Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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Books and Other Major Publications

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Books and Other Major Publications

Content Description From the Collection: These photographs are a selection of early images of Alaska by various photographers. They are from all over Alaska, but the concentration is in Alaska’s Southeast. Originally housed in the general photograph files (CORE FILE), they were removed because they are now considered rare and fragile. All photographs in PCA 01, which were fragile, faded or unsuitable for constant handling in the core file were transferred to PCA 297 and renumbered in a consecutive numbering system. Photocopies...

Content Description From the Collection: These photographs are a selection of early images of Alaska by various photographers. They are from all over Alaska, but the concentration is in Alaska’s Southeast. Originally housed in the general photograph files (CORE FILE), they were removed because they are now considered rare and fragile. All photographs in PCA 01, which were fragile, faded or unsuitable for constant handling in the core file were transferred to PCA 297 and renumbered in a consecutive numbering system. Photocopies...

Content Description From the Collection: The C.L. Andrews collection includes photographs from many places in Alaska, circa 1892-1940 and reflect the time he spent in Sitka, Skagway, Eagle on the Yukon River, and in the arctic while working for the School and Reindeer Service. Mr. Andrews' photographic collection includes his own photographs in Alaska and also photographs he collected by fellow photographers. A variety of subjects, i.e., bidarkas, fisheries, glaciers, Tlingit Indian arts, totems, as well as portraits of...

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The photographs in this collection include views of Juneau, Sitka, Flat City and Iditarod. Views of Juneau include the Gold Creek Dam and flume construction, 1928, Juneau buildings, general views, and fires. Photographers represented in the collection include Trevor Davis, the Snap Shoppe, Lomen, and Ordway. Many of the images were taken by unidentified photographers.

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The collection contains one photograph album with 180 black and white photographs and 85 black and white loose photographs from about 1912-1933. The images depict scenes of daily life in Interior Alaska, particularly Fort Yukon. Several images chronicle the journey to Fort Yukon, including scenes of Juneau and Seward.

Content Description From the Collection: The collection contains both slides and photographs taken during the pipeline construction. Subjects include personnel, equipment, bridge construction, the winter environment, wildlife, pump stations, Port Valdez, the Haul Road and the terminal. There are several views of archaeologists from UAF working at the site. The 589 slides generally correspond to six typewritten progress reports, which begin in March 1976, when the pipeline was about 45% complete, and end in April 1977 at 95%...

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© Alaska Scenic Views

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