PCA 153: Paul E. Thompson Photograph Collection, 1937-1941

PCA 153: Paul E. Thompson Photograph Collection, 1937-1941Alaska State Library

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Thompson, Paul E., Photographer

Paul E. Thompson Photograph Collection, 1937-1941

PCA 153

ACQUISITION: The photographs (PCA 153) and a manuscript titled Alaska Villages with descriptions of 58 villages by various students (Ms 4-8-4) were donated to the library in August 1979.

ACCESS: The collection is available for viewing, however, the photographs may not be photocopied.

COPYRIGHT: Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

PROCESSING: The slides and photographs are individually numbered and sleeved in Mylar. An item-level inventory is available.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Paul E. Thompson went to Cordova in 1931 as warden for U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (seasonal). He returned to Cordova each year through 1937 as a seasonal fish warden. During the summer of 1933, he made stream surveys on the upper Copper River. In the Fall of 1937, Mr. Thompson taught at the Eklutna Vocational School and spent summers at the Knik Arm fish camp for the school. In the spring of 1941 he went to Juneau as District Chief for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service until February 1942 when he transferred to Washington, D.C. as assistant chief for the Division of Alaska Fisheries.

Mr. Thompson retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as Chief of Fishery Research in March 1971 and resides in Alexandria, Virginia.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE

The collection contains black and white photographs of adolescent students and student activities at the Eklutna Vocational School, where Paul Thompson taught during the late 1930’s. Most of the students are identified. The collection contains many scenic color slides of glaciers, totems, landscapes, mountain ranges in locations throughout Alaska – the Interior, South Central, the Aleutians, the Pribilof Islands, and Southeast. The slides begin at number 149.

INVENTORY

1M.M. Lee from Nome, ivory carving teacher.

2Mrs Lee, skin sewing teacher.

3Grace Barger, student sewing furs.

4Bertha Schaffer, modeling fur parka. Photo by George Dale. See PCA 306-1298.

5Pearl Thompson.

6Student, Leona Simmons, sewing furs. Eklutna. Photo by Geo. Dale See PCA 306-1297.

7David Watson, from Kotzebue, carving ivory.

8Pear Thompson, sitting in the snow.

9Reeds - owned Anchorage P&R Co., Anchorage Hotel and Reed Bldg.

10Paul and Pearl Thompson.

11Silas Negovanna.

12Arthur Upickson, shop teacher, lives in Anchorage (a musician).

13Paul Thompson standing near river.

14Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reed standing by river,

15Paul Thompson and dog.

16Pearl Thompson.

17Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reed.

18Picnic.

19Residents of Anchorage power plant.

20Frank and Maxcine Reed looking out window.

21Paul, Pearl and Mrs. Reed.

22Frank Reed's cabin, Eklutna Lake.

23Two students on a picnic.

24Elsie Scott, school nurse, on horse outside gymnasium.

25Frank Reed sitting on a log.

26Frank Reed and two ladies at Eklutna Lake.

27Pearl Thompson shooting rifle.

28Eklutna Lake.

29Farm near Eklutna owned by Mrs. Bjornson (standing next to sheep).

30Marine and Bob Crinckshank.

31Eklutna Lake with man in the background.

32Entrance to school from highway.

33Eklutna River.

34Hoarfrost on birch trees.

35Fish camp on Knik Arm.

36Eklutna River.

37United Protestant Church near Palmer (minister, Mr. Bingle).

38Scenic view of river in the winter.

39Creek near Eklutna in the winter.

40Eklutna power plant.

41Fish camp.

42Farm with geese.

43Fish camp - tent frame.

44River in the winter.

45Eklutna Lake.

46Alaska Steamship Co. dock at Seward.

47Eklutna campers.

48Aurora Hall, girls dorm and dining hall.

49Shop (left), Knik Hall, boys dorm (right).

50Students.

51Students.

52Students.

53Students.

54Ice fishing (Mrs. Lee).

55Mr. and Mrs. Lee fishing for tomcod on Knik Arm.

56Skating party.

57Students.

58Students.

59Scenic view of river in the winter.

60Ralph Sinnok holding fish.

61Working on gill nets at the Knik fish camp.

62Ralph Sinnok grave (died of T.B.).

63Fish camp at Knik Arm with boat and men.

64Fish camp at Knik Arm with boat and men.

65Students: Minnie Kiana, Helen Kee, unknown (Aleuts from Ak. Peninsula).

66School population at Eklutna Railroad Station.

67Fish camp scene.

68Fish camp scene.

69Fish camp scene.

70Fish camp scene - putting out net.

71Fish camp scene.

72Cleaning fish at cannery.

73At Fish Creek, Knik Arm.

74Students.

75Hike up to Eklutna Lake.

76Students.

77Eklutna village boy.

78Five people on a picnic.

79Two Aleut students.

80People at picnic including Robert King, school superintendent.

81Students.

82Eklutna River and students.

83Students at a picnic.

84Students at a picnic.

85Students at a picnic.

86Arthur Upicson (played saw).

87Students at a picnic.

88Students at a picnic.

89Blanket toss in front of gym (walrus hide skin).

90Lela Kiana Oman (now a writer in Nome).

91Students outside of Eklutna Vocational School.

92Students outside of Eklutna Vocational School.

93Students outside of Eklutna Vocational School.

94Mrs. Thompson and a student in front of school office.

95Group of students at Eklutna.

96Mrs. Bjornsen, matron (hospital in the background).

97Students.

98Student at camp.

99Anchorage dock.

100Student.

101Students.

102Student.

103Student.

104Students.

105Students

106Student.

107Paul and Pearl Thompson

108Pearl Thompson.

109Pearl Thompson.

110Pearl Thompson.

111Pearl Thompson.

112Pearl Thompson.

113Pearl Thompson.

114Pearl Thompson.

115Pearl Thompson.

116Pearl Thompson.

117Paul Thompson.

118Paul Thompson.

119Paul and Seton Thompson.

120Paul Thompson.

121Group of people including Frank Reed and Pearl Thompson.

122Capt. Cole of the M/V Teal, Paul and Frank Reed.

123Paul Thompson.

124Paul and Pearl Thompson.

125 to 135Thompson family views (Hildigard Hubbell, school nurse).

136Mrs. Frank Reed.

137School staff: Mrs.Thompson, Mrs. King, Mrs. Bjornson and Mr. Mattix (shop teacher).

138Christmas tree.

139Pearl Grace Brooks (English teacher), Mrs. Bjornson, Mr. King.

140Grace Brooks.

141Christmas tree with gifts.

142Mrs. Reed sitting near snowbanks

143Ice break-up Knik Arm.

144Frank Reed.

145Panorama of the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad showing Miles Glacier Bridge and Childs Glacier. Color tint photo by H.A. Ives. Located in the Vault on the Extra Long Panoramas shelves.

SUNSETS:

146Southeast Ak.

147Southeast Ak.

148Anchorage, Ak.

149Anchorage, Ak. 1949

150Anchorage, Ak. 1949

151Anchorage, Ak.

152Cook Inlet

153Cook Inlet

154Cook Inlet

155Alaska Peninsula

156Kodiak

GLACIERS:

157Columbia

158Columbia 1941

159Columbia

160Columbia

161Columbia

162Columbia

163Columbia

164Columbia 1948

165Columbia 1947

166Childs 1948

167Childs and CRNW RR Bridge 1948

168Childs

169Childs 1948

170Miles

171Miles

172Sawyer

PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA:

173Culross Passage

174Cape Elvington 1947

175Unakwik Inlet 1947

176Harrison Lagoon

177Harrison Lagoon

178College Fiord 1948

179College Fiord 1947

180College Fiord

181College Fiord

182Mountains

183Mountains and stream

184Mountains and stream

185Bettles Bay 1947

SOUTHEAST ALASKA:

186Peril Strait

187Tracy Arm

188Tracy Arm

189Tracy Arm

190Tracy Arm - iceberg

191Tracy Arm - iceberg

192Tracy Arm - new snow

193Red Rock Fish from Icy Strait

194Icy Strait 1947

195Icy Strait 1946

196Sashin Lake

197Purse Seining in Port Frederick 1949

198Purse Seining in Port Frederick 1949

199Cathedral in Sitka 1948

200Sitka 1947

201Sitka 1947

202Hoonah 1947

203Native children in Hoonaa 1947

204Wrangela 1949

205Bess O'Neill displaying strawberries in Dundas Bay 1947

206Gold Creek Rd.-Juneau Apr 1955

207Gold Creek Basin-Juneau Apr 1955

208Gold Creek-Juneau 1946

209Juneau 1950

210Mendenhall Glacier-Juneau

211Mendenhall Glacier-Juneau 1947

212Mendenhall Glacier-Juneau 1946

213Auke Lake Juneau

214Auke Lake-Juneau

215Auke Lake-Juneau 1941

216Lily pond-Juneau

217Naha

218Totems-Klawock 1946

219Totem-Klawock

220Totems-Klawock 1946

221Totems-Klawock

222Totems-Klawock 1947

223Totem-Klawock 1946

224Totems-Klawock 1946

225Totems-Klawock 1946

226Coastal Mountain Range 1947

227Coastal Mountain Range 1947

228Coastal Mountain Range 1947

229Fairweather Range 1947

230Mt. Fairweather

231Mt. Fairweather 1947

232Mt. Fairweather

233St. Elias Range

234St. Elias Range

235St. Elias Range

INTERIOR ALASKA:

236Mt. McKinley

237Mt. McKinley

238Mt. McKinley

239Mt. McKinley

240Mt. McKinley and Wonder Lake 1939

241Tebay Lake 1947

242Harding Lake

243Swimming in Eyak Lake, Cordova 1947

244Lighthouse on the coast

245Rainbow Eshamy Bay 1954

246Prince William Sound 1946

247Copper River 1948

248Eagle Summit

249Kittiwake Rookery-Kodiak 1946

250Matanuska Valley 1947

251Matanuska Valley 1947

252Palmer Road-Anchorage 1940

253Cook Inlet 1946

254Cook Inlet

255Cook Inlet 1941

256Cook Inlet

257Fish Creek-Cook Inlet

258Kenai

259Kenai

260Birch Trees

261Eklutna Church

262Eklutna Cemetery

263Eklutna River

ALEUTIAN CHAIN:

264Dutch Harbor

265Dutch Harbor

PRIBILOF ISLANDS:

266St.Paul village 1950

267St. Paul Recreation Hall 1950

268St. Paul native houses 1950

269St. Paul native houses

270Lupine-St. Paul

271Poppies-St. Paul

272Poppies-St. Paul 1940

273Fox-St. Paul 1940

274Cormorant-St. Paul 1940

275Zapadni-St. Paul 1940

276Seals-St. Paul

277Seals-St. Paul 1940

278Sea Lions-St. Paul

279Sea Lions-St. Paul 1940

280Bulls-Tolstoi Sands, St. Paul 1950

281Sea Lions-St. Paul 1950

282Sea Lions-St. Paul 1950

283Seals-St. Paul 1950

284Seals-Kitovoi, St. Paul 1940

285Sea Lions-St. Paul 1940

286Sea Lions-St. Paul 1940

287Sea Lions-St. Paul 1950

NUNIVAK ISLAND:

288Natives-Nunivak Island 1940

289Natives Nunivak Island 1940

SOUTHWEST ALASKA:

290Drying Salmon-Iliamna 1947

291Natives-Iqushak 1947

ALASKAN PENINSULA:

292Brooks Falls 1940

293Brooks Falls 1940

294Brooks Lake

295Brooks Lake

296Paulov Volcano 1940

FISHING VIEWS:

297Trout fishing

298Trout fishing-Fish Bay 1949

299Salmon jumping

300Dolly Varden

301Dolly Varden

302Dolly Varden 1947

303Dolly Varden 1947

304Pink Salmon-Bettles Bay

305Pink Salmon-Male and Female

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