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Asa Baldwin photograph collection documenting the Alaska Canada boundary survey from 1910 to 1913.
Str. Susie leaving Dawson.
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Object Description
Title
Asa
Baldwin
photograph
collection
documenting
the
Alaska
Canada
boundary
survey
from
1910
to
1913
.
Identifier
ASL-P71-Album
Collection Name
Asa C. Baldwin Photographs, 1909-1942. ASL-PCA-71
Description
Summary
:
Many
of the
photos
were
taken
by
Baldwin
while
he
worked
as a
surveyor
for the
U.S
.
government
on the
Alaska-Canada
boundary
survey
from
Demarcation
Bay
on the
Arctic
Ocean
to
Mount
St
.
Elias
from
1907
to
1913
. Also
included
are
images
of the
Yellow
Band
Gold
Mine
, the
Bremner
Mining
Co
.
camp
,
Sheriff
Mine
,
glaciers
,
Native
Alaskans
, and
scenics
.
Other
photographers
represented
in the
collection
include
:
F.H
.
Nowell
,
E.A
.
Hegg
,
E.C
.
Guerin
,
T.C
.
Dennis
, and
Curtis
and
Miller
.
Biographical
note
:
Asa
Columbus
Baldwin
was
born
in
Austinburg
,
Ohio
, in
1887
. He
received
a
B.A
. in
Civil
and
Mining
Engineering
from
Case
University
,
Ohio
, and a
B.S
. in
law
from
George
Washington
University
. He was
married
to
Lillian
Louise
Smith
from
1917
until
her
death
in
1933
. They had
3
children
. In
1935
he
married
Marguerite
Holliday
.
Asa
Baldwin
had an
extensive
career
as a
civil
engineer
,
surveyor
,
consulting
engineer
, and
lecturer
. He
assisted
in the
first
U.S
.
government
marine
survey
of
Kodiak
and the
Aleutian
Islands
in
1909
. From
1907
to
1913
as a
surveyor
for the
U.S
.
Coast
&
Geodetic
Survey
, he was
assigned
to the
U.S.-Canada
International
Boundary
Commission
,
Mount
St
.
Elias
to
Arctic
Ocean
141st
Meridian
Boundary
Demarcation
Survey
. He was the
president
of
Yellow
Band
Gold
Mines
,
Inc
. from
1936
until
1942
and
consultant
for the
Boundary
Commission
,
Kennicott
Copper
Co.
,
Prince
of
Wales
Mines
,
Alaska-Juneau
Mine
, the
Alaska
Railroad
,
Grand
Coulee
Dam
in
Washington
, the
U.S
.
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
, and
Schlumberger
Electrical
Prospecting
Methods
of
Paris
,
France
. He
died
of a
heart
attack
,
September
18
,
1942
.
Creator
Baldwin, Asa Columbus, 1887-1942
Subject.TGM
Boundary markers
Boundaries
Albums
Subject.Local
Alaska Natives
Personal Name
Baldwin, Asa Columbus, 1887-1942
Region
Alaska
Outside Alaska
Time Period
1913 to 1939
Type
Image (Photographs)
Image (Photograph albums)
Related Materials
Alaska
State
Library
Catalog
:
http://jlc-web.uaa.alaska.edu/client/asl/search/results?qu=%2250134252%22
Ordering & Use
http://library.alaska.gov/vilda_rights.html
Holding Institution
Alaska State Library - Historical Collections, PO Box 110571, Juneau AK 99811-0571;
mailto:asl.historical@alaska.gov
Description
Title
Str
.
Susie
leaving
Dawson
.
Identifier
ASL-P71-007
Collection Name
Asa C. Baldwin Photographs, 1909-1942. ASL-PCA-71
Description
Title
from
verso
.
Verso
:
1st
steamer
for
lower
river
,
1910
.
From a
portion
of the
Asa
Baldwin
collection
documenting
the
Alaska
Canada
boundary
survey
from
1910
to
1913
.
Creator
Baldwin, Asa Columbus, 1887-1942
Subject.TGM
Surveying
Stern wheelers
Steamboats
Subject.LCSH
Alaska Boundaries Canada
Corporate Name
Susie (Sternwheeler)
Location
Yukon River (Alaska)
Region
Interior Alaska
Time Period
1896 to 1913
Date.original
1910
Type
Image (Photographs)
Related Materials
Alaska
State
Library
Catalog
:
http://jlc-web.uaa.alaska.edu/client/asl/search/results?qu=%2250134252%22
Ordering & Use
http://library.alaska.gov/vilda_rights.html
Holding Institution
Alaska State Library - Historical Collections, PO Box 110571, Juneau AK 99811-0571;
mailto:asl.historical@alaska.gov
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Asa Baldwin photograph collection documenting the Alaska...
Str. Susie leaving Dawson.
Ground shelter at E.
Campsites.
Men surveying from mountain top.
The Topographers.
Signal at I.
Indian grave again.
Rampart House.
First horses at "Rampart."
Mayor's residence in Skagway,...
"Unloading the Cayuses at the...
Alaska, Yukon Ter. The two chiefs.
The first point.
"Fording the Forty-Mile."
Signal on a ridge.
Survey activity.
Scenic view of river.
Survey member and caribou.
Survey activity.
Surveyor on a rock point, with...
Surveyor with transit.
Man standing in front of N.C. Co....
Boundary Survey Crew
Type of Indian on the Porcupine...
Surveyor making adjustments to a...
At 1000 ft. level where glacier...
The monument on the shore of the...
Horses at campsite.
Man holding reins of horse drawn...
Changing a horseshoe.
Transit and heilograph at a main...
Bremner buildings.
Aerial Tramway at Yellow Band...
Main Camp at Yellow Band Mine.
An Indian tribe and part of the...
A typical true cache. The one at...
Four men stand in front of...
Portrait of Asa Baldwin.
Asa Baldwin photograph collection documenting the Alaska...
Str. Susie leaving Dawson.
Ground shelter at E.
Campsites.
Men surveying from mountain top.
The Topographers.
Signal at I.
Indian grave again.
Rampart House.
First horses at "Rampart."
Mayor's residence in Skagway, Alaska.
"Unloading the Cayuses at the boundary."
Alaska, Yukon Ter. The two chiefs.
The first point.
"Fording the Forty-Mile."
Signal on a ridge.
Survey activity.
Scenic view of river.
Survey member and caribou.
Survey activity.
Surveyor on a rock point, with drawing board.
Surveyor with transit.
Man standing in front of N.C. Co. mail station no. 2. Rt. no. 7811.
Boundary Survey Crew
Type of Indian on the Porcupine River.
Surveyor making adjustments to a piece of communications equipment.
At 1000 ft. level where glacier was badly shattered. Reaburn in foreground. Men
The monument on the shore of the Arctic Ocean, 1200 miles from the north pole.
Horses at campsite.
Man holding reins of horse drawn sled.
Changing a horseshoe.
Transit and heilograph at a main projection point.
Bremner buildings.
Aerial Tramway at Yellow Band Mine.
Main Camp at Yellow Band Mine.
An Indian tribe and part of the village at Willow Creek, Alaska, near Kenny Lak
A typical true cache. The one at Katrina Cr. [Creek].
Four men stand in front of building at Chitina station, ca. 1930s.
Portrait of Asa Baldwin.
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