Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

Content Description From the Collection: The collection portrays life in Nome, Alaska, during the early 1900s, including images of the sled dog races which began there. Original photographs from the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, identifies Northwest Territory Inuit from Coronation Gulf, Cape Bathurst, Dolphin and Union Straits, and Bernard Harbor. An album created by Dr. Neuman while serving at the Dept. of Interior, titled: "Photomicrographs of Anatomical studies of Cysticercus, taken from Alaskan reindeer," contains...

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The photographs in this collection preserve a rare documentation of life in Yakutat at the height of Southeast Alaska’s salmon canning industry. Kayamori photographed buildings in Yakutat, the canneries, Tlingits, funerals of prominent residents, Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood activities and numerous portraits. The collection includes a photograph of the Thunderbird Clan House, no longer in existence, and two photographs of Kayamori.

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[first section on Valdez street with stores on left.] 1905. (P.S. Hunt)

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[left profile - head and shoulders.]

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[four men and one woman near log cabin with tent entrance]

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[man near tractor; freight loaded sleds behind tractor]

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[1 horse standing on rocky flat surface, mountains in backgrounds] (L. H. Smith)

Content Description From the Collection:

The photographs in this collection preserve a rare documentation of life in Yakutat at the height of Southeast Alaska’s salmon canning industry. Kayamori photographed buildings in Yakutat, the canneries, Tlingits, funerals of prominent residents, Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood activities and numerous portraits. The collection includes a photograph of the Thunderbird Clan House, no longer in existence, and two photographs of Kayamori.

Content Description From the Collection: Clemons documented the waterfront and street scenes in the rapidly growing communities of Ruby and Iditarod following nearby gold discoveries. Athapascan Indians of the area, families of miners, storeowners, various gatherings and events are also depicted. This collection is significant to the history of Alaska because it provides a direct view of Iditarod and Ruby during a time of tremendous development. The photos are well documented because Clemons carefully engraved identification on...

Content Description From the Collection: Clemons documented the waterfront and street scenes in the rapidly growing communities of Ruby and Iditarod following nearby gold discoveries. Athapascan Indians of the area, families of miners, storeowners, various gatherings and events are also depicted. This collection is significant to the history of Alaska because it provides a direct view of Iditarod and Ruby during a time of tremendous development. The photos are well documented because Clemons carefully engraved identification on...