September 2004.
|
2004 |
2 | 19 | "04-NMAI-2" Album also labeled "Anch/Sitka" and "J-2x." Includes more
photographs of the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian, and
images of Anchorage and Sitka.
|
2004 |
2 | 20 | "04-JNO Summer" Includes images of social events, of a memorial service for
Celia Kunz, and of a boat ride.
|
2004 |
3 | 21 | "04-10-2x" Includes images of Anchorage, Sitka and Juneau.
|
2004 |
3 | 22 | 2004 Photographs of a Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau branch event.
|
2004 |
1 | 23 | 2004 Includes images of Portland, Newport and the Umpqua River
lighthouse in Oregon; of Anchorage and Juneau; and of an Alaska Federation of
Natives dance.
|
2004 |
2 | 24 | 2004 Includes images of Seattle, Tucson and Albuquerque and of Tent
Rocks in New Mexico. Images of Tucson include photographs of the public
sculpture "Sonora" by David Black outside the public library.
|
2004 |
3 | 25 | "2006-1" Includes images of Seattle, Juneau, Anchorage (the Palmer
Museum), and Sitka (50th Anniversary of the Filipino Community, Inc.). Also
includes images of the Alaska Democratic Party Convention in May and a Pioneers
of Alaska event in Wasilla. Also includes 2004 photographs of Washington, D.C.
and Sitka, including St. Michael's cathedral and the Pioneer Home.
|
2004, 2006 |
3 | 26 | "2006-2" Includes images of a 4th of July parade in Juneau, and the Crow
Fair celebration in Montana, including images of the "Teepee Capital of the
World," and the Little Big Horn battlefield. Also include images of Tongue
River Canyon in Wyoming.
|
2006 |
1 | 27 | Thunder Mountain Band
performance |
undated |
5 | 28 | People at events Includes a clipping of a cartoon about Sonneman published on
October 22, 2006, probably coinciding with his farewell to Juneau: "Joe
Sonneman has worn many hats for Juneau."
|
2006, undated |
6 | 29 | Hawaii trip Album of panorama photographs of Hawaii
|
undated |
47 | 30 | Album pages 264 snapshots on album pages
Family, friends, houses, gardens, scenery, Mendenhall Glacier,
North Douglas
Pages removed from album.
|
1970s-2006 |
Audio visual and other format materialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
11 | "Along the Little Bighorn" by Joe Sonneman 15 DVDs (copies)
This recording documents a reenactment of Custer's Last Stand at
Little Bighorn. Box also includes the original label photograph, by
Sonneman.
|
2005 |
11 | Sound recordings 5 mini-cassettes
|
|
Box | ||
11 | National Museum of the American Indian
(opening?) |
circa 2004 |
11 | Celia Kunz funeral |
undated |
11 | "Gathering" |
2005 |
11 | Custer's Last Stand |
2005 |
11 | "Sitka" |
undated |
Box/Folder | ||
11 | Miscellaneous 2 DVD-Rs
57 3.5" floppy discs
16 mini-cassettes
Unknown content
|
undated |
Box | ||
17 | Miscellaneous 4 videocassettes
Unknown content
|
undated |
PapersReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Writings by Sonneman |
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box:oversize | ||
37 | "Joe's excellent adventure-S. California and Las
Vegas" |
2003 |
37 | "US Policy on Political Assassination,
1976-1989" Chronology, compiled by Sonneman
|
circa 1989 |
Box | ||
48 | "A Tlingit 40-day Party" |
1992 |
49 | Synopses of Juneau World Affairs Council talks by
various speakers |
1994-2001 |
49 | Summaries Summaries titled "Irish Law," "Guide to Global Finance,"
"Global Economics," and "Institutions of the European Community."
|
circa 1990s-2000s |
49 | Consulting reports Reports produced as part of Sonneman's work in his business
"5-Star Consulting and Research."
|
1978-1982 |
41 | "Autobiopoemetry" manuscript |
|
box-box | ||
14/48 | Correspondence Letters, postcards and greeting cards sent and received by
Sonneman. Includes several letters to and from his parents, including
correspondence (Box 49) from time Sonneman spent studying law in London
(1987).
|
circa 1970s-2006 |
Box | ||
14 | Senate campaign 1 folder
Includes clippings and letters Sonneman sent to constituents
personalized with different photographs
|
circa 1978 |
14 | Interview transcript Transcript of interview with Shari Gross, Executive Director of
the United Fisherman's Association
|
|
49 | Resumes Resumes, some specific to Sonneman's work with photography, as a
legal consultant, or as a writer/editor.
|
various |
Ephemera and artifactsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Photography business promotions |
||
box-box | ||
14/21 | Postcards Postcards announcing shows or otherwise advertising Sonneman's
photography business. Box 37 contains uncut pages of postcards.
|
|
14/48 | Promotional materials and order forms for
photos |
undated |
Box | ||
14 | Announcement and entries for "Tourism Impacts" photo
show |
undated |
box:oversize | ||
37 | Promotional posters for Sonneman's photo
business |
|
Box | ||
14 | Cup holders 3 items
Printed with Joe Sonneman Photography??
|
undated |
Posters |
||
box:oversize | ||
37 | Alaska cruise ship tourism Handmade poster showing 6 photographs and captions by
Sonneman.
|
undated |
37 | Mendenhall Glacier Photo on poster by Sonneman
|
undated |
37 | Instructional posters Series of instructional/informational poster by Sonneman on
photography and photographic processes.
|
undated |
37 | Group show posters |
undated |
24 | Poster about saving the Juneau waterfront |
undated |
folder:oversize | ||
1 | "The Other Side of Juneau" exhibit poster |
June 1973 |
Publications |
||
Box | ||
14 | Booklet:
Constitution of the State of Alaska 5 copies
|
undated |
Education |
||
Box | ||
14 | South Shore High School yearbook |
1961 |
14 | University of Illinois Bachelor of Science
diploma |
1968 |
14 | Georgetown University Law Center yearbook |
1989 |
Campaign ephemera and artifacts |
||
box:oversize | ||
37 | Sonneman for Senate bumper sticker |
circa 1978 |
37 | Sonneman for Mayor poster |
circa 1973 |
Box | ||
14 | Silk-screened shirt: "Another Joe for Juneau - Joe
Sonneman for Mayor |
1973 |
Other artifacts |
||
Box | ||
49 | Drawings by Sonneman 3 pencil drawings
Drawings of nude female models and version of creation of
Adam
|
undated |
14 | Alaska themed and other tie tacks |
|
box:oversize | ||
25 | Alaska state flag |
undated |
Other ephemera |
||
box:oversize | ||
22 | Memorial certificate for Eric Sonneman |
undated |
Box | ||
50 | Juneau "Soundings in Fathoms" chart |
undated |
50 | Clipping of Sonneman at his going away party at the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Juneau |
2006 |
box-box | ||
14/48 | Miscellaneous ephemera Includes guest books from shows, programs, memo book, journal,
magazines, book of song lyrics and other materials
|
undated |
Works by othersReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Photographs |
||
Eve Sonneman |
||
Box/Folder | ||
49 | Mounted photograph |
1967 |
Box | ||
9 | Diptych with horse 1 photograph???
Signed
|
1968 |
box:oversize | ||
37 | Color diptych Signed
|
1976 |
37 |
Real time, book of
diptychs Inscribed to Sonneman, March 4, 1977
|
1976 |
Box | ||
9 | Lisa Doughty |
1978 |
box:oversize | ||
22 | Robert Klein 3 photographs
|
undated |
37 | Ted Orland |
undated |
Original artwork |
||
Box | ||
49 | Artwork by Mary Henrikson |
undated |
49 | Greeting cards with artwork by others |
undated |
Books |
||
Box | ||
50 | Book of poetry by Rick Thielo |
undated |
14 | Book
Fruit Fields in my Blood by
Toby Sonneman (Sonneman's sister) with photographs by Rick
Steigmeyer |
1992 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Sonneman, Jospeh--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Juneau (Alaska)--Photographs
- Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Alaska)--Photographs