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Artifact of the Month

- Collar
- 2022.2.69.1
- Killer Whale Spirit Button Robe Collar, 2022
- Killer Whale Spirit Button Robe Collar by Janice L. Jackson, 2022.
Maker/ Artist Name: Janice L. Jackson
Indigenous Name, Nation, & Lineage: Aanchgwanutk' Tlingit name. I am Tlingit & Tsimshian, and Haida on my Dad's side.
Indigenous Name/ Title... View Full Record

- Lens, Lighthouse
- 97.1.1.1
- Fresnel lighthouse lens from Tree Point Light Station
- Fresnel lighthouse lens from Tree Point Light Station
Handmade beehive Fresnel lighthouse lens that came from Tree Point Light Station, mounted on stand... View Full Record

- Sash
- 87.1.12.24
- Sash with the Alaska Native Sisterhood Logo
- Sash with the emblem of the Alaska Native Sisterhood: "ANS" with a white arrow through the white letters, blue backgorund with white trim, fringe on ends. Worn by Selina Peratrovich to ANS meetings.
Century - 20
Note: see notes field for eulogy... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 89.2.14.21
- Haldane Photo Studio in Metlakatla
- Haldane Photo Studio in Metlakatla
Man sitting in B.A. Haldan Photography studio, Metlakatla Alaska
Embossed on front of image: Haldane Studio, Metlakatla, Alaska
... View Full Record

- Spoon
- 68.6.6.1
- Handmade brass spoon
- Spoon: Brass, Handmade
Handmade brass spoon or ladle. Somewhat crudely made. Accession sheet reads: "Found in ruins of China House near Boca de Quadra Cannery"... View Full Record

- Placemat
- 86.1.11.1
- Reub's 25th Annual Alaska Game Dinner Placemat, 1986
- Reub's 25th Annual Alaska Game Dinner placemat, 1986. The placemat is made of white paper with black text and drawings of various animal tracks.... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 58
- Hip Abduction Brace
- Artifact of the Month - July 2022, High School Memories.
Ketchikan High School yearbooks, RC 2021.0.8... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 57
- Hip Abduction Brace
- Artifact of the Month - June 2022, Hip Abduction Brace. Includes brace (2019.2.40.85) and photograph (2019.2.40.84)... View Full Record

- Photograph, Black-and-White
- 2019.2.24.2
- Wingren's United Groceries at 344 Front Street, circa 1938- 1939
- B/W photograph of the interior of Wingren's United Groceries at 344 Front Street. Four men in light-colored smocks are behind the counter at the center of the store. Using the identifications in 2019.2.24.1, the men are L-R: Cy Steers, the donor's fa... View Full Record

- Menu
- 99.2.74.5
- Poodle Dog Grill Menu
- Menu: Poodle Dog Grill, Ketchikan, with flower cover
Embossed cover with pink grapes and leaves design, 4 printed pages of menu inside plastic [?] protectors, with local advertisements inside front and back covers also under protective sheets. Egg p... View Full Record

- Photographic Collection
- 96.2.48 Album
- Album created by Mabel Becker, during 1947-1955
- Album created by Mabel Becker, during 1947-1955. When guests visited Mabel and Beck at their logging camp, Mabel noted it in her album and included some pictures on numerous pages. Many of the guests also signed the album.
The album / log book has... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 56
- Ketchikan's Notorious Melodrama
- Artifact of the Month - February 2022 Ketchikan's Notorious Melodrama. Includes image of Fish Pirate's Daughter cast image and 1966 program.... View Full Record

- Card, Lobby
- 2016.2.36.4
- Cry Vengeance Lobby Card #8
- One of four lobby cards for the 1954 movie "Cry Vengeance" set in Ketchikan. As their name suggests, lobby cards were typically located in the lobby or foyer of a cinema. Their purpose was to highlight key plot elements of a movie and showcase its st... View Full Record

- Crate, Shipping
- 2020.2.92.1
- Japanese Mandarin Crate
- Wooden Japanese mandarin crate for approximately 30 pieces of fruit. Small and rectangular-shaped. Originally was a closed crate with six sides. One of the top slats was removed. A paper label is partially attached to one short end. The label reads,... View Full Record

- Robe, Ravenstail
- 96.2.67.1 EDUC
- "Mother Robe" Ravenstail Garment
- "Mother Robe" Ravenstail Garment
Ravenstail robe woven with thigh-spun warp and commercially spun weft in Merino sheep wool, trimmed on top in sea otter, four bands of designs, with three bands of design on black. Fringe on sides and bottom. The des... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 46
- Slices of Ketchikan Life
- Artifact of the Month - October 2021 Slices of Ketchikan Life. Images from Marie (Eines) Hellyer photo album, KM 2021.2.14 album.... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 43
- Unpacking Mary A. C. Gibson's Story
- Artifact of the Month - August 2021 Unpacking Mary A. C. Gibson's Story. Includes image of Gibson's editorial in The Saturday Mail newspaper 11/7/1914.... View Full Record

- Quilt
- 81.7.1.1
- Crazy quilt for baby carriage
- Crazy quilt for baby carriage
Crazy patchwork design, embroidered, beaded and applique techniques. Red velvet border.
Note: see pictures 68.3.5.29 & 68.9.2.45 for image of the quilt on display at the KTN Fair... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 42
- July is for Shipping Salmon
- Artifact of the Month - July 2021 July is for Shipping Salmon. Includes 2017.2.19.1 unformed salmon can and 98.2.66.4 page 2 album image.... View Full Record

- Periodical
- TC 891
- Loud and Queer! Vol 1. Issue 1, Spring 2021
- Publication (or zine), "Loud and Queer!" Vol 1. Issue 1, Spring 2021... View Full Record

- Can
- 2018.2.4.1 A&B
- 8th grade survival can, used
- Used 8th grade survival can painted black with black plastic lid and attached wire handle.
A- can
B- plastic lid... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 40
- Arthur Yates Memorial Hospital
- Artifact of the Month - April 2021 Arthur Yates Memorial Hospital. Includes images KM 62.4.3.45, KM 2009.2.7.21, THS 80.2.9.14... View Full Record

- Bag, Flight
- 78.9.5.118
- Pacific Northern Airlines flight bag
- Blue Pacific Northern Airlines flight bag with white piping and lettering, metal zipper and feet, plastic and metal handle. Tape near handle & on bottom for reinforcement.
Century - 20... View Full Record

- Cart, Shopping
- 2020.2.34.2 A&B
- Child's Shopping Cart from Tatsuda's IGA
- Miniature or child-sized shopping cart from Tatsuda's grocery store at 633 Stedman Street. The cart is also known as a "Kiddie Cart" by the manufacturer Good L Corporation. The setup includes a zinc-finished cart and a removable red plastic basket wi... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 18
- Selina Peratrovich basket and image
- Artifact of the Month - January 2021 Selina Peratrovich basket and image (combined records) THS 87.1.17.7 and KM 81.30.14... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 17
- Jean Howard felt ornaments
- Artifact of the Month - December 2020 Jean Howard Ornaments (combined records) KM 2019.2.17.1-6 and KM 2020.2.2.1-6... View Full Record

- Camera, Digital
- 2020.2.54.1
- Nikon D1H Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera
- Nikon D1H digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera belonging to Hall Anderson from Ketchikan Daily News. Made by Nikon Corporation and introduced in 2001. It featured a 2.7-megapixel image sensor, 4.5-frames-per-second continuous shooting, and accept... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 37
- Ryus Drug Company
- Artifact of the Month - October 2020 Ryus Drug Company, THS 76.3.2.43 (pillbox) and THS 62.4.3.125 (photograph)... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 96.2.55.42
- Company C, 14th Infantry Division at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, August 1918
- Company C, 14th Infantry Division at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, circa 1918
Framed Panoramic Photo
# C1070-1-IA... View Full Record

- Knife
- 2020.2.27.1 A-C
- "Pieces of Our Past," 2020
- Composite forge-made knife named, "Pieces of Our Past" by Jake Beimler of Bifrost Blacksmithing and his apprentice Joron Whitton, 2020. The knife blade started out as a roller bearing assembly from the M/V Columbia. The bearing was cut in half and ha... View Full Record

- Bear, Teddy
- TC 772
- Nurse Cares-A-Lot Teddy Bear, 2020
- Nurse Cares-A-Lot teddy bear with sign, related to the COVID-19 pandemic. To create fun for children and their families during quarantine community members created a Facebook group Ketchikan Kids Kruising Scavenger Hunt. The group encouraged locals t... View Full Record

- Box, Baby
- 2017.2.56.1 A&B
- Baby Box with Designs by Ken Decker, Circa 2015- 2017
- Cardboard baby box given to new mothers in Ketchikan from PeaceHealth Medical Center. The box is manufactured by Safe and Sound Innovations and features a Northwest Coast design on all sides created by Ken Decker. The main design features a Bear at t... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 61.8.1.263
- Navy Flyers from the search for Paddy Burke, November 1930
- Navy Flyers from the search for Paddy Burke, November 1930
Personnel of Navy flyers search for Pat Renshan.
Left to right: 2nd Pilot I.P. Moragne, Radioman L. E. Gesell, Lieutenant-in-command C. F. Greber, Chief Radio Electrician Claude Alexander (... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 36
- Northbird
- Artifact of the Month - April 2020 Northbird, KM 2001.2.39.1 (model) and THS 84.1.85.181 (photograph)... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 35
- Cannery records
- Artifact of the Month - February 2020 Peratrovich Packing Co. cannery in Klawock, KM 2019.2.5... View Full Record

- Bag, Devilfish
- 2018.2.7.1
- Wil Uks T'aa Medik or "Cape Chacon," 2017
- Devilfish bag titled, "Wil Uks T'aa Medik" or "Cape Chacon" by Kandi McGilton (Mangyepsa Gyipaayg), 2017. Bag is made out of a dark purple wool blend outer shell, pink and purple cotton batik lining, and trimmed with white double sided bias tape. The... View Full Record

- Pan, Aebleskiver
- 69.11.12.1
- Aebleskiver pan, circa 1900
- Aebelskiver pan, 65 years old (at the time of donation in 1969)
Aebelskiver - a Danish dessert, like doughnut holes, but sweeter and much better traditionally served with glogg during the Advent. Cooked in a cast iron pan that resembles an egg poac... View Full Record

- Helmet
- 2010.2.23.1 A&B
- Tlingit War Helmet
- Tlingit War Helmet by Matt Helgesen, 2010
Helmet: Alder wood war helmet carved and painted in the Tlingit style to represent the Killer Whale crest. A stylized killer whale head, including operculum shell "teeth," is surmounted by dorsal fin, to... View Full Record

- Compote
- 87.2.54.1 A&B
- Compote and lid decorated with Norwegian Rosemaling designs, 1987
- Compote and lid decorated with Norwegian Rosemaling designs. The interior of the bowl and lid is a mustard yellow color. The exterior is painted with floral designs on the lid and leaf designs on the base. The base color has an orange color overlayin... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 39
- Emma Williams moccasins
- Artifact of the Month - September 2019 Emma Williams moccasins. Includes KM 86.2.2.1 A&B (moccasins) and KM 2018.2.48 (receipt)... View Full Record

- Photograph
- 2017.2.8.1
- Sideboard Saloon with Mike Martin behind the bar
- B/W photograph of Sideboard Saloon with Mike Martin behind the bar.... View Full Record

- Document
- 2002.2.32.16
- Daily Time Card from the Fidalgo Island Packing Company
- Daily Time Card from the Fidalgo Island Packing Company
Time card is blank and lists the date as "191_"
... View Full Record

- Magazine
- 66.11.1.2
- Alaska Sportsman, March 1953
- Alaska Sportsman Magazine... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 61.8.1.230
- Children Sledding on Main Street
- Children sledding on Main street looking up Main from Dock Street
Text on back of image: Coasting on Main Street Hill, Ketchikan, Alaska
A condition so unusual that editorial comment was made and the police closed intersecting streets to allow th... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 34
- Cookbooks
- Artifact of the Month - November 2018 Cookbooks. Includes KM 2018.2.46.9 through .13.... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 33
- Ketchikan Lumber & Shingle Company shingle
- Artifact of the Month - October 2018 Ketchikan Lumber & Shingle Company shingle. Shingle is KM 2017.2.63.2 and photograph is RC 2017.0.24.3.... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 38
- Prince George
- Artifact of the Month - September 2018 SS Prince George. Includes KM 2013.2.40.1 (bell) and THS 72.1.3.1 (image)... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 32
- M/V Crane coffee mug
- Artifact of the Month - August 2018 M/V Crane coffee mug. Mug is KM 2018.2.17.1 and photograph is courtesy of Terry Richardson.... View Full Record

- Book
- 2016.2.34.1
- The Diary of a Tour Conductor: A Record of 1940 Berry Tour To Southeastern Alaska, by Carl G. Ossman, 1940
- "The Diary of a Tour Conductor: A Record of 1940 Berry Tour To Southeastern Alaska" by Carl G. Ossman, 1940.... View Full Record

- Tablecloth
- 96.2.59.1
- Embroidered Signature Tablecloth, Gertrud Schrader's
- Embroidered signature tablecloth, Gertrud Schrader's
White linen table cloth with 1093 embroidered names Gertrud embroidered over the signatures of the people who came to dinner at her Mountain Point house from 1956 to 1995.
Century - 20... View Full Record

- Computer, Aerial Dead Reckoning
- 98.2.43.1 A-C
- Aerial Dead Reckoning Computer
- Aerial Dead Reckoning Computer
U.S. Army Air Corps Aerial Dead Reckoning Computer, Type E-6B with leather case.
Brown leather case holding the computer, which consists of aluminum disk attached to an aluminum housing with a slot for a sliding plast... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 31
- Smoke Helmet
- Artifact of the Month - March 2018 Smoke Helmet. Includes helmet KM 98.2.18.2 and advertising graphic.... View Full Record

- Negative, Film
- 2003.2.63.859
- Filipino Community Club celebration, December 31, 1953
- Filipino Community Hall New Year Celebration, December 31, 1953
Note calendar on wall
Ketchikan Daily News photo caption, 1/4/1954 (photo 2003.2.63.859)
"Three-fold Celebration Held by Filipino Community
Rizal day, New Year's Eve, and installa... View Full Record

- Compass, Ship's
- 2015.2.16.1 A
- Troller's compass and box
- Troller's compass and box... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 30
- Ketchikan's Liberty Brick
- Artifact of the Month - June 2017 Ketchikan's Liberty Brick. Brick display is THS 75.12.3.2 and photograph is THS 75.12.3.1 a.... View Full Record

- Directory, Telephone
- 83.1.5.24
- Ketchikan Telephone Directory - October 1920
- City of Ketchikan Telephone Directory, October 1920... View Full Record

- Medal, Commemorative
- 67.10.4.1
- Alaska Cenntennial Medallion
- #1818 Alaska Cenntennial medallion, silver... View Full Record

- Painting
- 2017.2.20.1
- "Laser Forest," 2010
- Painting, "Laser Forest" by Mary Ida Henrikson, 2010.... View Full Record

- Plate, Food
- 2016.2.22.1
- Alaska Steamship plate
- Alaska Steamship plate... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 29
- 1958 Little League Champions
- Artifact of the Month - June 2017 Eric Tietjen Little League Championship belt buckle. Buckle is KM 2016.2.29.15 and photograph is KM 2014.2.18.3.... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 28
- American Legion Ketchikan Post No. 3, circa 1920
- Artifact of the Month - May 2017 American Legion Honors Ketchikan Veterans. Image from Album RC 2010.0.4.1... View Full Record

- Digital image file
- Exhibits 27
- Judy Baker Mugs
- Artifact of the Month - April 2017 Judy Baker Mugs Reunited (combined records) KM 2015.2.23.1 and and KM 2015.2.24.1... View Full Record

- Truck, Hand
- 2016.2.28.1
- Hand truck used at the 49'er Bar, circa 1958
- Hand truck made by The American Pulley Company in Philadelphia. The body of the hand truck is steel painted bright red with wooden handles painted turquoise. Used at the 49'er Bar.... View Full Record

- Photograph
- 2016.2.3.1
- Interior of Billingsley Jewelry in Ketchikan, Alaska
- B/W photograph of the interior of Billingsley Jewelry in Ketchikan, Alaska. The image shows an unidentified man (possibly store proprietor Frank Billingsley) in the center of the room surrounded by displays of curios. The curios include model totem p... View Full Record

- Bank, Mechanical
- 78.6.1.1
- Miners & Merchants Bank savings bank: #3546
- Miners & Merchants Bank savings bank: #3546
The small metal bank is oval in shape and accepts quarters, nickels, dimes, and cents. The Miners & Merchants Bank of Ketchikan, Alaska distributed these banks.
century - 20
Ketchikan Miner 8-16-1912 (... View Full Record

- Skate, Ice
- 2010.2.16.1 A&B
- "Bob Skates"
- "Bob Skates." Double edged metal ice skates with leather straps. Etched into the sole of both skates is text reading, "601/ BOB SKATE/ HOVE/ ENGINEERING CO/ MPL CONN." Each skate is two pieces held together with a carriage bolt and a square nut. Orig... View Full Record

- Totem Pole
- 87.2.50.15
- Mortuary Pole: Sea Lion, Man
- Mortuary Pole: Sea Lion, Man
Mortuary pole depicting a large Sea Lion with a man on the front. This pole has been described as the story of Stone Ribs, a legendary Haida, who transformed into a Sea Lion.
Memorial pole sea lion with man on front.... View Full Record

- Hook, Halibut
- 84.1.72.24
- Halibut Hook with Octopus Design
- Halibut hook with octopus design on side opposite of the barb. The barb is a steel nail; barb lashed with cedar twine and base with manufactured twine.... View Full Record

- Mask
- 2004.2.37.1
- Killer Whale Transformation Mask
- Killer Whale Transformation Mask by Jack Hudson
The mask is of a human male with a painted mustache and goatee. The eyes are inlayed with abalone shell discs. The ears are attached with two pegs and are painted red and have abalone earrings attach... View Full Record

- Plate, Lithograph
- 69.10.3.2
- Copper Lithograph Plate, "Jacob Pittenger's Dairy, Ketchikan"
- Copper lithograph plate with the image of "Jacob Pittenger's Dairy, Ketchikan" mounted on a wood block used in the 1910 "Ketchikan First City in Alaska" promotional created by the Ketchikan Ladies Auxiliary.
Used in the 1910 promotional publicatio... View Full Record

- Box, Fire-alarm
- 2010.2.15
- Cast iron Gamewell fire alarm box # 116
- Cast iron Gamewell fire alarm box. This box, # 116, was located at the corner of Front and Dock streets.
Red with embossed lettering on the front door:
FOR FIRE
BREAK GLASS
OPEN DOOR
PULL HANDLE
DOWN ONCE
LET GO
Note: Paula acquired t... View Full Record

- Painting, Oil
- 91.2.4.1
- "June Has Shadows," 1990
- Oil painting, "June Has Shadows" by Anna L. Hess, 1990. The painting depicts June's Cafe on a late afternoon or early evening summer sun with shadows from the Stedman Street bridge on the sidewalk and building. Viewed looking south on Stedman Street.... View Full Record

- Bracelet
- 2010.2.12.4
- Nickel plated bracelet engraved with the rank/name/date: LCDR Richard Stratton 1-5-67
- Nickel plated bracelet engraved with the rank/name/date: LCDR Richard Stratton 1-5-67. Stratton was a US Navy POW in Vietnam and released in 1973.
Bracelets like this were popular during the early to mid 1970's to show support for Prisoners of... View Full Record

- Directory, Telephone
- 68.12.4.3
- Citizens Light, Power and Water Company Telephone Directory - 1910
- Citizens Light, Power and Water Company Telephone Directory, 1910... View Full Record

- Negative, Film
- 2003.2.63.1312
- Ketchikan celebrates passage of the Alaska Statehood Bill, June 30, 1958
- Ketchikan celebrates passage of the Alaska Statehood Bill, June 30, 1958
June 30, 1958 the U.S. Senate passed the Alaska Statehood bill by a vote of 64-20 and sent it to President Dwight Eisenhower.
Ketchikan Daily News photo caption (2003.2.63... View Full Record