Heath Ives photographs, ca. 1910-ca. 1925.
Title:
Heath Ives photographs, ca. 1910-ca. 1925.
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Physical Description:
1 cu. ft.
Abstract:
The Heath Ives Photogaphs collection contains both panoramic and standard-sized photographs of Alaskan subjects. Images include the Copper River region, Hyder, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Cordova, totem poles, mountains, and glaciers.
Biographical/Historical Data:
Heath Arlo Ives (1890-1972), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, came to Katalla, Alaska, in 1907 to work as an engineer on a gas boat that ferried supplies for the Alaska Railroad. Following a dispute with a railroad foreman, he quit and moved to Cordova. There he started a small gasoline engine repair business and learned photography. In 1923 he moved to Hyder, Alaska, where set up as a commercial photographer and sold his photos as postcards. He moved to Wrangell, Alaska, in 1941, and a year later settled in nearby Petersburg, where he worked as a photographer, small engine repairman, and gunsmith until his retirement. He died in Petersburg in 1972. (From Petersburg Press, 21 Dec 1972, p. 8.)
Restrictions on Access:
Access limited to Alaska and Polar Regions Collections research room hours.