Real Photo Postcards of Life at Russian Mission and St. Michael, Alaska, 1912-1916, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 84 real photo postcards from Russian Mission and St. Michael, Alaska, and ther locales. Some of the images have been described on the verso, while others have been described on the negative. The postcards document the coexistence of Alaska Natives and Russian settlers, as well as the broader St. Michael and Alaskan scene.
The images feature: hunters and trappers; scenes along the
Yukon River; villages; individual and group shots of indigenous women holding their children; water
transportation; indigenous children in a
classroom; portraits of indigenous Alaskan people and
their homes; group shots of settlers and indigenous people
posing together; exteriors of churches; herds of
animals; various steamers; women on snowshoes;
mining operations; Elk-drawn sleighs; a “Bird’s eye
of Bethel, Alaska”; the town of St. Michael and its
people; and ice fishing scenes, just to name a few.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1916, undated
Language of Materials
These materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Russia Mission is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska. The city is located on the western bank of the Yukon River, in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The first Russian-American Company fur trading post on the Yukon River was established there in 1837, and in 1850, the first Russian Orthodox mission in Interior Alaska was established there. The village was part of a sale to the United States in 1867, and it's name changed to Russia Mission around 1900.
St. Michael (historically referred to as Saint Michael) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska. The city is located on the east side of St. Michael Island at the southeastern end of the Norton Sound. It was a fortified trading and supply post established by the Russian-American Company in 1833. The fort served as a logistics point for exploration of southwestern Alaska and the Alaskan interior via the Yukon and other rivers, for the next couple of decades. In 1897, the U.S. military established Fort St. Michael. In addition to being a popular trading post, the town also saw it's population rise during the Gold Rush.
Extent
.83 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
This collection contains 84 real photo postcards from Russian Mission and St. Michael, Alaska, and ther locales. Some of the images have been described on the verso, while others have been described on the negative. The postcards document the coexistence of Alaska Natives and Russian settlers, as well as the broader St. Michael and Alaskan scene.
Provenance
This material was donated by Lydia Rogers and Burt Adelman, on August 21, 2020 (Acc 2020.017).
Bibliography and Related Collections
Wikipedia contributors. (2020, August 15). St. Michael, Alaska. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:09, September 15, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Michael,_Alaska&oldid=973171655
Wikipedia contributors. (2017, June 7). St. Michael Redoubt Site. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:05, September 15, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Michael_Redoubt_Site&oldid=784355715
Processing Information
The photographs were placed in sleeves.
- Title
- Real Photo Postcards of Life at Russian Mission and St. Michael, Alaska, 1912-1916, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hilary Streifer
- Date
- September 2020
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository