John Maloney in Alaska, ca. 1919
Scope and Contents
The majority of the photographs were taken in 1919, when John Maloney traveled up to Alaska with a “work party” on the S.S. NORTHWESTERN. Several images show construction projects in the area of Seward, Alaska, including work on the railroad bridge at Mile 3. Two photographs, 11 and 17, show John Maloney and others, working on the framework of a large dome, such as would form part of a capitol building. These may be of a project in California, where Maloney lived before and after his trip to Alaska.
Dates
- circa 1919
EAD
PCA0525-20Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.
Biographical Note
John Maloney was born in Rosscarberry, county Cork, Ireland, August 20, 1890. He was a master carpenter by trade, who immigrated to the United States at an unknown date. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve June 15, 1917, and was made a chief carpenters mate. He left Mare Island, California, aboard the USS NERO on or about June 30, 1917, sailing to the Atlantic, where he served until March 24, 1919. He returned to San Francisco from Norfolk, Virginia, and then traveled to Alaska, where he worked on various carpentry projects. He was discharged from the military on August 4, 1921.
Extent
1 folders : 18 black and white photographs
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
James Potts donated the prints, November 6, 2008. The original photographs belonged to his late wife, John Maloney’s daughter. Accession number 2010-08.
Existence and Location of Copies
All of the photographs in this collection have been digitized and are available to view via Alaska's Digital Archives.
Processing Information
The photographs were accompanied by notes identifying John Maloney in the images; these notes were transcribed into the finding aid and removed from the prints. The collection has been described at the item level, and the photographs placed into a pH-neutral folder.
- Title
- Finding Aid for John Maloney in Alaska, ca. 1919
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Gayle Goedde, March 2011; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Jacki Swearingen, June 2019 ; Inventory added by: Jacki Swearingen
- Date
- 2021 December
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov