Alaska State Library – Historical Collections

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These photographs show John MacKinnon and some of his collegues, the Bank of British North America, and scenes around Dawson and the Yukon. Some were taken by Larss-Duclos and E.O. Ellingsen.

Scope and Contents 758 digital images of: Alaskan Glacier Seafoods, Bear Creek Weir, Dry Bay, Gillnet Repair Float-Petersburg Fisheries, Gustavus Aerials, Gustavus People, Halibut Cove, Herring, Hoonah, Kiana, Kotzebue, Logging, Mammals, Petersburg, Petersburg Fisheries Cannery, Petersburg Fisheries Salmon Canning, Pt. Baker and Port Protection, Seward Fisheries Scallops, Seward Fisheries Crab, Seward Fisheries Halibut, St. Paul Fur Seal Harvest, St. Paul Fur Seal Harvest, Starry Flounder Production-PFI,...

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The Charlotte L. (Price) Mahaffy Papers are vignettes of life on Douglas Island in the early 1900’s. Mahaffy has also written a book titled I Remember Treadwell about life around the Treadwell Mine. The collection also includes a letter written to Mahaffy from the National Archives and Records Service in Wash., D.C. which answers questions about Treadwell and Douglas City as it was then known.

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This collection of photographs represents Juneau, Douglas and Treadwell people and activities from 1903 to 1913. The photographer, William H. Case is also represented in the collection.

Scope and Contents These papers document both the personal and military high points in the life of Dimitrii P. Maksutov, as well as other members of his family. Because the collection is small, the papers remain in the same arrangement in which they were received from Constantine D. Maxutov, grandson of Dimitrii. Many of these items deal with his family, early life, and military career. The first item is a certificate to Prince Peter Ivanovich Maksutov, Dimitrii's father, listing his service and...

Scope and Contents The majority of the photographs were taken in 1919, when John Maloney traveled up to Alaska with a “work party” on the S.S. NORTHWESTERN. Several images show construction projects in the area of Seward, Alaska, including work on the railroad bridge at Mile 3. Two photographs, 11 and 17, show John Maloney and others, working on the framework of a large dome, such as would form part of a capitol building. These may be of a project in California, where Maloney lived before and after his trip...

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Papers of John F. Malony and John F. Malony, Jr., 1877-1957

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A memoir, documents and correspondence, and photographs from Adolph Harles (Pat) Mann’s life in Alaska during his tenure as Notary Public for the Territory of Alaska, 1916-1917.

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Includes census of parishioners, 1913-1917, with ethnic composition, births and deaths for 1932 in Perevil (Perryville) kept by Priest Kochergin, plat maps of the Russian Greek Mission Reserve at Juneau, 1904, 1906, 1907, and documents by Vedonoff[?].

Partial contents: -- Bogosluzhebnyi zhurnal za 1932 g, ot Avgusta 15-go v selenie Perevil Aliaska by Grigorii Kochergin.

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The Marine Operators’ Licenses Collection contains 9 certificates issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce in Alaska to persons licensed in various marine vessel capacities with years ranging 1908-1943.