Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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Views include Sitka, also Juneau, Douglas, Glacier Bay, Kadiak [Kodiak]. The images are primarily by commercial photographers during the 1890s. Photographers include Alberstone & Moosbauer, I.W. Taber, Edward De Groff, and Gray & Hereford. Papers form a separate collection, MS 142.

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73 scenic postcards of travels in Alaska in the 1960s. Postcards by the following publishers: C.P. Johnston, J and H Sales Co, J. H. Bell, Mike Roberts Studio, I.A.A.C. Inc., Dedman’s Photo Shop, Alaskan Postcards, H.S. Crocker Company.

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Snettisham Hydroelectric Project, legislators, Juneau, and southeast Alaska. Negatives only.

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Miscellaneous views and research documents pertaining to early Alaskan and Canadian towns, people, steamboats, train accident, 1935-1940; Map of lower Yukon River, 1898-1899.

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Poetry books and booklets by various authors, mostly set in Alaska. Some have been signed by the authors.

Scope and Contents This collection includes 20 transcripts of interviews with 17 people on such topics as Kodiak during World War II, the Baptist and Russian missions, Aleut basketry, village life, midwifery, native foods and medicine, folk stories, and Kodiak geography. Interviewees include: Julie Knagin, Barbara and Ken Hockmuth, Frieda Reft, Ella Chabitnoy, Katherine Chichenoff, Anfesia Shapsnikoff, Sister Hilary, Carmel Schumacher, Dr. Bob Johnson, Larry Matfay, Sophia Simeonoff, Martha Kahutak, Simon...

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Letter concerns the life of Aleksandr A. Baranov.

Scope and Contents The collection includes photographs of Nora Kreps’ high school classmates and school activities. She also took photos around Fort Davis and on her various trips in Alaska. The album was probably assembled ca. 1908-1910. Photographers include: Lomen Brothers, Goetze, Simmer, Dobbs, and Nowell. Places mentioned include: Bering Sea, Cape Prince of Wales, Copper River, Dutch Harbor, Fort Davis, Fort Egbert, Fort Gibbon, Fort Liscum, Fort Seward, Holy Cross Mission, Nome, Point Barrow, Point...

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The collection contains 226 black and white or sepia, mostly 3 x 5, images of places, activities, and people in Alaska from 1912-1915. The photographs were taken by Dr. Krulish while he was working for the Bureau of Education in charge of public health services for Indians and Eskimos in Alaska. Although headquartered in Juneau, he traveled all over the Territory including the Arctic region. A few images by commercial photographs include: H. G. Kaiser and Moldt Studio

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Yearbook of the Jesse Lee Junior High School with hand-crayoned illustrations and original photographs; includes several photos of Benny Benson.