Accession:

1996, April Roseland


Photographs and Music, Photographs of Alaskan people and a CD by Paul Roseland
titled “Alaska’s Singing Sourdough”, Traditional Cowboy Songs: 1880’s – 1950’s, and
sheet music for “The Malamute”, “Cheechako”, “Squawpatch”, “Humpback Salmon”,
“Alaska, My Alaska”, “Ballad of Sir John Franklin”, and “Alaska, Alaska, I see Your
Shining Light

Donated. Roseland, Paul.

30 Photos. 1 CD. 7 Songs.


Roseland B96.8

Scope and Contents

The Roseland collection consists of photographs of different Alaskan families and
individuals. People in the collection include Jimmy Dementieff, Agnes Dementieff,
Jim Kirsch, Ernie Kirsch, Elaine Kvamme, Nils Kvamme, George Miller, Rose Miller,
Fred Miller, Dorothy Miller, Anna Twitchell, Lois Twitchell, Tim Twitchell, Mary
Twitchell, Esther Twitchell, Frank P. Young, Dolly Young, Neil Finnesand, Joel
Ramstad, Paul Roseland, Shorty Gustafson, William Cameron, Helen Cameron, Jim
Finnegan, Moose Moore, “Mary No Legs”, Bent (Berit?) Susanne, Bent (Berit?) Anne,
Klemet Anders, and Brita Inger. Also in the collection are photographs of Goat Creek
Saw Mill and “The Old Cheechako Bar” , a CD by Paul Roseland titled “Alaska’s
Singing Sourdough”, Traditional Cowboy Songs: 1880’s – 1950’s, and sheet music for
“The Malamute”, “Cheechako”, “Squawpatch”, “Humpback Salmon”, “Alaska, My
Alaska”, “Ballad of Sir John Franklin”, and “Alaska, Alaska, I see Your Shining Light”.
In the collection is a photograph taken by Steiner Solvik of Paul Roseland.


Donated. Roseland, Paul. 2003 SLL

30 Photos.




Roseland B96.8

Photo List

B96.8.1 Neil, Joel Ramstad, Paul Roseland, Ted and two natives at
Yukon Mining Company, Golden Creek
B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.2 Paul Roseland with fox, Golden Creek B&W 5 x 7
B96.8.3 Hunting cabin on Elbow Lake (Elk Lake) B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.4 Cabin on Fishhook Creek B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.5 Log building with metal bar windows, built by a “crazy
Russian”, Portage
B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.6 “Picture was taken in 1974 at my homestead at Portage”,
buildings
B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.7 Shorty Gustafson, Wasilla, 1930 B&W 7 x 5*
B96.8.8 Moose Moore and dog team with black bear leader B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.9 Goat Creek Saw Mill, 1949 B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.10 “The old Cheechako Bar, Freddie Halvorson had, taken in
1948” Natives in foreground
B&W 5 x 7
B96.8.11 “Mary No Legs” “Lost her feet to frostbite”, Takotna B&W 7 x 5*
B96.8.12 “Mary No Legs”, Lapp Hut B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.13 William Twitchell, Reindeer agent B&W 7 x 5*
B96.8.14 “Anna Spaan adopted by Nils Kvamme married Timothy
Twitchell”
B&W 7 x 5*
B96.8.15 Mining operation on Canyon Creek near Takotna B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.16 Elaine Kvamme, Nils Kvamme, and unidentified women,
Canyon Creek, “Nils mined on Canyon Creek. Married
Elaine Sara Per Spaan (her first husband)”
B&W 5 x 7
B96.8.17 Mary, Esther, and Lois Twitchell on Grandma Kvamme’s
steps in Akiak
B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.18 Group of Natives, Takotna? B&W 5 x 7
B96.8.19 Timothy Twitchell, UAF, First native to graduate? B&W 7 x 5*
B96.8.20 Anna Twitchell, February 1985 B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.21 Twitchell girls B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.22 Lapps in Alaska, Timothy Twitchell, brother Isak, mother
Bent (Berit on card) Susanne, uncle Klemet Anders, aunt Bent
(Berit on card) Anne, father Ole, cousin Brita Inger,
Elbakken, Norway ca. 1986-7
B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.23 Mrs. Dolly Young & Frank 1957 B&W 7 x 5*
B96.8.24 Frank P. Young, 1918 McKenzie Delta Prospector Squaws B&W 7 x 5*
B96.8.25 William Cameron, Helen Cameron, Jim Finnegan, Chitina,
1937
B&W 5 x 7*
B96.8.26 George Miller, Esther Twitchell, Mary Twitchell, Rose
Miller, Time Twitchell, Jimmy Dementieff, Lois Twitchell,
Agnes Dementieff, Fred Miller and Dorothy Miller. Takotna
School
B&W 5 x 7*

B96.8.27 Paul Roseland, 1988 Color 5 x 3.5
B96.8.28 Neil Finnesand, (with dog Stump?) Chitina, 1904 B&W 6.5 x 4.5
B96.8.29 Paul Roseland, 1975 B&W 5 x 7
B96.8.30 “Three Kirsch kids”, Jim Kirsch, Ernie Kirsch, and “me”
Matanuska Valley, about 1938
B&W 5 x 7*

*Has Negative