Hiram B. Kirkeby Photograph Collection, ca. 1942

Collection

Identifier: PCA 400

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The photographs in the albums were taken and postcards collected by Hiram B. Kirkeby when he was employed as a cook during the construction of the Alcan Highway between Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson, B.C. (1942). While many of the items are labeled, some small snapshots are not. Kirkeby used the term Alaskan Highway for what is now known as the Alcan Highway. There are images of road construction, machinery, workers, the camps, eating halls, wildlife, and scenics of the towns and the highway.

Dates

ca. 1942

Conditions Governing Access

The photos may be viewed, however, the images 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

Mr. Kirkeby grew up on a farm in Southern Minnesota. Due to a failed attempt at farming during the Depression he decided to take a course in Minneapolis at the Dunwoody Institute. There he studied cooking and baking. This led to a variety of jobs. He managed a cafeteria for Franklin Creamery in Minneapolis and worked a stint on the Alcan Highway in the early 1940’s. He also worked at the atomic testing grounds in Nevada. Later he was a cook at Breezy Point Lodge, a well-known summer resort in Central Minnesota.

Extent

717 Photographic Prints : 4 albums + loose photos ; 1.25 linear ft.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated by Lucille L. Kirkeby, daughter-in-law of Hiram Kirkeby, in 1999.

Processing Information

Photographs are numbered. The albums are stored flat with acid-free tissue paper separating the pages. Photo corners were added where necessary. Single photos are sleeved in Mylar.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Hiram B. Kirkeby Photograph Collection, ca. 1942
Status: In Progress
Author: Prepared by: Mary Claire Harris November 1999 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston
Date: 2019 June
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English