Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

Content Description Lloyd Winter and Percy Pond acquired a lode claim, the California Prospect, at Echo Cove in Berners Bay, north of Juneau in 1897. This photograph album, which was "prepared for, and loaned to, TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF MINES, Juneau, Alaska, March 30, 1939," [note from Pond on inside back cover] documents their work on the claim. Text describing the contents of the photographs has been transcribed in this inventory. Omitted are explanations of economics, conditions, and the...

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The collection contains views of Haines, Wrangell, Warm Springs Bay, Sitka, Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell, Jualin, Skagway, Gypsum, Tenakee Springs; Nulato, Athabascan, Tlingit and Chilkat Indians; Taku and Muir glaciers; ship wrecks of the PRINCESS SOPHIA and AL-KI; and studio portraits. Some photographs may be duplicated in other Winter and Pond collections which include: PCA 87, PCA 21, PCA 316.

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The photographs in this album, published by the Winter and Pond Company in 1934, depict life on the Trail of '98, the famous Klondike Gold Rush Trail from Skagway to Whitehorse over the Chilkoot Trail. The photographs were probably all taken in 1898.

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Includes views of Southeast Alaska, Juneau, Auke Village, Killisnoo, Chilkat, Sitka and Wrangell. Tlingit Indians in ceremonial dress, the Wolf and Bear House in Wrangell, and the Indian Training School in Sitka are also included.

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The slides in this collection were taken in Juneau, Alaska, during 1959, the year that Alaska became the 49th state. All the slides, of varying quality, were taken by Ann Pearson (Wood), a young reporter for the Daily Alaska Empire. Included are images of the Fourth of July, the Alaska statehood parade, the raising of the new 49-star flag, and the celebration ceremony.

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Views of people and buildings in the Iditarod area; riverboats on the Iditarod river; miscellaneous activities, 1911 1929

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This collection contains views of early Wrangell including street scenes, the public school, totem poles and people.

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Recollections of friends and experiences working in the Alaska Juneau Gold Mine. Cover includes two portraits.

Scope and Contents Papers, 1930-1952. In the 30s and 40s, before statehood, the chambers of commerce of Alaska’s larger communities were actively involved in shaping the politics of the territory; and, together, they joined forces in the Alaska Territorial Chamber of Commerce. Working with proponents of tourism and industry, such as the Alaska Railroad, Alaska Road Commission, and the Alaska Steamship Company, the Territorial Chamber of Commerce promoted travel throughout Alaska and advocated for opening...

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The images in this collection include prints from other museums, Alaska road projects, petroglyphs of Wrangell, totems and totem restoration beginning in 1980, residents of Wrangell, Alaska Natives, businesses and others. An index to the images is located in the collection.