Construction for the State Capitol began in 1929 by the Chicago based N.P. Severin Building Construction Company. These photographs documenting its construction were taken by the company's accountant, Louis Delebeque.

Delebeque came only after the company promised that his next construction job would take him to Hawaii. Instead, Delebeque met Roberta Gallwas of Juneau, married and eventually stayed. It is through their daughter, Katherine L. Smith that this collection of historical photographs became available.

All images are the property of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.
No image may be copied, downloaded or reproduced without the express permission of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.

The Juneau-Douglas City Museum
Located at Fourth and Main Streets
General Information: (907) 586-3572
Director -- Jane Lindsey -- Jane.Lindsey@juneau.org
Curator of Collections -- Jodi DeBruyne -- Jodi.DeBruyne@juneau.org