WAUNorrisBernicePHColl881.xml Guide to the Bernice W. Norris Alaska Photographs Collection circa 1930- circa 1936 Norris (Bernice W.) Alaska Photographs Collection Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2014 (Last modified: 4/18/2018)
Seattle, WA 98195
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections PH0881 Norris, Bernice W Bernice W. Norris Alaska photographs collection circa 1930- circa 1936 68 modern contact prints (1 box) ; 4 x 5 in. 68 negatives (1 box) : nitrate ; 4 x 5 in. Collection materials are inEnglish. Bernice Norris photographs of Alaska landscape, events, Anchorage train station, other types of transportation, farming and a school

Bernice Norris worked as an office secretary for the Neville Book Company in 1927, a stenographer in 1930 and as a secretary and bookkeeper throughout her life. She was a typing student of Dr. August Dvorak, associate professor of education at the University of Washington in 1933. Miss Norris was also an active member in the Seattle Retail Credit Women's breakfast club, a national club for women in the retail credit profession, and became the Seattle club financial secretary in 1939. At some time between 1930-1936 Bernice Norris apparently took a trip with a group to Alaska.

The Eklutna Indian Vocational Industrial School was moved to Eklutna in 1924 from the original location Tyonek on the Cook Inlet by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for Native Children. It was a vocational boarding school for Alaska Natives that strove to introduce an American way of life and required English be spoken as the only language. The school housed over 100 Native Alaskan children from various locations in Alaska, including Wainwright, Juneau and the Aleutian Islands. The school day was split in half with the morning spent studying academic subjects and the afternoon spent doing industrial work including, sewing, ivory carving, metal work, mechanics, carpentry, farming and nursing. The Bureau opened other schools at Katanak and Wrangell as well. After WWII, Eklutna was closed and moved to Seward, Alaska.

Images of transportation, buildings, and a parade in Anchorage, Alaska. Also includes images of the Eklutna Indian Vocational Industrial School, Eklutna, Alaska, the Matanuska Valley, and various unknown Alaskan locations.

Photographs arrived in Kodak Eastman Stores, Inc. Everything Photographic envelope addressed to Bernice Norris, films of Alaska. The Kodak Eastman Store was located at 1415 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA. These photographs were probably taken by Bernice Norris on a group trip to Alaska.

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Processed by Jennifer Hawkins, 2010; Stefanie Terasaki, 2014; processing completed in 2014.

Collection accessioned as PH 2005-52.

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Arrival and Anchorage 1 1 Man and two women standing outside door to ship's bridge circa 1930-circa 1936 1 2 Ship's captain standing outside door to bridge circa 1930-circa 1936 1 3 Anchorage railroad station with crowd of people waiting near tracks circa 1930-circa 1936 1 4 Group of people waiting near railroad tracks with luggage circa 1930-circa 1936 1 5 Woman holding purse and camera standing next to train car circa 1930-circa 1936 1 6 Passenger rail car employee feeding reindeer next to train tracks circa 1930-circa 1936 1 7 Post office and telephone and telegraph building, federal jail and U.S. Marshal's office on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska circa 1930-circa 1936 1 8 Buildings, possibly Anchorage, Alaska circa 1930-circa 1936 1 9 Woman standing on steps of frame building, possibly Anchorage, Alaska circa 1930-circa 1936 1 10 Two women next to Gray Line Tours sightseeing bus, possibly Anchorage, Alaska circa 1930-circa 1936 1 11 Two men and a woman standing on sidewalk next to car, possibly Anchorage, Alaska circa 1930-circa 1936

Car is identified as a 1929-1931 Packard.

 1 12-13 Automobile race or parade on field with crowd in stands possibly for Fourth of July celebration, Anchorage, Alaska circa 1930-circa 1936

Signs along back wall of enclosure read "W.J. Boudreau Wholesale Grocer", "Hillman & Hartley We Buy Sell Exchange", "Ray G. Larson Lumber", "Anchorage Drug Co.".

 1 14 Uncle Sam on stilts and marching band leads Fourth of July parade along Fourth Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska circa 1930-circa 1936

Gitchell Hotel sign visible in background.

 1 15 Mooseheart float in Fourth of July parade along Fourth Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska circa 1930-circa 1936

Float reads "Mooseheart The Guardian Spirit of Your Children". Located in Illinois, Mooseheart is a home and school for children in need and sponsored by the Loyal Order of the Moose.

 1 16-17 Tent structure on shore of lake with crowd of people for Fourth of July in Anchorage, Alaska circa 1930-circa 1936

Loyal Order of the Moose pennants hang from tent supports.

 Eklutna Indian Vocational Industrial School 1 18-19 School buildings, Eklutna Indian School circa 1930-circa 1936 1 20 Group in flower garden outside Eklutna school building circa 1930-circa 1936 1 21 Woman in flower garden outside Eklutna school building circa 1930-circa 1936 1 22 Students of Eklutna Indian School in field near school buildings circa 1930-circa 1936 1 23 Clearing of land with Caterpillar tractor possibly near Eklutna School circa 1930-circa 1936 1 24 Woman posing next to native grave marked with Russian Orthodox Cross possibly near Eklutna School circa 1930-circa 1936 1 25 Building in landscape possibly near graves and church near Eklutna school circa 1930-circa 1936 1 26 Russian Orthodox Church and native spirit houses near Eklutna School circa 1930-circa 1936 Matanuska, Alaska and Matanusak Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Palmer, Alaska 1 27 King Mountain and Matanuska River circa 1930-circa 1936 1 28 Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station with farm and mountains visible in distance circa 1930-circa 1936 1 29 Dirt road with Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station farm visible in distance circa 1930-circa 1936 1 30 Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station farm buildings with fields in foreground circa 1930-circa 1936 1 31 Crop fields at Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station circa 1930-circa 1936 1 32 Farm house at Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station circa 1930-circa 1936 1 33 Men gathering honey from beehive outside farm house, Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station circa 1930-circa 1936 1 34 Men standing in crop field, Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station circa 1930-circa 1936 1 35 Crop field and gate with mountains visible in distance, Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station circa 1930-circa 1936 1 36 Woman standing in crop field, Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station circa 1930-circa 1936 1 37 Dog on bench outside farm house, Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station circa 1930-circa 1936 1 38 Frank B. Linn kneeling with calf next to fence, barn and silo, Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station circa 1930

Frank B. Linn worked at the station and had a homestead and later a farm on the southern boundary of the Station.

 1 39 Man on horse with herd of cows on dirt road, Matanuska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station circa 1930-circa 1936 Undetermined Alaska Locations Airplanes, automobiles, boats and trains, possibly in Anchorage 1 40 Seaplane with passengers on the water circa 1930-circa 1936 1 41 Three women with helmets and goggles in front of a seaplane circa 1930-circa 1936 1 42 Seaplane on water circa 1930-circa 1936 1 43 Three women with man in helmets and goggles in front of seaplane circa 1930-circa 1936 1 44 Train entering snow covered tunnel circa 1930-circa 1936 1 45 Train hauling automobiles rounding the bend circa 1930-circa 1936 1 46 Train hauling automobiles with band playing nearby circa 1930-circa 1936 1 47 Passengers in 1926-27 Ford Model T town car circa 1930-circa 1936 1 48 Two men in front of 1926-27 Ford Model T town car with mountains in background circa 1930-circa 1936 1 49 Passengers sitting in bed of pickup truck circa 1930-circa 1936 1 50 Boats moored at dock circa 1930-circa 1936 Buildings and farms, possibly in Matanuska Valley 1 51 Log cabin circa 1930-circa 1936 1 52 Wooden structures in a field circa 1930-circa 1936 1 53 House with power or telegraph lines in the front circa 1930-circa 1936 1 54 Wooden structure with large pole and cables in center circa 1930-circa 1936 1 55 Two Houses with fence circa 1930-circa 1936 1 56 Three women in front of log cabin with mounted moose head on side circa 1930-circa 1936 1 57 Woman in front of log structure with tall chimney circa 1930-circa 1936 1 58-60 Sheep farming circa 1930-circa 1936 1 61 Chicken in road with tent structure in background circa 1930-circa 1936 1 62 Fox standing on box in a cage circa 1930-circa 1936 1 63 Man feeding fox with a spoon circa 1930-circa 1936 1 64 Dogs and dog houses in fenced enclosure, possibly a sled dog camp circa 1930-circa 1936 People and landscape 1 65 Two boys in road holding fish circa 1930-circa 1936 1 66 People standing in front of field and mountain circa 1930-circa 1936 1 67 Riverbed with smoke stack in background circa 1930-circa 1936 1 68 Rock formation next to road in southcentral Alaska circa 1930-circa 1936