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: David Mawhinney Photograph

COLLECTION NUMBER: B2016.011

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Dates: 1915

Extent: 1 item

Language and Scripts: The collection is in English.

Name of creator(s): David C. Mawhinney

Administrative/Biographical History:
Dick & Dave’s Chophouse became known as D & D Bar & Café, and was operated in Anchorage
through 1964, when it was destroyed in the Good Friday Earthquake.

Scope and Content Description:
One black-and-white photograph of two men standing outside Dick & Dave’s Chophouse, with
signs for “J.J. Ross sign writer, painter and paperhanger” and “Launch Comet Jessie sails for
Knik”. In manuscript on verso: “Dave Mawhinney & Albert Dickinson started Feb. 1915 Ship
Creek, Alaska, Cook Inlet. First eating house, Anchorage, Alaska. Moved to 4^th
/ St. after sale of
lots.”

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:
David Mawhinney Photograph, Anchorage Museum, B2016.011


ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Acquisition and Appraisal Information
Donated by Pat Spencer in April 2016.


SUBJECTS
D & D Bar and Cafe (Anchorage, Alaska)
Restaurants—Alaska—Anchorage
Frontier and pioneer life—Alaska—Anchorage
Anchorage (Alaska)

Guide written: July 8, 2016