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S.E. Alaska Cruise Views, ca. 1890

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 508

Scope and Contents

This collection contains 42 photographs from a cruise ship trip through S.E. Alaska. There are images of the mansion and totems of Chief We He, tourists on Muir Glacier in Glacier Bay, several of towns and villages and ships passengers, Native life, and artifacts, Taku Glacier, Native Alaskans, fishing, totems, a Sitka cedar forest, Juneau, a Juneau Presbyterian Church, the Treadwell Gold Mine, Sitka Native Alaskans, a view of Sitka from the dock, 50 men on a cedar stump, tourists, Native games, a glacial stream, a coast survey steam ship in Yes Bay, and Eskimo dogs. The photographs in this collection date from 1890 through 1900 and are mounted on eight sheets of black cardboard.

Dates

  • ca. 1890

EAD

PCA0508

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Extent

1 Volumes : 8 scrapbook pages with 42 black and white photos

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated by Janet C. Kuttruff from The Queen Village Historical Society Carriage House Museum to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections August, 2001 and is accessioned as 2001-62.

Physical Description

Album title: “A trip on the S.S. Queen”

Processing Information

This collection has been described at the item level. All items have been placed into an acid free folder and then into an archival box.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
S.E. Alaska Cruise Views, ca. 1890
Status
In Progress
Author
Processed by: Alea Oien, May 2009 ; Revised by: Sara Bornstein, Dec. 2013 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Feb. 2018 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston 2019 June ; Inventory added by: Sandy Johnston
Date
2020 July
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

External Documents

Repository Details

Repository Details

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

https://library.alaska.gov/hist/
Contact:
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Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
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