Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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Nanette Smith collected postcards, pamphlets, newsletters and film footage while on her cruise to Alaska in 1948, specifically of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia, and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad. In addition, there are two news clippings and a copy of a Skagway Kangaroo Court receipt. All materials date from June 1948.

Scope and Contents This collection contains 142 photographs and commercial postcards (Lowman Bros., Nome, Alaska) of interior Alaska and the Nome area taken and collected by Walter S. Smith. These black and white photographs depict life in this remote section of Alaska. There are pictures of prospectors, Native Alaskan people, dog sled teams, dogs, and mining or trapping camps. There is a photograph that shows the graves of Derabin [Deraibin] (Russian) and Barnard (English Naval Officer) killed...

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The Klondike photographs are by Winter and Pond with the exception of two images, unsigned. The collection also includes two small journals with faded pencil entries by Smith.

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The album, 29 x 38 cm., contains 101 views of the Tlingit Indians, Seldovia, and construction activities along the Alaska Central Railroad. Case and Draper images make up a large portion of the collection; other photographers represented include (?) Evans, S. J. Thompson (Vancouver), P.S. Hunt and others unidentified.

Content Description Arriving in Juneau on April 24, 1887, George Snow, his wife, Anna, and their two children, Monte and Crystal, along with George's brother Joe, pursued theatrical careers which took them from Juneau to the Yukon Territory. In addition to their theatrical pursuits, George and Joe Snow tried their luck with several mining ventures. George and Anna traveled between Juneau and Seattle, returning to Juneau in 1900. They were committed in their efforts to establish organizations instrumental in...

Content Description The collection includes photos of Juneau, Sitka, Fairbanks and other Alaskan towns as well as locations in the Yukon. The collection is arranged by subject and photos are numbered consecutively through all subjects. Includes images of theYukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP), Juneau and Douglas people, the Snow family, the Jenne family, portraits of men, women and groups, theatre views, actors and actresses, the Juneau landslide of January 2, 1920, buildings, Fourth of July celebrations, and...

Scope and Contents Chisik Island is located on the west side of Cook Inlet and salmon canneries operated on the island from 1919 to 1948. Chisik Island and nearby Duck Island are part of the Tuxedni National Wildlife Refuge; both islands are seabird sanctuaries.This small collection, which has no provenance on record in the Historical Collections, contains views of the island and surrounding areas as well as scenes of cannery activities and boats which used the docking facilities; citations...

Scope and Contents In gathering material for the three albums, Mr. Snyder obtained material from five people with whom he had worked during the Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Co.’s peak in 1916: Virgil G. Moore, former electrical foreman; Leo J. Higley, an ore hoist operator; Alex Morgan, a machinist; George E. McConnell, an electrician; and Bob Traver, formerly of the Treadwell supply department. All men were present during the cave-in of the Glory Hole in 1917.Album 1 contains pictures of the four...

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This collection is a group of photographs that look like they belonged to an early Juneau, Alaska, family. The photos depict the Snyder and Fry families in Juneau, Alaska, at Warm Springs on Baranof Island, picnicking on beaches and holding up a dead eagle that someone in the party shot.

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Angoon, Killisnoo and Southeast Alaska views, ca. 1896-1920.