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, Photo Archivist

TITLE: Ronald Wayt Photographs

COLLECTION NUMBER: B2014.009

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Dates: 1957

Extent: 3 items

Language and Scripts: The collection is in English.

Name of creator(s): Ronald Wayt

Administrative/Biographical History:
Ronald Wayt was serving in the United States Air Force at Eielson AFB in 1957 when he went
on a day trip to Kotzebue.

Scope and Content Description:
The collection consists of two color 4 x 5” transparencies and one black-and-white 8 x 10”
print, all showing scenes of Kotzebue.

Arrangement: Not applicable


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:
Ronald Wayt Photographs, Anchorage Museum, B2014.009

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Acquisition and Appraisal Information
Donated by Wayt in April 2014.


SUBJECTS
Inupiat—Alaska—Kotzebue
Kotzebue (Alaska)

Detailed Description of the Collection
1 — [older woman wearing kuspuk with fur trim seated on gravel outside walled tents, holding Eskimo yo-yo or possibly yarn, with two young girls standing nearby, hip boots on ground at right; at AFN 2014, woman identified as Edna Williams]
2 — [man wearing hat, zippered jacket, wool socks, and lace-up boots sitting on bench outside wooden building next to pile of firewood; at AFN 2015, man tentatively identified as a Aqpayuk Hensley]
3 — [street scene, gravel road along shoreline with ocean at left and walled tents at right, three men in military uniform on road in distance] Guide updated: August 17, 2018