Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.10.02196
Accession#:
2013.10
Credit Line:
Transferred from the Alaska State Historical Library.
Object Name:
Negative, Film
Title:
Portrait of Elizabeth (Betty) Gruening Coomber
Photographer:
Joseph Alexander
Studio:
Alexander's
Place:
Juneau, Alaska
Date:
1960
Year Range from:
1955
Year Range to:
1965
Description:
Black and white vertical photographic negative of a woman. The woman is wearing a Houndstooth coat and white top. She is sitting and facing front. She is wearing earrings. Film is Kodak brand.

Most likely a 1960 Passport Photograph
Notes:
The 2013.10 collection was transferred from the Alaska State Historical Library in 2013. The ASHL Accession number was 1999—056. A copy of the ASHL collection guide is located in the accession file. This object came from "Box 1 of 6, Negatives, 1955—1963, 19. 60 pp" listed on the ASHL collection guide. The main box (box 1 of 6) was a cardboard banker's box and the smaller division was a Kodak 4x5 Film Box. The descriptions determined from writing on the Kodak Film boxes. Boxes were not kept.


Elizabeth (Betty) Gruening Coomber was the former wife of Hunt Gruening, mother of Clark, Win and Brad Gruening. Former daughter—in—law to Governor Ernest Gruening.
People:
Alexander, Joseph
Coomber, Elizabeth
Gruening, Elizabeth
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