Accession:

1991, June 27 Burchett Collection


Photographs, 1889-1909, Photographs of Alaska scenes, including glaciers, the Iditarod
Trail, Juneau, Nome, Eskimos, and reindeer. Collection ranges from Juneau to the
Seward Peninsula.

Donated. Burchett, Lowell W. 10243 Oak Creek Drive, Sidney, Ohio 45365

119 photos. 1 copy.



Burchett Collection B91.25

Scope and Contents

The Burchett Collection covers a wide array of subjects in its scope, spanning
from 1889-1909. The photos taken by photographer Suzanne R. Bernardi, range from
pictures of Eskimos in Cape Prince of Wales, the Iditarod Trail, reindeer, and glaciers.
There are several photos from Turnagain to Nome that feature many scenic views.
The pictures of Nome in the collection include two pictures that feature prostitutes. The
pictures of the Eskimos in Cape Prince of Wales are especially varied. There are several
pictures of school children learning in the classroom; one picture shows four boys with a
wooden tricycle. There are also Eskimo dancers, boys in a Qasgig or men’s house, and a
picture of Newarluk (Nugulaq), an Eskimo woman who died in the flu epidemic of 1918.
The pictures along the Iditarod Trail show several roadhouses, one of which was on
Eagle River.
Most pictures in the collection have commentary on the back of the pictures. The
collection is arranged in number order with the following subject folders, Iditarod Trail,
Eskimos in Wales, Alaska and Siberia, Nome, Reindeer, and Places in Alaska.

Donated. Burchett, Lowell W. Sidney, Ohio 2003 SLL

119 photos. 1 copy.





Folder List

Iditarod Trail B91.25.1-16
Eskimos-Alaska-Wales, Eskimos-Siberia 17-50
Nome 1900-1909 51-86
Reindeer 87-95
Places in Alaska 96-118

*Missing 50b at time of collection description creation