Permanent Collection Photographs and Postcards

Juneau—Douglas City Museum

2014.11.026

2014.11

Donated by Linnea and Bernie Osborne.

Print, Photographic

Olga Baggen

1890

1950

Photograph portrait of Olga Baggen. Photograph is sepia toned, matted and in a two—flapped cardboard cover. The matte is cream colored with a grey edge and has two gray overlapping circles. The name "Olga" is handwritten in script in the lower proper left corner of the matt. The portrait is a three—quarter profile view of a young girl. She has short hair, curled at the ends and pulled back in a headband. Sh is wearing a light colored shirt with a lace collar. There is a pin a the front center of her neck line that consists of a stone and two wings. The background is blurred but she could be sitting in a round backed chair. The cardboard case is greenish—gray in color. The lower triangular flap fits into the the rectangular upper flap to create a stand for the portrait. The retangular flap has a floral crest embossed at center. Attached by clear tape to the interior face of the top flap are two pieces of newspaper. The first has black typed text reading: "MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1954". The text is underlined. The second piece of newspaper contains an article (black typed text) reading "Rites for Baggen, \ Alaska Tug Captian, \ Slated for Juneau \ Funeral services and burial for \ George Baggen, Sr., will be con— \ ducted in Juneau, the date to be announced towmorrow, it was re— \ vealed today, following arrival of \ his body from Seattle, where he \ died last Thursday, following a \ year's illness. \ The body was accompanied \ north to Juneau by his daughter, \ Mrs. James Vrooman, of Annette Island. \ Capt. Baggen, well known pio— \ neer tug and barge man of south— \ east Alaska, had undergone surgery \ in Sattle. His son George and daughters, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. \ Vrooman were present at the time of death. \ Other surviving memers of the family are his wife, Mrs. Olga Bag—gen, a daughter, Mrs. BurrJohnson, Grants, New Mexico, formerly of \ Junea; a son, L. C. Baggen and \ George Baggen Jr. He is also sur— \ vived by 9 grandchildren and two \ great—grandchildren. \ Capt. Baggen was a member of \ the Elks lodge of Sitka, The Ameri— \ can Legion, (a veteran of World \ War I), and Igloo No. 6, Pioneers \ of Alaska. \ Burial will take place in the \ family plot in Evergreen Cemetery." Handwritten in blue ink above the two newspaper clippings is the text: "Betty \ Olga Baggen Varoman". Both "Betty" and "Varoman" are circled.

Osborne, Linnea
Osborne, Bernie
Osborne, George
Baggen, Olga
Baggen, George

Print
Photograph
Portrait
Childhood