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Gus and Mathilda Johnson Nurmi Photograph Collection, ca. 1910

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 330

Scope and Contents

Photographs, circa 1910. Possibly gillnetters associated with Libby, McNeill, and Libby cannery at Taku Harbor. Subjects include Taku Harbor (Alaska), Taku Glacier, gillnetters, Alaska fishing, fishing boats, setting nets, repairing boats, cannery workers, fish netting, fishermen and families.

Dates

  • ca. 1910

EAD

PCA0330

Conditions Governing Access

The photographs may be viewed. However because the photographs are fragile, they may not be photocopied.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Biographical

Mrs. Nurmi was born in Finland in 1883. In 1902, Mrs. Nurmi came to Alaska to live with her cousin, Mr. George Oja. She married Charles Johnson in 1905 and had three children, Daisy, Leonard and Violet. In 1933, Charles Johnson died and she married Gustiv V. “Gus” Nurmi a year later. Gus was born in Finland in 1888. Mathilda worked for various businesses in Douglas including the Douglas Steam Laundry. Gus Nurmi was a fisherman and later worked as a carpenter for the Alaska Juneau Mine.

Extent

56 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The photographs were donated by Roberta Fraser Johnson, of Douglas, Alaska, daughter-in-law to Mathilda Johnson Nurmi. The photographs were discovered in a trunk owned by Gus and Mathilda Nurmi (Acc. No. 1991-48).

Existence and Location of Copies

The whole collection has been digitized and is available to view via Alaska's Digital Archives.

Processing Information

The photographs were numbered and placed in Mylar. They are housed in an acid free folder and an archival box.

Title
Finding aid for the Gus and Mathilda Johnson Nurmi Photograph Collection, ca. 1910
Status
In Progress
Author
Processed by: India Spartz July 1994 ; Inventory by: Sandy Johnston, Feb. 2017 ; Updated by: Jacki Swearingen, Aug. 2017 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston 2019 June ; Inventory added by: Sandy Johnston
Date
2020 April
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository

Contact:
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
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