William Barquist Photograph Collection, ca. 1895-1935
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photo postcards and photographs taken by or collected by William Barquist. The collection includes views of Treadwell, Juneau, Douglas, Southeast Alaska, and the Kennecott Mine, 1895-1935. Other photographers represented in the collection are: Winter & Pond, Thwaites, Olsen, Leo Smith.
Dates
- 1895 - 1935
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PCA0164Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.
Biographical Note
Mr. William Barquist was born in 1893, one year before his father Swan Barquist moved the family to Alaska. In 1906, Swan died in a mine accident and William's mother moved the family to the lower '48. While in high school, William and his brother Walter returned to Alaska during the summers and worked odd jobs in the Juneau mines. After World War I broke out, the brothers volunteered for service and vowed to return to Alaska. Upon returning from duty, the brothers attended the University of Washington and graduated in Mining Engineering. Walter died in 1928 and William lived to be 86. Unfortunately, the brothers never made it back to Alaska, but William shared many memories about the early gold mining days in Juneau with friends and relatives.
Extent
1 folders : 27 photographs, most black and white ; 1 letter
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
Mrs. William (Isabel) Barquist of San Jose, California, donated the collection in March and April of 1980. Acc. No. 1980-005, 1980-006.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 1-22, 24-26
Processing Information
The images were sleeved in Mylar and placed in an acid free folder. Five photographs were placed in the Ed Andrews Collection, PCA 162, Nos. 21-25. Three photographs were transferred to the Case and Draper Collection, PCA 39, 1008-1010.
- Title
- Finding aid for the William Barquist Photograph Collection, ca. 1895-1935
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: India Spartz, May 1989 ; Revised by: Staff, Oct. 2005 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Apr. 2020 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Jacki Swearingen, June 2020 ; Inventory added by: Jacki Swearingen
- Date
- 2021 October
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov