Skinner Foundation Collection

Collection

Identifier: PCA 44

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Alaska Digital Archives: Skinner Foundation Collection . ASL-PCA-44

Scope and Contents

The Skinner Foundation (Alaska Steamship Company) photograph collection covers steamship activity in Alaska from 1898 until shortly after World War II. The 33 volumes that make up this collection cover subjects such as steamships, transportation, tourism, and Alaska towns and locations. This collection also contains Gold Rush photographs taken by various photographers at the turn of the century. Other topics include corporate activities of the Alaska Steamship Company such as vessel maintenance, personnel, tourists and the cargo industry.

Dates

circa 1898-1945

Extent

33 Volumes (33 volumes) : Over 6000 photographs ; 6-16 mm films ; 1 logbook ; miscellaneous files

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The State Library has maintained the original order of the photographs as they were received from the Skinner Foundation. The photos are arranged by volume numbers within three series:

* Series one (volumes 1-11) contains locations and activities of the Alaska tourist and shipping trade.

* Series two (volumes 12-14) contains Alaska Steamship Company vessels and ship plans.

* Series three (volumes 15-32) includes a photographic record of the Skinner Company, such as cargo, personnel, passengers, ships and general Alaska views of ports visited. This series of photographs are grouped by folder only and are not described in detail.

Existence and Location of Copies

Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: (01-)001-002, 005-006, 009-014, 017-023, 025, 029, 036, 050, 052-054, 057-058, 060, 076, 079, 123-126, 132, 152, 184, 197, 223; (02-)011, 027, 046, 054, 064, 067, 069, 091-092, 151, 157, 160, 220, 226; (03-)001, 003, 012, 013, 015, 020, 022-023, 025, 027-029, 034-044, 060, 079, 109, 123, 131, 140, 142, 150, 160, 165-166, 172, 178, 180-181, 183-184; (04-)076, 082, 090, 094-095, 097, 104-105, 108, 110-112, 239, 249, 252, 257, 266-267, 294, 301, 309; (05-)001-004, 006-007, 014-016, 021, 025-026, 029, 040, 069, 074, 076, 081, 113, 117, 139-140, 195, 204, 217, 239, 254; (06)054, 060, 062-065, 068-069, 080, 099-100, 107, 145, 154, 174-175, 191-196, 203, 216-217, 232, 235, 238, 268; (07-)066, 241, 258; (09-)001-002, 005, 008, 012, 020, 034-035, 038-040, 045, 051, 058, 072, 075, 082, 087-089, 099; (10-)008-009, 031-032, 046, 052, 062, 133-134, 136-140, 142-143, 251, 270, 283; (11-)002-004, 028, 031-032, 042, 059, 061, 067, 070, 081, 083, 109-110, 117; (12-)086, 242, 252; (13-)09-15, 256, 260; (30-)321

SUBJECT INDEX TO PHOTOGRAPHS IN VOL. 1-14

A

Airplanes 3-231/254 Alameda,S.S. 1-98, 9-2, 9-101, 12-34/57, 14-263 Alaska No.1, S.S. 12-1-10 Alaska No.2, S.S. 12-11/33 Alaska Trainship 12-58/79 Alaska Scenes 11-1/26 Alaska Steamship Company Cruises 10-1/248 Aleutian No.1, S.S. 12-80/85 Aleutian No.2, S.S. 12-86/123 Alliance, S.S. 12-124/125 Anchorage 1-120/124, 2-239, 4-238/49, 4-247, 4-251, 4-261/63, 4-276,4-278, 4-294, 4-301, 5-92, 6-28, 6-102, 6-165, 6-181/82, 6-195, 8-133 Arctic Cruise 10-277/294 Arctic Scenes 3-13, 7-225/274

B Bagged Game 8-137/228 Baranof, S.S. 4-112, 10-198, 10-201, 11-63, 11-90, 11-109/10, 12-126/147 Bering, S.S. 12-148/163

C Cape Prince of Wales 1-125 Chena, S.S. 12-164/164a Chilkoot Barracks 1-118 Chitina 1-126/131, 4-16, 10-198, 10-201, 11-63, 11-90, 11-109/10 Christmas Cruise 10-311/316 Churches 3-31, 3-52, 3-179, 3-229, 4-11, 6-108/132, 7-240, 7-242, 7-244, 7-251 Circle City 1-132, 6-62, 6-135, 6-154, 6-157 Columbia, S.S. 12-165/183 Conducted Tours 10-249/276 Copper River 2-31, 2-50, 2-52, 2-62, 2-66/78, 2-80/149, 2-152/170, 5-129, 5-166, 5-173, 5-255, 5-303, 5-319, 7-122, 7-124, 7-149 Cordova 1-133/136, 1-138/180, 2-270, 3-44, 3-228, 4-26, 4-44, 4-52/53, 4-61/63, 4-67/68, 5-281/282, 6-63/64, 6-196, 6-212, 6-223, 8-172, 11-53, 12-7, 12-94/95, 13-51a, 14-85/86a, 14-128 Cordova, S.S. 9-13, 9-46, 9-56, 12-184/194, 14-86a Curacao, S.S. 12-194/201 Curry 4-267, 6-61, 6-79/80, 6-138, 6-144, 6-167, 6-197

D Dellwood, S.S. 12-202/206 Denali No.1, S.S. 12-207/210 Denali No.2, S.S. 12-211/262 Depere, S.S. 12-263/268 Derblay, S.S. 12-269/273 Dining Room Scenes 9-1/19 Dirigo, S.S. 12-274/281 Displays 8-229/259 Dolphin, S.S. 12-282/305 Dora, S.S. 13-1/15 Douglas 1-84, 1-87, 1-181/182, 11-37

E Eagle 1-184 Edith, S.S. 13-16/26

F Fairbanks 1-24/51, 4-24, 4-259, 4-266, 4-277, 5-4, 5-28, 6-159, 6-193, 6-209, 8-42 Farallon, S.S. 3-160, 13-27/43 Flowers 6-244/273 Fortuna, S.S. 13-44

G Galena, S.S. 13-45/46 Game 8-1/136, 8-137/228 Glaciers 2-45, 2-60, 2-63/64, 2-119, 2-218, 2-134, 4-160, 4-162/63, 4-169, 4-243, 4-257, 5-22/23, 5-85, 5-108/9, 5-118, 5-164, 5-167, 5-179, 5-279, 5-290, 5-292, 5-295/96, 5-314, 5-322, 7-1/224,10-34, 10-84, 10-99, 11-16, 11-32/33, 11-42, 11-44/45, 11-49/50, 11-76, 11-99, 11-103/4, 11-107, 12-12, 12-19, 12-25, 12-27, 12-93, 1-99, 1-101, 12-131, 12-137, 13-245b, 14-262, 14-274, 14-288

H Haleakala, S.S. 1-99, 13-47/49 Henry T. Scott, S.S. 13-50/55 Highway Roadhouses 5-1, 6-62, 6-135/36, 6-140, 6-145/46, 6-154, 6-157, 6-161, 6-164, 6-168, 6-170, 6-172, 6-175, 6-177, 6-180, 6-185, 6-191, 6-192, 6-197/243 Historical Shots-Gold Rush Days 3-136/194 Homes & Hotels 6-60/61, 6-81, 6-133/196 Humboldt, S.S. 13-56/57

I Iliamna, S.S. 13-58/65 Indian Handicrafts 8-260/311 Inside Passage 4-76/237 Interior Ship Scenes 10-295/310

J Jefferson, S.S. 9-45, 9-99, 13-66/78 Juneau 1-81/117, 3-3, 3-22, 3-165, 3-178, 4-191, 6-194, 6-265, 6-268, 7-1, 7-7, 7-18, 7-21, 7-26, 7-29, 7-33, 7-37, 7-53, 7-55, 7-68, 7-79, 7-100, 7-215, 7-218, 7-221, 8-146,8-301, 9-21, 10-52, 10-159,11-27, 11-35/37, 12-136, 13-181, 13-223/28, 14-56, 14-63/64, 14-242, 14-276 Juneau, S.S. 13-79/88

K Kenai, S.S. 13-89/92 Kennecott 1-183, 1-185/86 Kennecott, M.S. 13-93/107 Ketchikan 1-1/8. 1-10/23, 4-79, 4-220, 8-18b, 8-18f, 8-308, 9-80, 10-88, 10-268, 11-14, 12-38, 12-81, 12-187, 12-200, 13-75, 13-153, 14-37, 14-58, 14-261, 14-264 Ketchikan, S.S. 13-108/114 Keystone Canyon 2-1/10. 2-13/66, 2-166 Kodiak 1-187/189, 1-191, 1-194/95, 6-119/20, 12-184

L Lakes and Bays 4-1/75 Lake Gelehart, S.S. 13-115/116 Lakina, S.S. 13-125/130 LaTouche 1-190, 1-192/93, 6/103/7 LaTouche, S.S. 13-117/124 Life Aboard Ship 11-68/108 Loading Scenes (cargo) 9-20/26

M Mariposa, S.S. 13-131/171 Matanuska 6-1/52 MGM Drama "Eskimo" 3-123/135 Monuments 3-42/52 Mount McKinley National Park 5-1/118 Mountains 5-256/329 Mt. McKinley, S.S. 9-89, 13-172/183

N Nabesna, S.S. 13-184/187 Nenana 6-99/100. Nenana, S.S. 13-190/192 Nenana Canyon 4-238/309 Newport, S.S. 13-192a Nizina, S.S. 13-193/194 Nome 6-91/98 North Haven, S.S., Etc. 13-195/205 NorthWestern , S.S. 4-172, 9-9/10, 9-57, 9-97, 10-81, 10-86, 10-249/53, 10-275, 13-88, 13-206/247, 14-38

O Oakland, S.S. 13-248/252 Oduna, S.S. 13-253/260 Oduna (1963/65), S.S. 13-261/283 Ohio, S.S. 14-1/13 Olympia, S.S.14-14/26

P Palmer 6-12, 6-19/21, 6-24, 6-35, 6-37/38, 6-40, 6-44/46, 6-48/49, 6-51/52, 6-101/102, 11-25 Pennsylvania, S.S. 14-27/31 Personnel 11-109/123 Petersburg 1-9, 1-74/79, 4-153, 11-89, 12-252 Places to see (Alaska) 11-27/54 Prince William Sound 2-228/288

R Redondo, S.S. 14-32/38 Resurrection Bay 1-137, 2-237/38, 2-244/45, 2-256, 2-259/60, 2-266/68, 2-272, 2-278, 4-60, 6-85, 8-85, 11-46 Richardson Highway 2-7, 2-11, 2-46, 3-45/46, 4-71, 5-4, 5-29, 5-76, 5-80, 5-119/255, 5-300/1, 6-134, 6-161, 6-211, 6-213, 6-216, 6-234, 6-237, 6-241/43, 6-256, 7-219 Rosalie, S.S. 14-39/45

S Sailings-Passenger Pier 2 9-58/71, 9-73/80 St. Michael 1-80, 3-51, 6-122, 6-131 St. Paul, S.S. 14-46/49 Santa Ana, S.S. 14-50/58 Santa Clara, S.S. 14-59/65 Saratoga, S.S. 14-66/71 Senator, S.S. 14-72/74 Seward 2-231, 2-236, 2-238, 2-244/245, 2-254, 2-267/268, 4-1/2, 4-5, 4-14, 4-46, 4-50, 4-60, 4-241/242, 4-270, 4-281, 4-299, 5-261, 6-56/59, 6-80, 6-84, 6-85/90, 6-173, 6-187, 6-235, 7-102, 8-141, 8-168, 8-228, 10-256, 11-46, 11-95, 12-133, 13-13, 13-256/59, 14-139, 14-278 Seward, S.S. 14-75/86a Ships, Equipment, Pier 42 11-55/67 Sitka 1-119, 1-196/232, 3-4/7, 3-56/57, 3-60/63, 3-66, 3-69d, 3-72/74, 3-93, 3-108, 3-112/113, 3-117, 3-119/121, 3-140, 4-57, 4-179, 4-181, 4-198, 5-45, 5-264, 5-271, 5-273, 5-277, 5-280, 5-312, 5-318, 6-108/110, 6-114, 6-116, 6-118, 6-121, 6-123, 6-125/126, 6-128/129, 6-130, 8-229, 10-63, 10-249/253, 10-257/266, 10-272/274, 11-40, 12-49, 12-232, 13-204b/204c, 13-205a, 13-238, 13-241

Skagway/Gold Rush Era 3-11/41, 3/47, 3-109, 3-137, 3-197, 6/60, 6-64/78, 6-82/83, 6-143, 6-152, 6-190, 6-221, 6-259, 6-261, 10-270, 11-39, 12-48, 13-245a Skagway, S.S. 14-87/93 Social Hall 9-72, 9-81/102 Starr, S.S. 14-94/101 Stateroom Scenes 9-27/57 Steese Highway 2-220/227 Stikine River 2-218/219 Susitna, S.S. 14-102/103 Sutherland, S.S. 14-104/110

T Tacoma, S.S. 14-112/115 Talkeetna, S.S. 14-111 Tanana, S.S. 14-119/129 Tatalina, S.S. 14-130 Thane 6-53 Tonsina, S.S. 14-131/134 Totem Poles 3-1/10, 3-53/122, 10-249/53, 10-258, 10-273 "Trail of '98" 3-195/230

U Unalaska 6-54/55

V Valdez 1-61/73, 2-11/12, 2-47, 2-56, 5-181, 5-186, 7-57, 11-106, 12-26, 13-232 Valdez, S.S. 14-135/139 Victoria, S.S. 14-140/197

W Wrangell 1-52/60, 3-8, 3-34, 3-85, 3-95/96, 4-78, 4-83, 4-112/113, 4-154, 4-164, 4-216, 4-218, 8-239, 10-168, 11-34, 11-51, 12-141, 13-217/218, 13-231, 13-233/34, 13-239, 14-251, 14-263, 14-279 White Pass and Yukon Route 2-171/217 Willapa, S.S. 14-198/223

Y Yakutat 1-233, 12-129 Yucatan, S.S. 14-224/243 Yukon, S.S. 14-244/300

Digital Material

Alaska Digital Archives: Skinner Foundation Collection . ASL-PCA-44

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Skinner Foundation Collection
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Staff. Revised by Staff: August 1994 and July 2001. ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson
Date: 2019 May
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English