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Ketchikan is - Capturing Time
- Digital image file
- Exhibits 8
- Capturing Time - Photographer, Harriet Elizabeth Hunt
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- 62.4.2.199
- Group of ten women, circa 1900-1910
- Ten women pose on exterior steps and porch, a large American flag is draped behind them, circa 1900-1910
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- 62.4.2.206
- An early Ketchikan social gathering, circa 1900-1910
- A social gathering of several men and two women in the interior of an establishment with a parlor stove.
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- 62.4.2.272
- Interior view of Hunt Store, circa 1912
- Mr. Forest J. Hunt stand by the counter of the Hunt Store on the Dock. The store sold postcards, news papers, photography and "pyrography" supplies, charts and tide tables among other things.
Note postcard in foreground is of the Koel building... View Full Record
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- 62.4.3.75
- Waterfront and sloops at Ketchikan Steamship Company dock, circa 1905
- Waterfront with small boats in foreground and Ketchikan S.S. Co. building on left, circa 1905.
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- 63.9.10.62
- Sledders and others in front of Hunt's Store
- Sledders and others in front of Hunt's Store, circa 1902
Text on back of image by Bertha Hunt:
Sledders and Mrs. A.W. Morgan- (Aunt Anna Frances Morgan with doll)
Albert Frost (Nephew of Mrs. Hunt & Mrs. Morgan)
Elaine Hunt with doll
& Our do... View Full Record
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- 73.5.14.10
- Mission Street, circa 1930
- View of Mission Street taken from the Model Cafe, circa 1930... View Full Record
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- Exhibits 9
- Capturing Time - Photographer, Con Giebel
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- 73.3.16.28
- Hand seining at Loring, 1908
- Hand-seiners fishing in Roosevelt Lagoon hauling a net full of salmon into a cannery boat for the Alaska Packer Association cannery at Loring, Alaska during the summer of 1908.
Text from Loring album, page 15
"These boats will carry about 5,000
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- 73.3.16.32
- Native man with large salmon inside the A.P.A. cannery at Loring,
- Native man with large salmon on his shoulder inside the A.P.A. cannery at Loring. There are many fish on floor.
Text from Con Giebel photo album page 17 (same text as image 31):
"The Salmon are loaded from the fish boats into cars that run down... View Full Record
- Negative
- 73.3.16.58
- Jack Kearny, night watchman at Loring, 1908
- Jack Kearny, night watchman at Loring, 1908
Text from Loring album, page 34:
"Be the holy Jesus, bye" said old
Jack Kearny the watchman.
thats a foine pitcher all right"... View Full Record
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- 73.3.16.136
- The Tar Gang at Loring, Alaska
- The Tar Gang at Loring, Alaska, 1909
The eight men from the Tar Gang getting ready to tar the webbing used on the Heckman Floating Fish Traps ran by the Alaska Packers Association cannery at Loring, Alaska.
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- 73.3.16.144
- Two men on steps at Loring with a telephone, 1905-1930
- Two men on steps at Loring with a telephone, circa 1905
Both men are wearing hats & sitting on steps with a Loring telephone. Man on left has climbing gear on his lab.
Mining Journal, 6/17/1905
"The telephone line between J. R. Heckman & Co.'s... View Full Record
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- 73.3.16.190
- Two native women standing next to a tree in Loring, Alaska, 1905-1930
- Two native women standing next to a tree in Loring, Alaska, 1905-1930
The younger woman on the right side of the image is identified as Agnes Perez Tolson Dale (see provenance notes from Marty Perez)
The older woman on the left side of the image... View Full Record
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- Exhibits 10
- Capturing Time - Photographer, Benjamin Alfred Haldane
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- L2018.4.4.16
- Mr. Haldane with his camera, circa 1920s-1940s
- Mr. Haldane with his camera, circa 1920s-1940s... View Full Record
- Negative, Glass Plate
- 2018.2.30.26
- Girl with doll
- Girl with doll... View Full Record
- Negative, Glass Plate
- 2018.2.30.29
- Family in home
- Family in home... View Full Record
- Negative, Glass Plate
- 2018.2.30.37
- Tots by gate
- Tots by gate... View Full Record
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- 2018.2.30.38
- Lady in woods
- Lady in woods... View Full Record
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- 2018.2.30.52
- Baby in bath
- Baby in bath... View Full Record
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- 2018.2.30.54
- Family in regalia
- Family in regalia... View Full Record
- Negative, Glass Plate
- 2018.2.30.66
- Six ladies outside and tot
- Six ladies outside and tot... View Full Record
- Negative, Glass Plate
- 2018.2.30.159
- Two young ladies on rocker
- Two young ladies on rocker... View Full Record
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- Exhibits 11
- Capturing Time - Photographer, David Nicoll
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- 68.10.4.33
- Front Street looking south near the Stedman Hotel and Sideboard, circa 1916
- Front Street looking south near the Stedman Hotel and Sideboard, circa 1916
The Stedman Hotel is in the left foreground. At the end of the next block, the cupola of the Revilla Hotel, topped by a flagpole, can be seen. The Tongass Trading Co. bu... View Full Record
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- 68.10.4.107
- Infield action in the Ketchikan vs. Anyox baseball game on the tide flat, circa 1914
- Infield action in the Ketchikan vs. Anyox baseball game on the Thomas Basin tide flat, circa 1914... View Full Record
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- 70.7.25.27
- Halibut Steamer Zapora covered in ice
- Halibut Steamer Zapora covered in ice, circa 1912-1920
Old exhibit label:
"In 1905, the SS Zapora slid down the ways in Tacoma at Crawford & Reid Shipyard. At the time she was the first and one of the largest purpose built fishing vessels on the... View Full Record
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- 70.7.25.28
- Launch Enos, Dollie S and other trollers tied up at City Float, circa 1915
- Launch Enos, Dollie S., and other trollers tied up at City Float, circa 1915
Ketchikan's first municipal float was near Dock Street, about where the Ryus float is today. In 1910, responding to growing demand for fishing boat moorage, the Town Cou... View Full Record
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- 75.11.8.22
- Water Street looking south from intersection of Lund Street
- Water Street looking south from intersection of Lund Street, circa 1915
Note from old finding aid: A view taken further down the hill on upper Water Street looking toward Nob Hill. Probably Sayles Street moving off to the left. Most of the small... View Full Record
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- 75.11.8.122
- Women on horse drawn float on Front Street
- Women on horse drawn float on Front Street
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- 91.1.8.277
- Early view of Newtown looking east
- Kennedy Street, Newtown, circa 1914
This early view of Newtown documents the development of residential dwellings in the
Dunton and Chapman Street area in the second decade of the 20th century. Today, the First
Lutheran Church (built in 1930... View Full Record
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- Exhibits 12
- Capturing Time - Photographer, Alfred Milotte
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- 90.1.8.21
- Sunde & d'Evers window display
- Sunde & d'Evers window display... View Full Record
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- 90.2.19.43
- Crew of seine boat Baltimore pulling seine net
- Crew of seine boat Baltimore pulling seine net, circa 1930s... View Full Record
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- 90.2.19.69
- "Fog Bound"
- "Fog Bound"
Cat on walkway during a foggy day on Creek Street.... View Full Record
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- 90.2.19.81
- "Poker Game"
- "Poker Game" players at table, circa 1938... View Full Record
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- 90.2.19.96
- Totem Way looking southeast to Chief Johnson Pole, circa 1933
- Totem Way looking southeast to Chief Johnson Pole, circa 1933
Hop Wo Co Chinese Groceries Dry Goods visible on the right... View Full Record
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- 90.2.19.494 A
- Cabin at Saxman, circa 1936
- Cabin at Saxman, circa 1936
Note fish hanging from cabin and man coming out of the cabin with a cane.
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- 90.2.19.506 N
- Three tourists watching two CCC carvers working at Saxman, 1938
- Three tourists watching two CCC carvers working at Saxman, 1938
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- Exhibits 13
- Capturing Time - Photographer, Otto C. Schallerer
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- 70.7.26.10
- Alaska Steamship Company dock at night
- Alaska Steamship Company dock at night, circa 1949-1957
Looking south. Alaska Bottling Company opened in 1949 at 201 Mission Street and operated through 1957
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- 70.7.26.70
- Morning Fog
- Morning Fog, circa 1930-1950
Waterfront, halibut schooners at Ketchikan Cold Storage Dock on a very foggy morning
Schallerer title is "Morning Fog"
Century - 20... View Full Record
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- 70.7.26.251
- Old style seiner brailing
- Old style seiner brailing... View Full Record
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- 70.7.26.331
- Cannery man sorting fish on the slime line
- Cannery man sorting fish on the slime line... View Full Record
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- 77.3.5.937
- Saxman C.C.C. carver Henry Denny Sr. carving totem with an adze
- Saxman C.C.C. carver Henry Denny Sr. carving totem with an adze
Century - 20
Period - Tlingit... View Full Record
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- 91.1.8.230
- Alaska Territorial Guard marching down Stedman Street
- Alaska Territorial Guard marching down Stedman Street during a parade. Two kids on sidewalk near Thomas Basin just past the Federal Building before the bridge, 1941.
People identified (by Eichner):
Ed Dorn - left side (viewer left), at lead
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- 2000.2.75.1
- Mission Street
- Mission Street from Alaska Steamship Company Dock, showing the Welcome Arch, circa 1935-1940... View Full Record
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- Exhibits 14
- Capturing Time - Photographer, Hall Anderson
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- Tent City woman. Title unknown.
- Image of a Tent City woman. Title unknown.... View Full Record
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- Parade spectators
- 4th of July at the Plaza Mall. Two kids, one with arm in sling. Text on back reads, "4th of July - Ketchikan" and "scanned 11-23-05"
Title in "Still Rainin' Still Dreamin'":
Parade Spectators.
Fourth of July, 1988.... View Full Record
- Digital Image
- L2018.4.6.3
- Cadillac garage, Second Avenue
- Cadillac in garage on Second Avenue. Text on back reads, "Cadillac on Second Ave. Ketchikan" and "scanned 11-22-05"
Title in "Still Rainin' Still Dreamin'":
Cadillac garage, Second Avenue
December 21, 1986... View Full Record
- Digital Image
- L2018.4.6.4
- Clara Diaz with Corinna Troll at Diaz Cafe. Title unknown.
- Clara Diaz with Corinna Troll at Diaz Cafe. No text on back. Title unknown.
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- L2018.4.6.5
- Retired logger nicknamed tin ear leaving Focsle Bar. Title unknown.
- Old man with a cane. Text on back, "Retired Logger nicknamed tin ear leaving Focsle Bar" and "Scanned 11-22-05." Title unknown.
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- Group of cannery workers. Title unknown.
- Group of cannery workers. Title unknown. Text on back reads, "From Tent City Series" and "scanned 11-23-05"
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- Man on couch with a guitar. Title unknown.
- Man on couch with a guitar. No text on back. Title unknown.
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- Exhibits 15
- Capturing Time - Photographer, Paulu T. Saari
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- 2003.2.63.330
- Fishing for herring at City Float, January 1955
- Victor Edenso tending the corks in seine skiff for the Libby No. 4's herring net, January 1955
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- 2003.2.63.1799
- Paulu T. Saari at work in the Ketchikan Daily News Darkroom, December 1951
Paul Wingren in his office, October 14, 1951
- Paulu T. Saari at work in the Ketchikan Daily News Darkroom, December 1951
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- Negative, Film
- 2003.2.63.2032
- Pat Charles delivers newspapers to Beverly for delivery by boat, August 1953
- Pat Charles delivers newspapers to Beverly for delivery by boat, August 1953
Ketchikan Daily News article, August 29, 1953
"Daily News Uses Boat service to Newtown
In order to assure quick service to Newtown newsstands in case of an emergency,... View Full Record
- Negative, Film
- 2003.2.63.2842
- Main Street Ketchikan at night, circa 1951
- Main Street Ketchikan at night, circa 1951... View Full Record
- Negative, Film
- 2003.2.63.2848
- Erling Martinsen on utility pole stringing the coaxial cable for the KATV television station, October 29, 1953
- Lineman on utility pole stringing the coaxial cable for the KATV television station, October 29, 1953
See KDN OCTOBER 30, 1953
Downtown Area Wired for TV
Yesterday afternoon the Ketchikan TV crew finished stringing the coaxial television cable in... View Full Record
- Transparency, Slide
- 2003.2.63.2876
- Tongass Tribe Dancers at the Elks Club
- Tongass Tribe Dancers at the Elks Club
Paul notes this event was the first that Native group allowed to be photographed.
See Alaska Sportsman Magazine, July 1957... View Full Record