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: Alice Swanson Collection

COLLECTION NUMBER: B1972.038

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Dates: circa 1910-1968

Extent: 22 items

Language and Scripts: The collection is in English.

Name of creator(s): Elbridge W. Merrill, Reeve Aleutian Airways, Louis H. Pedersen, Winter &
Pond, Lee, William H. Case, H.G. Kaiser, Robinson Studio, C.P. Johnston

Administrative/Biographical History:
According to the Federal Census, Alice Swanson was a resident of Petersburg in 1940. Nothing
else was known about her at the time of processing.

Scope and Content Description:
The collection consists of 17 postcards and 5 publications. For more information, see Detailed
Description of Collection.

Arrangement: Arranged by format


CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACCESS AND USE

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

Physical Access: Original items in good condition.


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:
Alice Swanson Collection, Anchorage Museum, B1972.038

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Acquisition and Appraisal Information
Donated by Alice Swanson in July 1972.

Separated Materials
Two news clippings and Nome Kennel Club booklet removed, possibly to Vertical Files. Not
located with collection in 2003.

SUBJECTS
Duncan, William, 1832-1918
Al-Ki (Ship)
Tlingit baskets
Shipwrecks—Alaska
Totem poles—Alaska—Wrangell
Fishing—Alaska
Glaciers—Alaska
Sled dog racing—Alaska
Ivory carving—Alaska
Inupiat art
Sitka (Alaska)
Pribilof Islands (Alaska)
Skagway (Alaska)
Wrangell (Alaska)
Juneau (Alaska)

Detailed Description of the Collection

Postcards
 1 — Merrill, Sitka [on verso:] Russian church, Sitka, Alaska. A.O.S. [interior and exterior of St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral, Sitka]
 2 — Merrill, Sitka [on verso:] Old block house, Sitka, by Merrill, A.O.S. [Russian blockhouse]
 3 — Seal Herd, Pribilof Islands. Photography by Reeve Aleutian Airways, Anchorage, Alaska [Bob Reeve sitting on rock near herd of seals]
 4 — First camp, Arctic Brotherhood, Alaska. 722, L.H.P. [on verso:] by A.O.S. [Arctic Brotherhood Hall, Skagway. Louis H. Pedersen, photographer]
 5 — Merrill, Sitka [on verso:] A.O.S. [still life with Tlingit spruce baskets]
 6 — Beaver Totem, Wrangell, Alaska. 1204, L.H.P. [on verso:] A.O.S. [three children next to Tlingit totem in front of Sun House. Louis H. Pedersen, photographer]
 7 — Wrangell, Alaska, old military post [on verso:] A.O.S. [deteriorated totem or memorial pole in clearing next to tree, boardwalk at left, buildings in background]
 8 — 11. “Al-Ki” wrecked on Point Augusta, Alaska, 11-1-17. W.P. Co. [steamship run aground]
 9 — Miss Mary Ann Miller, “Miss Petersburg of 1955” poses with world’s record king salmon. Photo by Lee [on verso:] A.O.S. [woman on dock with mounted fish, sign reading “Red King Salmon, 126 ½ lbs., largest salmon on record, caught near Petersburg, Alaska, courtesy Petersburg Chamber of Commerce”]
 10 — Taku Glacier, Alaska. 790, L.H.P. [on verso:] A.O.S. [icebergs on beach, terminus in background. Louis H. Pedersen, photographer]
 11 — 11844. Russian Greek Church at Juneau, Alaska. Published by W.H. Case, Juneau, Alaska [on verso:] By A.O.S. [exterior of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church]
 12 — C317. Main street, Juneau, Alaska [...] [on verso:] A.O.S. [street scene with automobiles and The Nugget Shop, Franklin Street. Color]
13 — [on verso:] Father Duncan, Metlakatla. By A.O.S. [vignette portrait of man holding trophy]
14 — Fox Ramsey winning 2d money in All Alaska Sweepstakes Race, Nome, Alaska. H.G. Kaiser [on verso:] A.O.S. [musher bringing dog team through crowd of spectators, 1910]
15 — R.208. Eskimo woman fishing through ice. c. Robinson [on verso:] A.O.S. [Alaska Native woman in fur parka jigging at hole, straw laid on ice]
16 — P-11. Eskimo ivory carver, Nome, Alaska c. Robinson [on verso:] A.O.S. [man using bow drill seated at worktable, tools on table]
 17 — 1397. Polar bears on Artic [sic] ice floe, Alaska. Johnston [on verso:] A.O.S. [several polar bears on ice, probably composite image] Publications
 18 — “Handbook of vacation in Alaska and the Yukon on the White Pass and Yukon Route.”
 19 — “The history of Alaska’s flag,” published by the Office of the Governor
 20 — Petersburg Press news clipping – 1968 [missing]
 21 — Petersburg Press news clipping – 1968 [missing]
 22 — Nome Kennel Club booklet – 1910 [missing] Guide written: November 18, 2015