Albert L. Snow photograph collection, ca. 1900's.
Title:
Albert L. Snow photograph collection, ca. 1900's.
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Physical Description:
1 album (102 black and white photographs) ; 29 x 38 cm.
General Note:
In the Alaska State Library, Historical Collections, P.O. Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571.
Abstract:
The album contains 102 views of the Tlingit Indians, Seldovia, and construction activities along the Alaska Central Railroad. Case & Draper images make up a large portion of the collection; other photographers represented include Evans, S.J. Thompson (Vancouver, B.C.), P.S. Hunt and others.
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Ownership:
Created and collected by Albert Snow.
Biographical/Historical Data:
Albert L. Snow was a miner and contractor who migrated west from Iowa. He built the Pend Oreile Smelter at Sand Point, ID, before traveling to Alaska where he worked on construction of the Alaska Central Railway. He developed the Wanoky mining property at Moose Pass, Alaska, and others in British Columbia. He also worked on railroad construction in British Columbia. From 1915 until his death March 21, 1936, he worked in the logging industry in Suquamish, B.C. He was married and had four sons and a daughter.
Restrictions on Access:
Collection is open to research.