Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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Case and Draper were best known for their portraits and photographs of the life and customs of the Tlingit Indians, early Skagway, and the Gold Rush of 1898. Their views were reproduced in a variety of Alaskan books, including The Soapy Smith Tragedy, and on postcards and White Pass and Yukon Railway souvenir playing cards. Collection includes views of southeast Alaska, portraits, and Tlingit Indians, 1898-1920.

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The ten photographs depict mining in Juneau and in the Kougarok District north of Nome on the Seward Peninsula and highway construction in Alaska. Several feature various Caterpillar heavy machines. In addition there is a picture of the rookeries of the Pribilof Islands and the Mendenhall Glacier. Some photographs are dated.

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Sheep ranch operation at Chernofski Harbor, Unalaska, with views of Catron home, Mr. and Mrs. Catron, Aleut employees, and panorama of Chernofski Harbor, 1944-1949.

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Census of Unalaska and Aleutian Villages, Alaska, March 1878

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The collection consists of 44, 8x10 inch, black and white images from the U.S. Army Signal Corps. The images depict the construction of an airport and the surveying and construction of the Alaska-Canadian (ALCAN) Highway during World War II by over 11,000 army personnel and 7,500 civilians.

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Anvik, Alaska, Yukon Valley, and Native culture views, ca. 1896-1920.

Scope and Contents The collection depicts Eskimo culture, people and village traditional activities, ca. 1900-1970. Locations include Nome, Gambell, Little Diomede, Unalaska and Seward Peninsula villages. Her descriptions include names of people, detailed description of clothing, family relationships and activities. In addition to Charles Menadelook, photographers Marion Norbert, Arthur Nagozaruk, Sr. and others are represented in the collection. [Portions from: Alaska Native News, Dec. 1982, p. 10-13]....

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These photographs, donated by Margaret Richardson’s sister, Elizabeth R. Childs, include views of Chignik, Kodiak, Altinak, Seldovia, Homer, Anvik and Annette Island, students, Margaret’s cabin.

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The W.J. Childs diary is a small black book with Northern Commercial Co. embossed on the front. In it he kept notes on daily activities and events for October and November of 1913. The diary also includes some names and addresses.

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These materials were collected by Mark Whitman of Juneau, Alaska to aid in the creation of a stageplay script based on China Joe’s life. The collection contains the Legal documents filed by or for China Joe, one notebook of research pertaining to the life and death of China Joe, newspaper articles, and handwritten notes. Brett Dillingham of Juneau, Alaska also contributed.