Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2006.11.241A—E
Accession#:
2006.11
Credit Line:
Donated by the Caroline Jensen Estate.
Object Name:
Album Page, Photographic
Place:
Pearl Harbor
Year Range from:
1920
Year Range to:
1929
Description:
Five black and white photographs.

A. Photo of a home. Winter scene. Picket fence around the house. A Softwood tree is at the corner of the house, proper left. On reverse side is pencil #13, upper proper left.

B. Photo of a camp next to the shore. Multiple wooden sheds and cabins with porches nearest the water. At least two rows of cabins. Large spruce trees line the shore. On reverse side it says (in pencil): "Road crew Camp", upper proper left. Printed #2 in lower proper left corner.

C. Photo of construction of a wooden bridge. Two men are carrying a plank across the bridge in photo center. One man is walking across the bridge with a tool in his hand. Another worker kneels on the far side of the bridge. Writing in margin on proper left, blue ink : "Building bridge at Peterson Crk." On reverse side is a printed #12 in lower proper left corner.

D. Photo of a group of people (36) standing, sitting, and laying on the ground in between two cabins. One woman in a long apron stands on proper right end of the group. Cabins have tarpaper on outside walls. On reverse side is an printed #68 in lower proper left corner.

E. Photo of a group of men in front of cabin. A man with a cook's hat and apron is running toward the posed men, proper right. 21 men are in picture. On reverse side is #68 lower proper left.
Notes:
Written note accompanying these photos said: "Road crew building road to Eagle River camping at Peterson, Pearl Harbor. Irma and mother cooked for crew. Irma met her husband Charlie Olson at this time. He was road foreman. 1920's
People:
Jensen, Irma
Olson, Charlie
Search Terms:
Mining
Transportation
Road
Bridge
Agriculture
Home Life
Environment
Winter
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Jensen home in winter-1920'sJensen home in winter-1920's
Road crew camp at Pearl harborRoad crew camp at Pearl harbor
Building bridge at Peterson CrBuilding bridge at Peterson Cr
Road Crew group 1920'sRoad Crew group 1920's
Road crew group photo #2Road crew group photo #2