PCA 162: Ed Andrews Photograph Collection, ca. 1900-1936Alaska State Library
Alaska State Library
Historical Collections
Andrews, Ed, Photographer, 1872 – 1937
Ed Andrews Photograph Collection, ca. 1900-1936
PCA 162
Box 1 & 2: OVERSIZEProcessed: India Spartz
Box 3: 2.5 linear inches1996, rev. khs 2002, 2004
ACQUISITION: The Historical Collection collected the photographs over many years. No provenance exists for photographs added before 1989. However, Susan Combest, niece of Ed Andrews, donated 24 prints in 1989 (Acc#1989-07). The collection includes original prints by Andrews, mostly measuring 12 x 20. In 1995, the AlaskaStateMuseum transferred two donations that consisted of 12 photographs. The Library purchased image #162-96 in 2002 (Acc# 2002-98). In 2004, Carolyn L. Brown donated images #162-97 through #162-181 (Acc#2004-7), inherited from her grandmother who helped Andrews in his studio. Image #96a was a gift of Hillary Schaefer, Acc# 2010-16.
ACCESS: The photos may be viewed. However they may not be photocopied.
COPYRIGHT: Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.
PROCESSING: The photographs are numbered. There is a finding aid.
Biographical Note
Ed Andrews was born in Norway in 1872. According to a note from donor Carolyn Brown, he changed his name from Edvard Engrebretsen to Ed Andrews when he immigrated. Later he moved to South Dakota where he lived on the family farm. In 1897, he came to Douglas and worked as a clerk in the Treadwell Store. After owning and operating a restaurant he opened the Ed Andrews photography studio.
On November 24, 1935, the Alaska Daily Press wrote that “Ed Andrews specialized in 12 x 20 photographs made from negatives of that size”. As a prominent Douglas photographer, Andrews distributed images to dealers all over Alaska. He also served as the official photographer for the Admiral Line, the Alaska Steamship Line, Copper River Railroad, White Pass and Yukon Railway and for Captain Sid Barrington, StikineRiver navigator.
On December 2, 1937, The Daily Alaska Empire, reported that Andrews’ negatives were lost in one of the Douglas fires. Andrews lived in Douglas until his reported death on November 30, 1937 at the age of 65. He was a member of the Alaska Pioneers and Masonic Lodge and was survived by three sisters in the Seattle area.
INVENTORY
BOX 1 #1 – 65 (Located in PCA Oversize – PCA 162)
1.Douglas, Alaska, April 1913 [Overview showing town, docks, MayflowerIsland, and part of Treadwell.] 12 x 20 print.
2.Douglas-Treadwell, Alaska, 1916. [Overview from Juneau with MayflowerIsland in center and Douglas and Treadwell either side.] blue tint of channel. 12 x 20 print (#114).
3.Street Scene, July 4, 1908, Douglas, Alaska. [Treadwell Club band on boardwalk, parade, and view of buildings including Douglas City Market and P.H. Fox.] 7½ x 9¾ print on 12 x 13½ mount board.
4.[Two women on small sled pulled by three dogs with four people standing with MountJuneau across the Gastineau Channel.] c.1913. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 print on 10 ¾ x 14 mount board.
5.Treadwell, Alaska, 1915 [Over-view with Gastineau Channel in foreground, showing mine buildings, docks and glory hole.] (#108) 9 x 14 print (2 copies).
6.Treadwell, Douglas and Juneau, Alaska 1916. [View from above Treadwell across channel to Juneau.] (#120) 12 x 20 print (three copies; third is tinted).
7.[Group of miners with three sitting on railroad car flatbed at Treadwell?] 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 on 8 x 10 mount board.
8.Mexican Team Treadwell, Alaska, winners of hose race July 4th, 1910. [11 man team with fire hose outside building.] 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 print on 10 1/2 x 13 mount board.
9.Douglas and Juneau, Alaska [View from above Douglas across Gastineau Channel to Juneau.] 8 1/2 x 14 on mount board, blurry.
10.Juneau and Gastineau Channel [View of mountainside showing ship in Gastineau Channel and Douglas in far distance.] (#109) 9 x 14 print, 2 copies.
11.Juneau, Alaska, Oct. 1915. [View across Gastineau Channel to Juneau.] 9 x 13 print.
12.Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 1916 [View across Gastineau Channel to Juneau with snow covered mountains.] 9 x 13 print.
13.Feb. 23, 1913 [Channel and docks outside Juneau] 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 on 9 x 4 paper.
14.Thane, Alaska, May 1916. [Waterfront view of mine complex and houses] (#113)
10 x 13 1/2 print.
15.Silver Bow BasinAlaska, May 23, 1916. [View of various mine buildings and snow-covered mountains.] (#116) 10x14 print.
16.Twin Glacier Camp [Log building and nine tents with notation on verso H.C. DeVighne camp, 1923 or so] 11 x 14 print.
17.Taku Glacier [With large icebergs in foreground.] 8 1/2 x 13 1/2 print. 3 copies.
18.Taku Glacier [Face of glacier with ice chunks in foreground] 8 1/2 x 13 1/2 print.
19.Taku Glacier [Face of glacier, large icebergs and boat with two men.] 9 3/4 x 20 print.
19a.Same as 19 but tinted.
20.W.P. and Y.R.R. [White Pass and Yukon Route Railway tracks and canyon view] (#123) 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 print. (Acc. No. 1980-5, 6)
21.Ready Bullion Hose Team. Treadwell champions, 1914. [10 young men in 2 rows with first row sitting on rolled hoses.] (Acc. No. 1980-5, 6)
22.Ready Bullion Hose Team. Treadwell champions, 1914. [Standing in a row behind rolled hoses and a large wheel are, left to right:] Peloza, Stoltman, Hegley, Russell, Mecklem, Barquist, Johns, Giuseppe, Halver, [and] Eastburg. (Acc. No. 1980-5, 6)
23.Treadwell Football Team, 1913. [Two rows of men, 17 in all, in front of a building. Face of one man inside building looking out through window.] (Acc. No. 1980-5, 6)
24.[Church building on 3rd street in Douglas, before 1937 with a group of people on steps. Inscription on back of picture not in English.] (Acc. No. 1980-5, 6)
25.Douglas and Juneau, Alaska [View of Douglas, foreground, and Juneau, background. Photo taken after 1935 but before 1937 fire.] (Acc. No. 1980-5, 6)
26.Wrangell, Alaska. [View of Wrangell from a hill above. Before 1937.] (#274)
27.Douglas, Alaska. [Overall view of Douglas looking toward Juneau, c.1915.] (#16)
28.Douglas, Alaska, 1915. [Overall view of Douglas looking toward Juneau.]
29.Douglas, Alaska. [Overall view of Douglas taken from above 5th St. and looking toward Thane.]
30.Douglas and Juneau. [View taken before 1926 from above Douglas with Juneau in background.] (#98).
31.Taku Glacier [View from water showing large and small icebergs.]
32.AukeLake and Mendenhall Glacier [View from Glacier Highway.]
33.Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 1916. [View of Juneau from DouglasIsland showing town and A.J. Pilot Mill on Mt. Roberts. 9 x 13 1/2.]
34.Trolling boats in Port Alexander, Alaska. [View of boats - probably 1920’s. 12 x 20.]
35.Juneau and Gastineau Channel [View from Mt.Juneau; Evergreen Bowl, lower left; ship headed for docks, Douglas in background; after 1929.]
36.[Members of Douglas Fire Dept. in uniform on sidewalk in front of an unidentified building. Young woman in white in back row.]
37.[Members of the Douglas and Treadwell Fire Dept., also women and children in front of building in Douglas. Boy in front of fire hose cart is Frank Bach(?); Cassie King-5th from right, front row.]
38.Douglas Bridge-between Juneau and Douglas, Alaska [from Gastineau Channel, looking Northwest; before 1937.]
39.Taku Glacier [mountains on either side; icebergs in river.]
40.Muir Glacier, 1917. [Mountains on either side. Shoreline of glacial river in foreground.]
41.LastChanceBasin and Gastineau Channel, 1917. [12 x 20 photograph taken from the Mt. Juneau Trail.]
42.Juneau, Alaska [View from Mt.Roberts looking toward north tip of DouglasIsland, c. 1920’s.]
43.Gastineau Channel Champs, 1929 [Members of Douglas Fire Department baseball team and coach. Front row, l. to r.: Andy Andrews, James Manning; back row, l. to r.: Bob Bonner Jr., Bob Coughlin, A.J. Balog, Rangner Kronquist, Gordon Gray, John Neimi and Bob Bonner (coach).]
44.Juneau and Gastineau Channel [View of Juneau from Mt.Juneau with Douglas and Treadwell in the distance.] 12 x 20, 1917.
45.Thane, Alaska, May, 1916. [View of mill and surrounding buildings from Gastineau Channel.]
46.Juneau, Alaska [View of Juneau from DouglasIsland; Alaska Juneau mill, right; postcard size.]
47.Miles Glacier, Copper River R.R. Alaska [face of glacier from river; 12 3/4 x 21 in frame.] (#335)
48.Looking north along Alaska R.R. showing Loop at Mile 50 [Railroad tracks, center mountains on either side; 12 3/4 x 21 in frame.] (#235)
49.East Fork, SkagwayRiver. W.P. and Y.R.R. [Mountains on either side of river; tracks on right (?).] (#124)
50.Douglas, Alaska. [Overview showing town, docks, MayflowerIsland and A-J Mine across the channel.] (Sheep Creek)
51.SilverBowBasin. [Overview of various mine buildings and snow-covered mountains; tinted.]
52.Elk’s Picnic. Taku Harbor, Alaska. July 11, 1915. [Large group of men, women and children most seated on a sloping lawn in front of two buildings.]
53.Wrangell, Alaska. [Overall view of Wrangell from across the water.]
54.[Group portrait of Douglas and Treadwell firemen in uniform; St. Ann’s Street, Douglas.]
55.Mendenhall Glacier from AukLake [Glacier and mountains reflected in lake; highway in foreground.] E. Andrews photo. Long tear, right of center. [Duplicate at end of collection]
56.Douglas, Alaska 1912 [Over-all view from above St. Ann’s Ave.; Juneau in background.]
57.Goddess of Liberty Float, Douglas, Alaska, July 4, 1908 [Horse drawn decorated float, young women and girls on and near float; Jimmey McKinnen, driver.]
58.[Exterior view of Congregational church on St. Ann’s, Douglas; Rev. Henbert and family on wooden walk, left. 1910.]
Numbers 59 through 81 were donated by Susan (Virginia) Combest in Feb., 1989. Ms. Combest is the niece of Edward Andrews, photographer.
59.Mendenhall Glacier [Panoramic view of face of glacier with icebergs in front.]
60.Baritello’s cruising Party Pybus Bay, Alaska 1910. [Four men standing on a boat and a fourth seated in a small rowboat on left.]
61.Baritello’s cruising Party Pybus Bay, Alaska. Sept. 1910. [Five men seated on a beach preparing a meal.]
62.Taku Glacier [Face of glacier.]
63.Mt. Edgecumbe, Alaska [view of Mt.Edgecumbe in Sitka, Alaska.]
64.Silver Bow Basin, Alaska, May 23rd, 1916. [Mining camp scene with living quarters and mine structures.]
65.Baritello’s Outing Party, Eagle River, Alaska. [Five women and two men lounging on a foot bridge, probably on EagleRiver.]
BOX 2 #66 – 96a (Located in PCA Oversize – PCA 162)
66.Alaska Gov’t R.R. showing The Loop at Mile 50. E. Andrews, Douglas, Alaska. [Similar to PCA 162-48.]
67.White Horse Rapids Y.T. [Rapids in the water.]
68.AbercrombieCanyon, Copper River R.R,. Alaska no. 229, E. Andrews photo [Rapids and railroad tracks, looking toward an unidentified railroad depot.]
69.CathedralMountain, Atlin, B.C. E. Andrews, Douglas, Alaska.
70.Haines and Ft. Seward, Alaska. E. Andrews [Bird’s-eye view of Haines and Ft.Seward area.]
71.TahltanRiverCanyon. E. Andrews, Douglas, Alaska. 265 [Bird’s-eye view of canyon.]
72.StikineRiver. E. Andrews. Douglas, Alaska. 246. [Panoramic view of river.]
73.Alaskan Glacier. E. Andrews [Face of tidal glacier, Juneau, Alaska.]
74.Five Finger Rapids. [Alaska river scene.]
- Chichagof, Alaska. [Hand tinted view of Chichagof (town) from the water.] E. Andrews photo.
76.TakuRiverValley. E. Andrews. Douglas, Alaska. 95.
77.MilesCanyon [Alaska river scene.] (no 171)
78.Valdez Glacier, Alaska. [Panoramic view of glacier, showing moraine and deposits.]
79.West Branch Twin Glacier [close-up view of face of glacier.] Duplicate at end of collection.
79a.West Branch Twin Glacier [no. 79, tinted]
80.KlondikeValley. E. Andrews, Douglas, Alaska. [Unidentified mining scene with dredges and operation, probably in the Yukon Territory, Canada.]
81.KlondikeValley Showing Bonanza. E. Andrews. 179. [Similar to number 80.]
82.R.B. Hose Team, Treadwell Champions 1912, time 20 seconds. N. Anderson, J. Peloza, A. Running, H. Schuman, W. Christensen, T. Carlson, C. Olson, F. Russell, F. Adamson, H. Eastburg, J. Jurich, N. [Anderson, the foreman of the Ready Bullion Mine, H. Eastburg, a hoistman who brought the men up the night of the cave-in (husband of Mr. Richard Leonard of Bainbridge Island, WA.)]
83.DouglasIsland Union No. 104 (109?) W.F. of M., March 22, 1908. [group of men posed outdoors at Douglas, Alaska, band in front.]
84.Mount Regal and Glacier, Alaska. 221. E. Andrews Photo. [Scenic view of glacier, black and white].
85.Mt. Regal and Glacier, Alaska. E. Andrews [Close-up view of glacier ice field, black and white.]
86.Miles Glacier Copper River R.R. Alaska. 224. E. Andrews, Douglas, Alaska. [View of the face of the glacier, water in foreground.]
87.Mendenhall Glacier, S.E. Alaska. E. Andrews. [View of glacier with lake and trees in foreground.]
88.Douglas and JuneauAlaska. View from Mt.Jumbo. E. Andrews Photo. [Bird’s eye view of both towns.]
89.Taku Glacier. E. Andrews, Douglas, Alaska. [Tinted view of the Taku Glacier with icebergs in foreground.]
89a.[Same as 89, except the view is black and white.]
90.Twin Glacier. E. Andrews. [view of glaciers from water.]
91.Juneau, Alaska. E. Andrews [Bird’s eye view of Juneau from Mt.Roberts trail
area].
92.Mount Blackburn, Alaska. E. Andrews Photo, [no.] 223.
93.Juneau, Alaska. E. Andrews, Douglas Alaska. [Bird’s eye view of Juneau from Mt.Roberts trail area]. [Duplicate at end of collection]
94.Ketchikan, Alaska. E. Andrews Photo.
- Juneau, Alaska. E. Andrews. [18]99. [View of Juneau and the A-J Mine from DouglasIsland.]
- Native Sisterhood. Douglas Alaska. Nov. 19, 1921. [Note: Acc #2002-98: The Alaska State Museum purchased an ANS sash from the same source.]
96a. Juneau, Alaska. E. Andrews [View of Juneau from Douglas. Hand tinted. Acc#2010-16.]
BOX 3
[Acc #2004-07: images #97- #181]
97 – 108[Studio portraits of unidentified individuals, including babies, girls, women and men]
109[Man wearing apron stands on boardwalk]
110[Man wearing apron stands on boardwalk, with mask]
111 – 115[Studio portraits of man, couples]
116[Studio portrait of seated Tlingit man with two Tlingit women standing behind]
117[Three men, one seated, pose in studio]
118[Three women, one seems to be applying make-up to one woman seated in chair]
119-121[Interior view of women seated by piano]
122[Two girls stand in front of store] damaged image
123-124[Young women sit on steps, one holds camera]126 neg. cracked
125-128[One to two women stand on Douglas dock]
129[Woman with triangular hat sits on stump]
130[Man sits on stump]
131[Couple sit on log] blurred
132[Three men and dog rest on rocks]
133[Group sit on top or rocks] Damaged neg
134[Group on mountain in snow] cracked negative
135-136[Andrews photography shop, Douglas, Alaska] same negative cracked
137-139[Douglas Alaska snow scenes]
140-146[Douglas Alaska after the fire, March 9, 1911] some negatives cracked
147-148[Unidentified homes]
149[Group of people eating at table outside near house], [home in upper left hand corner of the image is the Fleek home, see Douglas Townsite Historic Building Survey, F914.D74.D74 1989, home on the right appears to be in the area of F and Fourth Street]
150[Cemetery; woman lies on grave in foreground], [City cemetery, looking towards Mayflower Island in upper left hand side; see Historic Cemeteries in Douglas Alaska, F914.D74R46]
151Baritello’s outing party, Douglas IslandAlaska 1910
152Baritello’s outing party, Douglas Alaska. Aug/. 1910
153[Group of people sit in row on beach, looking at camera
154[Picnic of same group as #153]
155 - 156[Group portrait of men, women and children]
157[Two women in forest; one sits on swing]
158[Two women fish from shore of stream]
159[Group of people fish at low tide] Identified by Richard Carstensen as Fish Creek at Hut Point.
160 – 161[Person fishing from rock on North Douglas] 160 neg. damaged
162-165[Group picnic on Mt.Roberts?] 163-165 negs. cracked
166[Group on dock by ship] cracked negative
167[Dock scene] cracked negative
168[Dock on DouglasIsland, Juneau in distance] cracked negative
169[Coal on dock; ship tied to dock]
170[Three people stand in front of bow of Jefferson] cracked negative
171[Couple on board ship] cracked negative
172-173[unidentified scenics]
174[Juneau in distance across channel]
175[view from mountain, very blurry]
176 – 178 [views from Mt.Roberts of Gastineau Channel] negatives cracked
179[Stream in forest] cracked negative
180 – 181[Man and dog pose above mine entrance] negatives cracked
182Douglas & Juneau Alaska [view of Douglas, Mayflower Island, and Juneau]
183Wrangell Alaska [Tinted photograph of Wrangell] (Located in PCA/Panoramas X-Oversize, Map Case in Vault)
184[Group portrait, men, women and children, Douglas, Alaska. Accordion, bottles, skunk cabbage, American Flag. PCAOversize Box 2]
185[Group portrait, men, women and children, Douglas, Alaska. Accordions, bottles, skunk cabbage, dog in foreground. PCA Oversize Box 2]
Duplicates
Film negatives and prints show fractures for the following images in which the glass plate negatives are broken: PCA 105, 128, 131, 133, 137, 144, 146, 171, 175, 176, 181
INVENTORY OF GLASS PLATE NEGATIVES
Stored in cabinet in vault
4 boxes - glass plates 5 ¼ x 7 ¼
Box 1 - #97-124 – No glass plate for #122
Box 2 - #125-155 – No glass plate for #138, 139
Box 3 - #156-180 – No glass plate for #167
Box 4 – Broken glass plates: #105, 128, 131, 133, 137, 144, 146, 171, 175, 176, 181
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