PCA 333: F. Leigh Kerr Slide Collection, Ca. 1948-1959

PCA 333: F. Leigh Kerr Slide Collection, ca. 1948-1959Alaska State Library

Alaska State Library

Historical Collections

Kerr, F. Leigh, Collector

F. Leigh Kerr Slide Collection, 1948-1959

PCA 333

251 slides (col.)Processed by:Agnes Sincic,

(1 folder)Mary Anne Slemmons

1992, 2002

ACQUISITION:F. Leigh Kerr's wife, Edna Kerr, of Mt. Vernon, Washington, donated these slides in 1992. Accession no. 1992-006.

ACCESS: The slides 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 photos are numbered and sleeved in archival slide preservers. An item-level inventory is available.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Mr. F. Leigh Kerr worked for the Alaska Department of Health and conducted the first X-ray survey north of the Arctic Circle. Leigh was recruited through the U.S. Public Health Service to survey and determine the extent of tuberculosis among the Native people. The survey took two years and included all villages with a population over seven. It was conducted under adverse conditions and portable equipment, including local generators. Transportation depended on weather and availability (bush pilots, dog team or skin boat). Recruited for his skills as an x-ray technician, Leigh supervised additional x-ray technicians and was responsible for maintaining the x-ray equipment in the various health units. From 1952 to 1958 he continued to work for the Alaska State Department of Health as regional business manager in the Anchorage office.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE

These slides document the locations where Kerr worked and reflect his experience in Alaska.

Slides are arranged geographically with the exception of nos. 238-251, which are in southeast Alaska. There are images of people, structures, transportation by boat, airplane and dogsled, and village scenes across Alaska. Dates on the slides range from 1948 to 1959.

INVENTORY

1Allakaket43 below, Nov. 1948 [figures near plane]

2AllakaketSig Wien, Nov. 1948

3Allakaket and BettlesNov. 1948

4AllakaketMouth of Alatna River, Koyukuk R., Nov. 1948

5AllakaketMission School, Nov. 1948

6AllakaketPower Plant, 350 Watt, Nov. 1948

7AllakaketNov. 1948

8AllakaketEvans Children, Nov. 1948

9Allakaket and BettlesNov. 1948 [children dancing]

10Allakaket and BettlesNov. 1948

11Allakaket and BettlesKoyukuk River, Nov. 1948

12AllakaketLooking across to Alatna from Allakaket side

13AllakaketKoyukuk River, Nov. 1948

14BettlesC.A.A. Field, Norseman on field, Nov. 1948

15Bettles-ShungnakEndicott Mts., Nov. 1948

16Bethel

17Bethel

18Bethel

19BethelH.L., 1959

20BethelDr. Mathews at Bethel [with dogsled]

21CandleOct. 1948

22CandleOct. 1948

23CandleOct. 1948

24CandleOct. 1948

25CandleOct. 1948

26CandleOct. 1948

27CandleOct. 1948

28Clark's Point

29Clark's Point

30DeeringOct. 1948

31DeeringOct. 1948

32DeeringBess Cross Store, Oct. 1948

33DillinghamTerritorial School, Feb. 1949

34DillinghamSchool and H. L., Oct. 1959

35DillinghamFeb. 1949

36DillinghamFeb. 1949

37DillinghamScott and Roberts, Feb. 1949 [near plane]

38DillinghamWater tank, Oct. 1957

39DillinghamFeb. 1949

40Little DiomedeMr. Morgan and I, April 1949

41Little DiomedeMrs. Morgan and myself, April 1949

42Diomede[people sitting with drums]

43DiomedeApril 1949

44DiomedeDiomede home entrance, April 1949

45Diomede

46EkukCannery Barges, June 1953

47EkukLibby Cannery, June 1953

48EkwokEkuk in Distance, June 1953

49EkwokJune 1973

50EkwokJune 1953

51EkwokJune 1953

52EkwokJune 1953

53EkwokOld Church, June 1953

54EkwokJune 1953

55Nushagak BayJune 1953

56Ekwok[aerial view]

57ElimSea Shore, March 1949

58HealyMay 1952

59Healy StationMay 1952

60Holy CrossSchool, July 1952

61Holy CrossYukon Health [boat], May 1953

62Holy CrossDogs at Holy Cross, July 1952

63Holy CrossHazel B., May 1953 [boat]

64Holy CrossHazel B., May 1953 [boat]

65Holy CrossJuly 1952

66Holy CrossJuly 1952

67IglooMarch 1949 [Woman in fur parka]

68IglooOur Cessna 170, March 1949

69IglooMe, March 1949

70KianaKobuk River, Oct. 1948

71KianaOld School, Oct. 1948

72KwigukYukon Health, July 1952

73KwigukJuly 1952

74KotzebueHospital construction, Oct. 1948

75KotzebueSept. 1948

76KotzebueSept. 1948

77Kotzebue SoundSept. 1948

78KotzebueSept. 1948

79KotebueMain Street, Sept. 1948

80KotzebueHospital staff, Sept. 1948

81KotzebueNew hospital unit, Oct. 1948

82KotzebueNew hospital unit, Oct. 1948

83KotzebueMarty and whale rib, Sept. 1948

84KotzebueMarty, Sept. 1948

85KotebueSept. 1948

86KotzebueGarden, Sept. 1948

87KotzebueSept. 1948

88KotebueSept. 1948

89KotzebuePostmaster, Sept. 1948

90KotzebueMarg. Bogard, Nov. 1948

91KotebueMarg. Bogard, Nov. 1948, one of Archies props.

92KotzebueArchies prop, Nov. 1948

93KotzebueMy bunk, Archies Hotel, Nov. 1948

94KotebueArchies Café, Nov. 1948

95KotzebueMr. & Mrs. Bullock, Archies Hotel, Nov. 1948

96KotzebueBeulah, Archies Café, Nov. 1948

97KotebueArchies Café, Nov. 1948

98KotzebueArchies Café, Nov. 1948

99KotzebueArchies Hotel, Nov. 1948

100McGrathAlaska Airline plane, Louise & passengers, April 1949

101McGrathAug. 1948 [plane on runway]]

102McGrathKuskokwim R., Aug. 1948

103NaknekP.N.A., Naknek airbase, Feb. 1949 [Pacific Northern Airlines plane close-up]

104NaknekP.N.A., Hostess Lynn Marcos, Feb. 1949

105NaknekLynde Marcus, Naknek Air Base, Feb. 1949

106NaknekNaknek airbase, Feb. 1949

107NaknekFeb. 1949

108NenanaHazel B., June 1956

109Nenana

110NenanaJune 1956

111NenanaTanana river at Nenana, sandbar in front of boat

112NenanaHazel B on Marine Way, July 1952

113NenanaHazel B - Dr. Mathews

114NenanaAlaska R.R. at Nenana

115Nenana

116NenanaCAA

117NenanaRiver boats

118NenanaAlaska RR

119NenanaRR bridge

120NenanaHazel B on ways

121NenanaHazel B - Dr. Mathews

122NenanaHazel B

123NenanaHazel B, July 1952

124NenanaHazel B on Marine Way, May 1952

125NenanaMarine Way, May 1952

126NenanaTanana River, May 1952

127NenanaMarine Way, May 1952

128NenanaRR bridge

129Nenana

130Nenana[railroad cars alongside road, station]

131Nenana

132NenanaMay 1952

133NoatakSept. 1948 [cache]

134NoatakSept. 1948

135NoatakSchool House, Sept. 1948

136NoatakSept. 1948

137NoatakSept. 1948

138NoorvikKobuk River, Oct. 1948

139NulatoHealth Center, Feb. 1954

140NulatoHealth Center, Feb. 1954

141NulatoCemetery, July 1952

142NulatoCemetery, July 1952

143NulatoFish Camp near Nulato, July 1952

144St. Lawrence Is.1959

145St. Lawrence Is.1959

146St. Lawrence Is.1959

147St. Lawrence Is.Gamble, 1959

148St. Lawrence Is.Gamble, 1959

149St. Lawrence Is.1959

150St. Lawrence Is.Gamble, 1959

151St. Lawrence Is.1959

152St. Lawrence Is.1959

153St. Lawrence Is.1959

154St. Lawrence Is.1959

155St. Lawrence Is.1959

156St. Lawrence Is.1959

157St. MichaelEskimo man

158SelawikDodd Children, Oct. 1948

159SelawikOct. 1948

160SelawikSherry Dodd, Oct. 1948

161SelawikOct. 1948 [cache]

162ShishmarefDec. 1948 [children]

163ShishmarefEskimo boys, Dec. 1948

164ShishmarefDec. 1948 [children]

165ShishmarefEskimo boy, Dec. 1948

166ShishmarefEskimo boy, wooden skates, Dec. 1948

167ShishmarefDec. 1948

168ShishmarefDec. 1948 [seated boy, painting]

169ShishmarefDec. 1948

170ShishmarefDec. 1948 [Natives in waiting room]

171ShishmarefDec. 1948

172ShishmarefDec. 1948 [children seated at desks]

173ShishmarefDec. 1948 [children seated at desks]

174ShishmarefJohn Hartzie & X-Ray Equipt., Dec. 1948

175ShishmarefDec. 1948

176ShishmarefTommy Landing, Dec. 1948

177ShishmarefMrs. Harzie, Mrs. Bingham, Dec. 1948

178ShishmarefDec. 1948

179ShishmarefMrs. Harzie, Mrs. Bingham, Dec. 1948

180ShungnakSnow Jeep C.A.A. field, Mr. Collins & Sig [Wien], Nov. 1948

181ShungnakShungnak School, Nov. 1948

182ShungnakMr. Crabough & daughter, Bobby Jr., Nov. 1948

183ShungnakReindeer herder & sled deer, Nov. 1948

184ShungnakReindeer roundup, Nov. 1948

185ShungnakAt Reindeer Camp, Nov. 1948

186TakotnaMay 1949 [by airplane]

187Tanana RiverMinto, July 1952

188Tanana RiverJuly 1, 1952

189Tanana RiverMinto, July 1952

190Tanana RiverOil Barge, July 1952

191Tanana RiverJuly 1952

192Tanana RiverNenana, May 1952

193Tanana RiverS.S. Alice, July 1952

194Tanana RiverFish Camp, July 1952

195Tanana RiverTanana Hospital, Nov. 1948

196Tanana RiverKwiguk, Kennet & Yukon Health, July 1952

197Tanana RiverKwiguk, Engines over Yukon Health, July 1952

198TananaNov. 1948

199TellerTeller Town, Dec. 1948

200TellerTeller Town, Dec. 1948 [The Teller Commercial Co. store]

201TellerTeller Town, Dec. 1948

202TellerTeller Mission, Hudson, Dec. 1948 [boy]

203TellerTeller Mission, Dec. 1948

204TellerANS School, Teller Mission, Dec. 1948

205TogiakJune 1953

206TogiakEdna Crawford, PHN, June 1953

207TogiakTeachers Dogs, June 1953

208TogiakJune 1953

209TogiakJune 1953

210UnalakleetEskimos [by plane]

211UnalakleetEskimos, Aug. 1948

212WainwrightNative Store, Sept. 1948

213WalesNative Store, March 1949

214WalesMarch 1949 [snow-drifted church, buildings]

215WalesMarch 1949 [snow-drifted church, buildings]

216WalesMarch 1949

217WalesANS School, March 1949 [with children posed outside]

218WalesMarch 1949

219White MountainOct. 1948

220White MountainOct. 1948

221White MountainFish River, Oct. 1948

222White MountainMission, Oct. 1948

223White MountainOct. 1948

224White MountainOct. 1948

225White MountainOct. 1948

226White MountainOct. 1948

227White MountainOct. 1948

228White MountainOct. 1948

229White MountainOct. 1948

230White MountainOct. 1948

231White MountainOct. 1948

232White MountainOct. 1948

233Yukon RiverJuly 1952

234Yukon RiverJuly 1952

235Yukon RiverJuly 1952

236Yukon RiverJuly 1952

237Yukon RiverRuby, July 1952

238Big Port Walter

239Keku: Hygiene at Ken(?) Cannery

240Keku: Hygiene

241Twin GlacierIcebergs

242Icebergs

243Icebergs

244Port Alexander

245Port ArmstrongBaranof Island

246Port Conclusion

247JuneauJuneau Salmon Derby

248Fanshaw

249Tebenkof BayKuiu Island

250South Sawyer GlacierTracy Arm

251North Sawyer GlacierTracy Arm

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