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P.S. (Phinney S.) Hunt Photograph Collection, 1905-1917

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 192

Alaska's Digital Archives: P.S. Hunt Photograph Collection, 1905-1917. ASL-PCA-192

Scope and Contents

This collection includes views of Valdez community activities, buildings, transportation companies operating on trail from Valdez to Fairbanks along with scenics of that area. The Anchorage Museum of History and Art and the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in Fairbanks have files of Hunt's glass plate negatives.

Dates

  • 1905-1917

EAD

PCA0192

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is available for viewing; however, the photographs may not be photocopied.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Biographical

P.S. Hunt was born in Michigan April 24, 1866. He married Rose Frazer of Ashtabula, Ohio on March 29, 1888, and the couple moved to California. In 1898, Hunt left California, his wife and two sons and moved to Valdez, Alaska. In 1915, he was appointed the official photographer of the Alaska Engineering Commission. He was Deputy Grand Master of the I.O.O.F. in Alaska, a member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo No. 7. On October 14, 1917, he died suddenly on a street in Seward where he was photographing. A more detailed biography can be found in "The Pathfinder," Dec. 1919. Other photographs of Mr. Hunt are in PCA 108 (Alaska Railroad Collection) and PCA 131 (Alaska Engineering Commission Collection).

Extent

41 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Originals

INVENTORY OF GLASS PLATE NEGATIVES Stored in cabinet in vault

1 Box #41

Existence and Location of Copies

Photographs are digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives.

Processing Information

The photographs are sleeved in mylar.

Digital Material

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding aid for the P.S. (Phinney S.) Hunt Photograph Collection, 1905-1917
Status
In Progress
Author
Processed by: Staff ; Revised by: Staff, Aug. 2002 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston 2019 May ; Inventory added by: Sandy Johnston
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

External Documents

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository

https://library.alaska.gov/hist/
Contact:
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
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