REFERENCE CODE: AkAMH

REPOSITORY NAME:
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center
625 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-929-9235
Fax: 907-929-9233
Email: resourcecenter@anchoragemuseum.org

Guide prepared by: Sara Piasecki, Archivist

TITLE: Robert F. Scott Glass Lantern Slide Collection

COLLECTION NUMBER: B2017.021

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Dates: circa 1906-1935

Extent: 19 items

Language and Scripts: The collection is in English.

Name of creator(s): Chicago Transparency Co., White Pass & Yukon Route, Pacific Stereopticon
Co., Charles S. Cann; Maude & Bartoo, Frank H. Nowell

Administrative/Biographical History:
Robert F. Scott graduated from Nome High School in the 1940s, and later served as City Clerk
in Nome. He died in 2016.

Scope and Content Description:
The collection consists of 14 tinted and 5 black-and-white glass lantern slides depicting scenes
in Alaska and Western Canada. For more information, see Detailed Description of Collection.

Arrangement: Arranged by publisher.


CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACCESS AND USE

Restrictions on Access: The collection is open for research use.


Physical Access: Original items in fair condition. Access to originals limited. Digital surrogates
available in research room.

Technical Access: No special equipment is needed to access the materials.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use:
The Anchorage Museum is the owner of the materials and makes available reproductions for
research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the
Anchorage Museum before any reproduction use. The Anchorage Museum does not
necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission
for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation:
Robert F. Scott Glass Lantern Slide Collection; Anchorage Museum, B2017.021

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Acquisition and Appraisal Information
Donated by Darrell Vincek in October 2017.


SUBJECTS
Allan, A. A. (Allan Alexander), 1867-1941
White Pass & Yukon Route (Firm)
University of Alaska (College)
Gold mines and mining—Alaska
Alaska Natives—Social life and customs
Volcanoes
Juneau (Alaska)
Skagway (Alaska)
Wrangell (Alaska)
Sitka (Alaska)


Detailed Description of the Collection
1 — 58. Woman curing salmon (smoking pipe) / Eskimo cleaning fish. Property of the White Pass & Yukon Route. Chicago Transparency Co. [Alaska Native woman sitting next to drying racks, holding knife over salmon on piece of driftwood, cache in background, dog at left. Tinted. Double caption. Glass cracked]
2 — 14. Taku Glacier. Property of the White Pass & Yukon Route. Chicago Transparency Co. [two people in small boat at base of glacier terminus. Tinted. Glass cracked]
3 — 13. Juneau from deck of steamer. Property of the White Pass & Yukon Route. Chicago Transparency Co. [bird’s eye view of town. Tinted]
4 — 16. Skaguay. Property of the White Pass & Yukon Route. Chicago Transparency Co. [bird’s eye view of Skagway. Tinted. Glass cracked]
5 — 59. Eskimo woman with papoose / Eskimo family. Property of the White Pass & Yukon Route. Chicago Transparency Co. [Alaska Native man and woman, woman carrying baby. Tinted. Double caption]
6 — 7. Wrangell. Property of the White Pass & Yukon Route. Chicago Transparency Co. [bird’s eye view of town. Tinted]
7 — Pacific Stereopticon Co. [miner on riverbank, holding pan with gold. Image cropped from original in printed publication. Tinted. Glass cracked]
8 — The Alaska College, Fairbanks. Cann. Pacific Stereopticon Co. [exterior of Main Building. Tinted. Glass cracked]
9 — Pacific Stereopticon Co. [Alaska Native men dancing and drumming, with large group of spectators, in front of building. Tinted. Tint flaking]
10 — Pacific Stereopticon Co. [two miners thawing ground. Image cropped with loss of original caption]
11 — Sitka, int. of Greek church. Pacific Stereopticon Co. [interior of St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral. Tinted]
12 — Yukon, B.C., Eskimos with reindeer / Reindeer & sled. Pacific Stereopticon Co. [Inuit man and woman with possibly white man and woman, both couples leading reindeer pulling sleds, log buildings in background. Double caption]
13 — Scotty Allan’s team of dogs / Dog team. Maude & Bartoo [two dog teams on ice, passengers in basket of sled in foreground. Tinted. Double caption]
14 — Pioneer Home buildings, Sitka, Alaska, 7/4/24. [bird’s eye view of Sitka, with tents and boats in foreground, large group of people on green in front of buildings, flagpole at left, St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral in background. Prior to 1949. Tinted. Image cropped with partial loss of original caption]
15 — Perry Island, Bogosloff Group, rose in Bering Sea, spring 1906. 5718, F.H. Nowell by permission of Dr. Ebert U.S.S. Perry [five men in uniform standing on beach, two holding rifles, steaming volcanic rock across water in background, Bogoslof Group. Tinted]
16 — [distant view of sailing ship under way amid ice floes. Tinted]
17 — Winter dumps on Little Creek, Nome, Alaska, Apr. 22 nd , 1906. 4722, copyright by Nowell, 1906 [distant view of mining operations]
18 — 48. Klondyke & White Pass [miners working at placer mining operation]
19 — [hydraulic mining operation. Glass cracked, backing glass missing] Guide written: January 8, 2018