Left to right: Julia Napifuvak Channa Chernikov Knagin Pestrikoff, Nina Knagin Olsen. To her right, Christine Napifuvak Channa Chernikov Knaign Lukin (mother of Nina Knagin Olsen). Julia and Christine are sisters. Photo taken about 1946, Kenai, Alaska. Kenai Russian Orthodox church in background., 1946

Item — Box: PCA 445 Box 1

Identifier: PCA 445-74

Staff Only

Content Description

From the Collection:

The photographs include family members of the Simeonoff, Ponomarev, and Knagin families with genealogy dating back to the Russian American Company in the early 1800’s. Photographs were taken in and around Kodiak and also include Woody Island, Afognak, Eklutna, Ouzinkie, Port Lions, Kenai, and Uganik mostly from 1900 to the 1960’s. A few photos were taken outside Alaska, including Washington, D.C., San Diego, and Albuquerque. Photos in the Chateau de Musee, Boulogne sur Mer, France were taken by Helen J. Simeonoff to document Sugpiaq masks collected by Louis Alphonse Pinart, 1872-1873, in Kodiak, Afognak, Katmai; and Unga.

Dates

1946

Conditions Governing Access

At the request of the donor, public access to the genealogical section of the collection is restricted until 2025. The photographs are available for viewing.