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Father Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard, S.J. photograph collection, approximately 1930-1960
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hubbard, Bernard R. (Bernard Rosecrans), 1888-1962
- Title
- Father Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard, S.J. photograph collection
- Dates
- approximately 1930-1960 (inclusive)19301960
- Quantity
- 38 photographs (1 box)
- Collection Number
- PH1576
- Summary
- Photographs from Father Hubbard’s several ventures to Alaska from the 1930’s-1960’s.
- 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
Father Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard (1888-1962), known as the “Glacier Priest” was an explorer, photographer and lecturer. Born in San Francisco, California, Hubbard grew up and lived in Santa Clara, Calfornia where he attended Santa Clara College from 1906 to 1908. Hubbard joined the Jesuit Order in 1908 and would eventually be ordained. He also received his M.A. in philosophy from Gonzaga University in 1921 and eventually honorary doctorates from Marquette University in 1937 and Trinity College in 1941.
Hubbard first went to Alaska in 1927 where he went on summer expeditions, explorations and photography ventures, this would become an annual event for Hubbard that he would continue to do for the rest of his life. In the winter, Hubbard would travel around the United States giving lectures and showing his films from Alaska and other projects. Hubbard’s best known expeditions were in 1931, when he completed both a 1600-mile mush down the Yukon River, visiting missions, and another expedition to the erupting Aniakchak volcano.
Father Hubbard passed away on May 28, 1962 in the Donohoe Infirmary at University of Santa Clara.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs from Father Hubbard’s several ventures to Alaska from the 1930’s-1960’s. Images include people, mountains, glaciers, scenery, Shrine Island, scenery and areas around Juneau, Alaska.
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
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/1 | 1 | Father Hubbard's private audience with Pope Pius XII in Rome, Italy | July 29, 1945 |
| 1/1 | 2 |
Father Hubbard holding mass in front of the Sawyer
Glacier
Written on verso: Camping out near Sawyer Glacier. (Wish you had
been there with us, Marie!).
|
between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/1 | 3 | Father Hubbard, Ed Levin and dog "Cubby" | 1953 |
| 1/1 | 4-5 |
Father Hubbard holding dog "Cubby"
Written on photo: Best wishes to Marie Obrtlier from this Glacier
Priest Bernard R. Hubbard. S.J. Alaska 1953.
Written on verso: Rev. Fr. Bernard R. Hubbard, S.J. of University
of Santa Clara- explorer of Alaska for over 28 yr. Authority on volcanoes,
glaciers & terrain of Alaska- Author, geologist and a peach!
|
1953 |
| 1/1 | 6 |
Dog "Cubby" with bag of Friskies dog food
Written on verso: Cubby- "master advertiser".
|
1953 |
| 1/1 | 7 |
Father Hubbard over a grizzly bear he shot and
killed
Written on verso: His "younger days" in Alaska!
|
1930? |
| 1/2 | 8 |
Man standing with totems near Ketchikan,
Alaska
Written on verso: Ketchikan- can't remember the name of Indian
villiage once here. Can you?
|
between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/2 | 9 |
Totem pole in Alaska
Written on verso: Totem Pole- Found only in Southeastern Alaska
and Canada and only among the Indian tribes. Used symbolically as coat of arms.
|
between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/2 | 10 | Totem pole in forest on Lover's Lane in Sitka, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/3 | 11 | Shrine Island during winter near Juneau, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/3 | 12-13 |
Shrine of St. Therese near Juneau, Alaska
Written on verso: The Shrine of St. Therese, Patroness of Alaska-
23 miles from Juneau- on worked [illeg.]. Retreat house nearby.
|
between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/3 | 14 | Retreat house and buildings on Shrine Island near Juneau, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/3 | 15 | Retreat house on Shrine Island near Juneau, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/3 | 16 | View from Retreat house on Shrine Island near Juneau, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/4 | 17-18 |
Auk Lake, with Mendenhall glacier on Mt McGinnis in
backgound, near Juneau, Alaska
Written on verso: Auk Lake- near Juneau on beautiful highway to
Shrine of St. Therese- [illeg.] farm and dairying lands- many villas in the
woods, and water-lillied lake- glaciered mountain backgrounds and stately
forests.
|
between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/4 | 19 | Mendenhall Glacier from sea plane near Juneau, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/4 | 20 | Sawyer Glacier, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/4 | 21-22 | Ice falling off of South Sawyer Glacier, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/4 | 23 |
View from the Taku Ice Cap looking toward Twin Glacier and
Twin Glacier Lake near Alaska/Canada border
Written on verso: The Taku Ice Cap- The Father Hubbard Party
looking toward Twin Glacier and Twin Glacier Lake, the border mountains of
Canada and Alaska, and the one thousand mile area of one of the remnants of the
last Ice Age. Fr. Hubbard is the first being that penetrated and crossed this
Ice Cap in 1927.
|
between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/4 | 24 | Iceberg in Ford's Terror Fjord, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/4 | 25 |
Iceberg entering the Gulf of Alaska
Written on verso: A majestic iceberg moving into the Gulf of
Alaska from a Glacier's fiord. Icebergs result only from glaciers and
consequently are the purest of fresh water. In salt water about 1/7 of the berg
is above the water, the rest being submerged. It is colorless like water- the
beautiful blue tints being the effect of reflection, refraction of light-
imprisoned in the ice crystal, or the energy of the contra blue ray.
|
between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/4 | 26 | Stainless steel boat Libby sailiing in front of "Blue Ice" | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/5 | 27 | "The moon crater"on Mt Aniakchak before eruption, Alaska | 1931 |
| 1/5 | 28 | Gastineau Channel near Taku Inlet, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/5 | 29 |
Lynn Canal from Inspiration Point, Alaska
Written on verso: This is on the way to the Shrine. How many times
we stopped and saw the sunsets here. I wanna go back!
|
between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/5 | 30 | End of Ford's Terror Fjord, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/5 | 31 | Ford's Terror Fjord near Endicott Fjord, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/5 | 32 | Man standing at end of glacier | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/6 | 33 |
View of Juneau, Alaska
Written on verso: Juneau, Capital of Alaska- a thriving city along
the Inside Passage is the political center of Alaska- lures tourists and
homesteaders.
|
between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/6 | 34 |
Forest destroyed by sulfuric rain from the Katmai Volcano
eruption in June 1912
Written on verso: Cradle of the Storms.
|
1930? |
| 1/6 | 35 |
Man in boat near shore of Inside Passage,
Alaska
Written on vereso: Inside passage. The "inland passage" is a
symphony of water, sky and forested hill. Thousands of islands, large and small
and all forested to the water's edge. A trip thru these calm sheltered seas
make it a memory forever.
|
between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/6 | 36 | Two men in boats at "Camp Bagy" of Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/6 | 37 | Father Hubbard's Expedition motorship Amelie in Resurreciton Bay, Alaska | between 1930 and 1960 |
| 1/7 | 38 |
Woman kneeling before "Christ of the Bering Sea" on King
Island, Alaska
Written on verso: Christ of the Bering Sea, King Island- 2,000 lb
statue bro't here by Fr. Hubbard in 1937 on Feast of Christ the King Oct 1937.
Stands between Asia & N.A.- back to North Pole at International Date line.
|
between 1930 and 1960 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Hubbard, Bernard R. (Bernard Rosecrans), 1888-1962--Photographs
- Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Alaska--Photographs
- Juneau (Alaska)--Photographs
- Sawyer Glacier (Alaska)--Photographs
