Nome, Alaska photograph album,

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1 Overview of the Collection Title Dates Quantity Collection Number Summary Repository Access Restrictions Languages Nome, Alaska photograph album (inclusive) album with 192 photographic prints (1 box) ; sizes vary PH1213 Photographs of Alaska including Nome, Teller, Council and Barrow University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Special Collections University of Washington Libraries Box Seattle, WA Telephone: Fax: speccoll@uw.edu Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information. English Historical Background Nome is a town in western Alaska that was established during the gold rush. After initial reports of gold in 1898, the population of previously uninhabited Nome soared to 10,000 people by It continued to be a thriving town throughout the gold rush period and remains today one of Alaska's larger towns. The communities of Teller and Council were also founded as a result of the gold rush, but experienced less economic success. Teller today has a population of about 300 people, while Council has been abandoned. Barrow is the northernmost city in the United States of America. Barrow has been populated by the Inupiaq people of Alaska for centuries. Content Description Album contains images of Alaskan wildlife, individual and group portraits of Native Alaskans and early settlers, landscapes, buildings, totem poles, boats, and waterfronts in the towns of Barrow, Council, Nome, and Teller. Also features images of daily activities including military exercises, mining, boating, and dog sledding. Includes photographs taken in San Francisco, CA, and Victoria, BC. Identified photographers include Barnett (first name unknown), Arthur L. Bell, Beverly B. Dobbs, Otto D. Goetze, the Lomen Brothers, Frank H. Nowell, and Joseph Seiner. Use of the Collection 1

2 Alternative Forms Available View selections from the collection in digital format Restrictions on Use Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details. Administrative Information Acquisition Information Source: Michael Maslan, Processing Note Processed by Grant Barber 2014; Ellen York, Accessioned as PH Detailed Description of the Collection Nome, Alaska Photograph Album Container(s) Description Dates Album Item 1 1 Display of trophy walrus heads on side of boat (Lomen 770)[view] Same photograph in Lomen Brothers Photographs collection. Also similar to photograph in Arthur Churchill Warner Photographs Collection PH Coll 273. Same scene (boat with walruses) but shot from a different angle. circa a Alaskan tundra with sun in the middle of the horizon 1 2b Eskimo man standing, Nome, Alaska 1 2c Snow covered tree branches 2

3 1 3 People picnicking on Kings Mountain at midnight near Nome, Arthur L. Bell (Photographer) Caption on photo: Picnic Partys at Kings Mountain. Midnight, June 20th miles from Nome, Alaska. 1 4a Reindeer herd with mountains in the background at Teller, Alaska 1 4b Eskimo men with packs dragging seals in the snow[view] Barnett (Photographer) 1 5 Intake structure on Divining Creek at Hot Air Ditch Mine owned by Kimball & Gilmore, Nome, Alaska (Nowell 4976) Frank H. Nowell; Nome, Alaska (Photographer) Caption on photo: Intake on Divining Creek of Hot Air Ditch owned by Kimball & Gilmore. July 13th a Dogs in a log pen Caption on photo: Please come in - we can't come out June 20, 1909 July 13, b Dog team pulling a sled stacked with logs[view] 1 6c Man standing on sled with dog team 1 7 Hobson Creek and entrance to Miocene Tunnel, Nome, Caption on photo: Hobson Creek Entrance to Miocene Tunnel. Nome Precinct, Alaska. 1 8 Seascape north of Cape Lisburne, Alaska Joseph Seiner (Photographer) Duplicate of photo 55a. Caption on photo: Midnight sun north of Cape Lisburne, Alaska. 1 9 Group of people posed on hillside[view] circa a Old burn pile with house and mountains in background 1 10b View of camp from a distance

4 1 10c View of homestead from a distance Exterior view of the Seiffert Flats building, Nome, Frank H. Nowell; Nome, Alaska (Photographer) Caption on photo: Seiffert Flats. Nome, Alaska. Oct. 27th Crowd watching the All Alaska sweepstakes dog mushing race The All Alaska sweepstakes dog mushing race is the oldest organized dog mushing race in the world, beginning in It begins in Nome and finishes in the small community of Candle. Caption on photo: All-Alaska Sweep-Stake's dog race. Nome, Alaska Collapsed wooden dock covered in snow, Nome, Caption on photo: The effect of the ice pack. Nome Dock. Jan, October 27, 1906 April 1911 January a Dog team resting in the snow, Norton Sound, Alaska 1 14b Snowy mound and spruce trees, Norton Sound, Alaska 1 14c Snowy spruce trees, Norton Sound, Alaska Caption on photo: Norton Sound, Alaska Two companies of soldiers on skis lined up in the snow in Fort Davis, Alaska (Lomen 373)[view] Caption on photo: "Inspection and Muster." Co.'s "E" and "F" 30th Inf. U.S.A. Fort Davis, Alaska. March 31st, March 31, a Scattered people on a snowy burm 1 16b Man standing outside of Mark's Hotel, Council, Mark's Hotel was built in response to a population boom in Council during the gold rush. Caption on photo: Marks Hotel, Council, Alaska. circa c Exterior of Holy Cross Hospital, Nome, circa

5 The Holy Cross Hospital in Nome was founded in 1902 and closed shortly thereafter in It was then converted into an apartment and office building Judges, officers, and track officials at the All Alaska sweepstakes posed outside, Nome, Caption on photo: Judges, officers, and track officials. 6th All Alaska Sweepstakes. Nome, Alaska, a-c Logging scenes, Norton Sound, Alaska Caption on photo 18a: In the pine country - Norton Sound Crowd watching a dogsled team finish the All Alaska sweepstakes race, town buildings in background, Nome, Similar to photo 21. Caption on photo: The Winners. Finish, Bowen and Delzene entry, 6th All Alaska Sweepstakes, Nome, Alaska, Distance: 408 miles. Time: 75 hours, 42 mi. 27 sec. - Fay Delzene, driver. April 20, 1913 April a-b Seascapes with ships visible 1 20c Studio portrait of a seated man wearing a suit 1 21 Crowd watching a dogsled team finish the All Alaska sweepstakes race, town buildings visible in background, Nome, Similar to photo 19. Caption on photo: Winners Second Place. Finish Johnson entry 6th All Alaska Sweepstakes. Nome, Alaska, John Johnson, driver. 1 22a Waterfront in Teller, Caption on photo: Teller, Alaska and water front. 1 22b Mining scene with man and horses, Teller, Alaska Caption on photo: Mining on Sunset Creek, Teller, Alaska c Crowd gathered outside of Lumber Storage Commission buildings, Teller, Alaska April

6 1 23 Men in military uniforms posed outside of a building in the snow[view] Similar to photo Blank page (unknown photos removed before acquisition) undated 1 25 Men in military uniforms posed outside of a building in the snow[view] Similar to photo a Large snow pile shaped like a house with dog laying down outside, Nome, Alaska Caption on photo: Snow House. Nome, Alaska b Dog team at a great distance with glacier behind 1 26c-d Men and dog team[view] Photos are vignetted in an oval th annual All Alaska sweepstakes dog mushing race results and tracking table, Nome, 1 28 Crowd watching Fourth of July parade through the main street, Lomen Brothers photo studio visible, Nome, Caption on photo: Fourth of July Parade, Nome, Alaska, Sailors from U.S.R.C. "Bear" passing reviewing stand Studio portrait of Queen Ellen on a settee, Nome, Winner of the beauty pageant accompanying the All Alaska sweepstakes dog race. Caption on photo: Queen Ellen of Aksala, Nome, Alaska, 1911-' a-b Totem poles in front of buildings[view] Otto D. Goetze; Nome, Alaska (Photographer) Caption on photo 30b: O.D. Goetze 1 31 Exterior view of Arctic Brotherhood Hall, Council, April 4, 1912 July 4, circa circa

7 The Arctic Brotherhood is a fraternal organization founded by Alaskan goldminers in the interest of brotherhood. The Council chapter was organized in 1900, but abandoned shortly thereafter as most of Council's population left to look for gold in Nome, Alaska. Caption on photo: Arctic Brotherhood Hall, Council, Alaska. 1 32a-b Totem poles in front of buildings[view] Otto D. Goetze; Nome, Alaska (Photographer) 1 33 Studio portrait of an Eskimo woman wearing furs[view] Photographer is probably B.B. Dobbs. circa a-c Posed groups of people 1 35a Two couples posed outside 1 35b Two couples smiling[view] 1 36 Blank page undated 1 37a Man and dogsled in front of large snowpile 1 37b Man and dogteam going over large snowpile 1 38 Blank page undated 1 39 Men in suits posed in front of water 1 41a Dog team pulling cart on train tracks, Nome, Page damaged (unknown photograph cut out of album before acquisition). 1 41b Group posed with dogs outside of a house Page damaged (unknown photograph cut out of album before acquisition). 1 42a-l Various studio portraits Page damaged (unknown photograph cut out of album before acquisition). 1 43a-e Various full-body portraits taken outside 1 44 Blank page undated 7

8 1 45a-c Posed group portraits shot outside Photo 45a is a duplicate of photo 53a Blank page undated 1 47a Men at a well[view] 1 47b Couples in fur coats posed outside, Nome, 1 47c Man in basket of dogsled with team 1 48 Blank page undated 1 49a-h Various groups posed outside, Nome, Alaska 1 50 Blank page undated 1 51a-j Various groups posed outside, Nome, Alaska 1 52 Blank page undated 1 53a Group posed in front of a snowy burm Duplicate of photo 45a. 1 53b Large dog team in front of log buildings, Nome, 1 53c Large crowd at an event, some standing on a stage in fur parkas, US Life Saving Station visible in background, Nome, 1 54 Blank page undated 1 55a Seascape north of Cape Lisburne, Alaska Joseph Seiner (Photographer) Duplicate of photo 8. Caption on photo: Midnight Sun North of Cape Lisburne, Alaska. 1 55b-c Men hauling boat onto shore with harpooned seal in water, Barrow, Identical photographs, image reversed on 55c. 1 56a Eskimos posed outside of a house[view] 8

9 1 56b Eskimos posed on a commercial boat[view] 1 57a Seascape 1 57b Men standing on the tundra as an Eskimo skins a reindeer[view] 1 57c Eskimo couple with dogs outside house 1 58a Eskimo men bring a harpooned seal onto shore, Prince of Wales, Caption on photo: Sealing - Prince of Wales, Alaska. 1 58b Eskimo women and children posed outside[view] 1 59a Reindeer herd grazing 1 59b View of hills over water 1 59c Animal hide tent with fish-drying rack and dogs, Barrow, 1 60a Eskimo family[view] Caption on photo: Alaskan Eskimo. 1 60b Reindeer herd grazing 1 61a Reindeer herd at Cape Thompson, Alaska Page damaged (unknown photos cut out of album before acquisition). 1 61b Eskimo family outside of a house, Barrow, Page damaged (unknown photos cut out of album before acquisition). 1 61c Eskimo women in fur parkas on a boat, Barrow, Page damaged (unknown photos cut out of album before acquisition) Eskimo skin boats being made, Barrow, Page damaged (unknown photos cut out of album before acquisition). Caption on photo: Oomiak frames - Eskimo skin boats. 9

10 1 63a Schoolhouse in Barrow, Caption on photo: Most northernly school on Western Hemisphere, Barrow, Alaska. 1 63b Siberian deer sleds, Barrow, 1 63c Men holding a goat on a boat[view] 1 64a Men standing on a large snow pile, Barrow, Alaska 1 64b Group of men posed outside, Barrow, 1 64c Skin boat loaded on a dogsled, Barrow, Alaska 1 65a Group of men in a tent, one man sits with a human skull balanced on his knee, Barrow, 1 65b Eskimo man with dogs at camp, Barrow, Alaska 1 65c Dirt igloo in Barrow, Caption on photo: Eskimo igloo at Barrow, Alaska. 1 66a Eskimo men in parkas posed with white men in military dress, Barrow, 1 66b Sea ice 1 67 View of a ship's crows nest and rigging 1 68a Eskimos posed on a boat 1 68b Group of Eskimos on a boat 1 68c Eskimo mother and children seated outside a tent[view] 1 69 People posed in the doorway of a house 1 70a Mining equipment in the snow 1 70b Eskimos surrounding a dogsled with reindeer[view] 1 70c Log houses in the snow 10

11 1 70d Snowy camp from a distance 1 71a-b Men sitting around a table in a cabin 1 72a Eskimos, mostly children, posing[view] 1 72b Horses dragging logging sledges through the snow[view] Associated with photo 72c. 1 72c Horse team hitched to a logging sledge Associated with photo 72b Blank page undated 1 74a Panorama of small town on the tundra[view] Panorama continued on next page, photo 75a. 1 74b City street view 1 74c Young women posed in front of a hill[view] 1 74d Panorama of a town with a small mountain behind[view] Panorama continued on next page, photo 75d. Caption on photo: Poto. 1 75a Panorama of a small town on the tundra Panorama begun on previous page, photo 75a. 1 75b Two couples and a baby on the deck of a ship 1 75c Two women in bathing costumes on the beach[view] circa d Panorama of a town with a small mountain behind Panorama begun on previous page, photo 75d. 1 76a-b Studio portraits of a young woman[view] Features the same woman as photos 77a-b. 1 77a-b Studio portraits of a young woman Features the same woman as photos 76a-b. 1 78a-f Various family portraits shot outside 11

12 Size of buildings and plants visible suggest that it is unlikely these photos were taken in Alaska Blank page undated 1 84a Large group of children posed on the steps of a school[view] 1 84b Large crowd in the stands of a stadium Photo is torn in several places, very faded Blank page undated 1 86a Two couples posed on the steps of a house Photo is very faded. 1 86b Men posed outside of a house 1 87a-d Young woman posed in various outside locations 1 88 View of the Bering Sea after a storm, Nome, Alaska (Dobbs 836)[view] Beverly B. Dobbs (Photographer) Photo is toned blue. Caption on photo: Behring Sea, after a storm at Nome Sea scene with rescue boats, Nome, Beverly B. Dobbs (Photographer) Photo is toned blue. Caption on photo: Nome life saving crew making for disabled Greyhound. 1 90a Women in fur parkas posed on a bridge[view] Similar to photo 90e. 1 90b Women and children in a horse and buggy 1 90c Woman and children posed outside 1 90d Group of young people posed in a yard 1 90e Group laughing on a bridge Similar to photo 90a. 12

13 1 91 The Shriners of British Columbia inaugural group posed on the steps of the Parliament of Victoria, Victoria, BC[view] 1 92a Women posed in a garden Similar to photo 92c. circa b Man standing on frozen lake 1 92c Women seated near to a hammock hung from pillars Similar to photo 92a. 1 92d Women in a field of sunflowers 1 92e View of a town with harbor visible in the background 1 92f Roosevelt's Great White Fleet parade on the streets of San Francisco, California Caption on photo: San Francisco, May 7, 08. Van Ness Ave. Atlantic Fleet Boy with a basket on Steadman Avenue of Nome, Alaska (Nowell 5386)[view] Frank H. Nowell (Photographer) Caption on photo: Steadman Ave. Nome, Alaska, Mar. 30th May 7, 1908 March 30, 1907 Find Related Collections Subject Terms : Alaska Natives--Photographs Animals--Alaska--Photographs Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington) Geographical Names : Alaska--Photographs Barrow, Point (Alaska)--Photographs Council (Alaska)--Photographs Nome (Alaska)--Photographs San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs Teller (Alaska)--Photographs Victoria (B.C.)--Photographs Form or Genre Terms : Photograph albums Photographs Other Creators : Personal Names : 13

14 Dobbs, B. B. (Beverly Bennett), (photographer) Goetze, O. D. (Otto Daniel), (photographer) Lomen, Carl J., (photographer) Nowell, Frank H., , (photographer) Corporate Names : Lomen Bros., (photographer) 14