WAUHubbellCharlesPH2005_020.xmlGuide to the Charles S. Hubbell Photograph Collection 1898-1942Hubbell (Charles S.) Photograph CollectionSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries© 2009 (Last modified: 7/9/2025)
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Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH1154Hubbell, C. S. (Charles S.)Charles S. Hubbell photograph collection1898-19421 box (96 black-and-white photographs, 18 negatives)Collection materials are in English.Photographs of Hubbell family trips, Native Alaskans, settlers, and Alaskan buildings and landscapes

Charles Sumner Hubbell was born on March 3, 1860 in Knox County, Illinois, to Mary Maxey and Jonathan Hubbell. By 1907, he had become a deputy U. S. Mineral Surveyor. Hubbell married Marie Blanche Hollingshead on January 14, 1910. In 1920, Hubbell and Harold H. Waller founded the Hubbell & Waller Engineering Corporation, which surveyed homestead and mineral claims, trade and manufacturing sites, and salmon cannery sites. In 1942, Hubbell, then 80 years old, sold his share of Hubbell & Waller to Waller, who then became president. Hubbell died on December 21, 1957.

In 1896, the Klondike Gold Rush started in the Yukon Territory, Canada with the discovery of gold in Bonanza Creek on the Klondike River. In the summer of 1897, miners arrived in San Francisco and Seattle from Alaska via two steamers, collectively carrying five thousand pounds of gold from the Klondike River. Over the next two years, thousands of prospectors rushed to reach the gold fields.

The Gold Rush material in this collection is primarily from Nome, Alaska in 1898. Nome became a destination for gold seekers after two Swedes found gold in 1898. By 1899, the area's population had grown to 10,000.

Images include scenes from the Klondike Gold Rush in Nome, Alaska, scenes from Sitka, Kodiak, and aerials of the Raspberry Straits. Photographs from various trips to locations in Alaska make up a large part of the collection. These include images near Anchorage, possibly the Inland Passage, Southeast Alaska, and St. Michael. Hubbell family photos are also included.

Arranged in 4 series.

Hubbell family and friendsAlaskaOther Alaska/Canada photographsShips

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Donor: C. S. Hubbell; received January 1, 1954.

Processed by Clare Tally-Foos, 2012; Beck Prigot, 2015; processing completed in 2016.

Some photographs were relocated from the Charles S. Hubbell Collection, Accession No. 4496-001, in the repository on March 11, 2005.

Some photographs were relocated from the Alaska Subject File, 2014.

Originally accessioned as PH Coll 2005-020.

Material Described Separately:

Charles S. Hubbell Collection (Manuscript Collection 4496)

Hubbell family--PhotographsHubbell, C. S. (Charles S.)--PhotographsNome (Alaska)--Gold discoveriesNome (Alaska)--PhotographsSkagway (Alaska)--PhotographsSaint Michael (Alaska)--PhotographsKodiak (Alaska)--PhotographsJuneau (Alaska)--PhotographsKenai Peninsula (Alaska)--PhotographsAlaska, Southeast--PhotographsInside Passage--PhotographsGold mines and mining--YukonVisual Materials Collections (University of Washington)PhotographsMines and Mineral ResourcesAlaskaNative Americans

 

Hubbell family and friends1/11Charles S. Hubbell in his officeNovember 10, 1936 1/12Charles S. Hubbell walking down 3rd Avenue in downtown Seattlecirca 1930s-1940s 1/13Charles S. Hubbell standing in a fieldcirca 1930s-1940s 1/14Woman and man standing near blossoming treescirca 1920s-1930s 1/15Man, two women, and boy sitting on beach in front of driftwoodcirca 1920s 1/16Two men and two women picnickingbetween 1899-1909 1/17Group of people sitting on stepscirca late 1910s-1920s 1/18-9Man (possibly Charles S. Hubbell) and two women sitting and standing next to vehiclecirca 1920s-1930s 1/110Two men (Charles S. Hubbell possibly on left) and a woman standing next to vehiclecirca 1920s-1930s 1/111Two men and a womancirca 1920s-1930s 1/112Four children standing in a fieldcirca late 1910s-1920s 1/113Man standing with two young menJanuary 1, 1932Frank Jacobs, Seattle AlaskaKlondike Gold Rush1/214Group of men in front of Yukon Hotel, Dyea, Alaskabetween 1896-1910 1/215Five men in front of log building (Camp Cocheco), near Skagwaybetween 1896-1910

Written on verso: Ten miles from Skaguay

 1/216Two men standing outside the first U.S. Customs House, Juneau, Alaskacirca 1880s-1890s

Written on verso: First U.S. Customs House, Juneau, Alaska. Capt. Wilson collector. Given me by Rev. Corser.

 Nome1/317Iñupiat dwellings on the beach, Nome, Alaskabetween 1893 and 1903 1/318Boats and tents on beachAugust 1898 1/319Large group of men standing with luggage on beach 1898 1/320Tents and boats on Nome Spit 1898 1/321Group of men digging on Nome Spit 1898 1/322Front Street, Nome circa 1910 1/323Two men carrying a box up hill, port in background 1899 1/324Street in Nome with The Hunter, Pioneer Restaurant, and J. S. Kimball Co. visible 1899 1/325Group of men and women, Nome, Alaska1933

Written on verso: (The Baron) Gov. "Johnnie" Troy. 1933 - Nome, Alaska. Ann Morrow Lindberg. King Islanders? Chief of the Diomede Islands. The Governors' daughter, his secretary. Piccolo Pete - son of nurse of S. S. Victoria. Bert Niely, U. S. Marshall - Marshall, Alaska (Fortuna Lodge). Mrs. Welsch (wife of Dr. Welsch).

 Kenai Peninsula1/426Man standing in front of A-frame house, Valdezcirca 1906

Written on verso: Queer house Valdez

 1/427a-bFive men standing in front of cabin, Chickaloon1906

Written on verso of 27b: 5 hoboes. Taken at Chickaloon in 1906.

Items 27a and b are mirrored prints of one another.

 1/428a-bMan sitting in front of wood structure, Seldovia1906

Written on verso of 28a: Taken in Seldovia in 1906.

 1/429Man (possibly Jim McGrath) taking off clothing by Gandil Rivercirca 1906

Caption on photo: Near to Nature on Gandil River, Alaska

Written on verso: Jim McGrath

 Inland Passage1/530Man standing on boardwalk holding moose skull and antlers circa 1906 1/531-33Tlingit totem pole known as Chief Johnson Totem and clan house with whale design, Ketchikancirca 1906

Items 32 and 33 are scans of negatives

 1/534-35Man, possibly Charles Jones (Chief Shakes VII), standing next to totem pole, Wrangell, Alaskacirca 1906

Written on verso of 35: Kuiu Charlie's totem pole - Wrangell, Alaska

 1/536Portrait of Irena Malzowa1906

Written on verso: Irena Malzowa. Taken in 1906, age given as 106 yrs. Had a daughter past 70 years.

 1/537Entrance to Resurrection Baycirca 1906 1/538Beachcirca 1906 1/539Man sitting in doorway of a framed tentcirca 1906 1/540Man sitting in doorway of a framed tent, holding binocularscirca 1906 1/641Bear cub in a barrel looking up at a handcirca 1906 1/642Group of men and dogs standing in front of log cabincirca 1906

Scanned from negative

 1/643Group of men with surveying equipment in front of bouldercirca 1906

Scanned from negative

 1/644Two men in parkas standing in snowcirca 1906

Scanned from negative

 1/645Two men standing in front of log cabincirca 1906

Scanned from negative

 1/646Two men with dogsled team in snowcirca 1906

Scanned from negative

 1/647Man with lantern standing in front of log powder housecirca 1906

Scanned from negative

 1/648Three men standing in front of two-story log cabincirca 1906

Scanned from negative

 1/749-50Man sitting in front of door, probably Yakutat, Alaskacirca 1906

Item 50 is a scan of a negative

 1/751Dresser with mirrorcirca 1906 1/752Dresser with mirror and photographs; man reflected in mirrorcirca 1906

Scanned from negative

 1/753Man sitting in front of floral wallpapercirca 1906

Scanned from negative

 1/754Woman sitting next to Native woven basketcirca 1906

Scanned from negative

 Southeast Alaska1/855Four men, possibly Filipino or Native, sitting on a car parked in front of a sign for the Barrington Transportation Company, Wrangell, Alaskacirca 1920s 1/856Native man fishing in a boat, Angoon, Alaskacirca 1906 1/857Native woman with baby, Kake, Alaskacirca 1906 1/858Octagon house of Reverend William Duncan, Metlakatla, Alaskacirca 1906 Aerial views of Raspberry Straits

Southwestern end of Afognak

1/959 Looking southwest to Altiak Bay from headcirca 1920s 1/960Looking north from Whale Island-Raspberry Islandcirca 1920s 1/961Looking northwest on Raspberry Straitcirca 1920s 1/962Looking north to north end of Raspberry Islandcirca 1920s 1/963Looking southeast from northwest entrance to Raspberry Straitscirca 1920s 1/964Looking south-southeast from Cape Raspberry to Kupreanof Straitscirca 1920s 1/965Looking east-southeast from Cape Uganik, Uganik Island to Kupreanof Straits and Viekoda Baycirca 1920s St. Michael1/1066Distant view of St. Michael, including church; people in foregroundcirca 1930s 1/1067Laughing Alaska Native boy seated in chair, Alaskabetween 1898 and 1942? 1/1068Cache on stiltscirca 1930s 1/1069Native woman playing pianocirca 1930s 1/1070Native man standing in front of building with dogcirca 1930s 1/1071Two Alaska Native women wearing fur parkas, Alaskabetween 1898 and 1942? 1/1072Older Alaska Native woman wearing fur parka and eyeglasses, Alaska between 1898 and 1942? Kodiak1/1173Aerial view of Kodiakcirca 1920s

Written on verso: Town of Kodiak from high ground behind it.

 1/1174-75Town and waterfront of Kodiak (forms panorama)circa 1910s 1/1176Copy of a panorama of Kodiak1880 1/1177View of Kodiakcirca 1885 Sitka1/1278Sitka Hot Springscirca 1910s-1930s

Written on verso: Sitka Hot Mineral Springs-a cure for the sick and a pleasure for the well a way to keep well.

1/1279Photograph of drawing of Sitka from the anchorage in the Western Harborundated 1/1280Russian Orthodox churchundated 1/1281Baranof Castlecirca 1880s-1890s (before March 17, 1894) 1/1282Baranof Castle on fireMarch 17, 1894 1/1283View of Sitkaundated Other Alaska/Canada photographs1/1384Russian Orthodox cemeteryundated 1/1385Man picking worms out of a glaciercirca 1910-1912P. S. Hunt

Caption on photo: Ice Worms

Stamped on back: Hyder Drug Company "The Postoffice Store" Hyder, Alaska

 1/1386International boundary monument, Canadian border, Hyder, Alaskaafter 1898

Stamped on back: Hyder Drug Company "The Postoffice Store" Hyder, Alaska

 1/1387Group of men and dogs in front of McQuesten and Company, Circle City, Alaskacirca 1895

Written on verso: "Jack McQuesten's Trading Post, 1890s" (J. Cole)

 1/1388-89View of road house, probably in the Klondike gold rush areabetween late 1920s-late 1940s 1/1390Stone marker, possibly the International Boundary Marker, in the middle of a fieldbetween late 1920s-late 1940s Ships1/1491SS Admiral Farragut ashore at Petersburg, Alaskaafter 1898 1/1492SS Ancon, Metlakatla, Alaskabefore August 29, 1889

Caption on photo: Hemlock tree, Stars and Stripes!, Steamship "Ancon"

 1/1493Steamer Tyonic run aground on rocks near shorecirca 1906 1/1494Boats on waterbetween late 1920s-late 1940s