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Phinney S. Hunt Photographs of Valdez, Alaska, and Surrounding Areas, 1898-1900s
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Content Description
Consists of 37 silver prints, including two multipart panoramas, of views of Valdez, Alaska, and its vicinity by Phinney S. Hunt.
Three photographs show Keystone Canyon, an entranceway to Valdez, and six photos show scenes along Thompson Pass, a 2,678-foot high mountain pass through the Chugach Mountains near Valdez. These images include a view of the Summit Roadhouse. There are also images of Wortman's Roadhouse and of a garden at the Tonsina Roadhouse, both of which were situated along the Valdez-Fairbanks wagon road. The Tonsina Roadhouse was built by Jim Donaldson in 1900 and remains in operation today as the Tonsina River Lodge. There is also an image of Solomon's Gulch in Valdez, three photographs of nearby Knight Island, and a photograph captioned "Landing supplies and passengers at Valdez, Alaska," dated 1898.
A six-part panoramic photograph shows Childs Glacier and Miles Glacier. Also visible in this panorama is Miles Glacier Bridge, which was built by J. P. Morgan and the Guggenheim family for the Copper River and Northwestern Railway (CR&NW) to haul copper from the mining town of Kennicott to the port at Cordova. A three-part panorama shows Mt. Drum, Mt. Sanford, and Mt. Wrangle. A similar scene also appears in another photograph.
Also included is a birdseye view of the Copper River Mining Co., a photograph of the Kennicott Mine Company's discharge station, and seven photographs of scenes along the CR&NW line. Some images depict everyday life, such as Valdez resident Owen Meals "hilling potatoes," and a photograph of a man identified as "Marshall" standing next to his "barricade."
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Daniel/Oliver Gallery in March 2023 (AM 2025-008).
- Appraisal
No material was separated during processing.
- Processing Information
Items processed and described by Lauren C. Williams in August 2024, using description provided by the dealer.
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- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
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- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
Phinney S. Hunt Photographs of Valdez, Alaska, and Surrounding Areas; Princeton University Library Single Item Acquisitions, C1771, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box B-002091
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- Subject Terms:
- Photographers -- Alaska -- 20th century
- Genre Terms:
- Landscape photographs
photographs -- 20th century. - Places:
- Valdez (Alaska) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources