Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.11.0252 A—E
Accession#:
2013.11
Credit Line:
Donated by Susan Derrera.
Object Name:
Negative, Film
Title:
3/30/55 Elks
Photographer:
Alexander, Joseph
Place:
Juneau, Alaska
Date:
March 30, 1955
Year Range from:
1955
Year Range to:
1955
Description:
A: Envelope to hold negatives. Labeled: "3/30/55 Elks".
B: Negative in horizontal view of an interior, possibly of a lodge or event hall. Three rows of men in suits stand in the center of the image, in front of an on a raised area of two steps, on either side of what appears to be a podium, which bears a sign reading "March Initiation Class In Honor of Bill Biggs, Secretary Juneau Lodge No. 420". Behind them are murals or possibly flower arrangements on the walls made to look like clocks with Roman numerals signifying 11 o'clock, with the text "BPOE 420" printed near the bottoms. The men in the rear row are all wearing decorative chains around their necks. The man at top right is in a naval uniform.
C: Negative in horizontal view of the same interior, arranged similarly to the previous negative, but with fewer men arranged into two rows. The man in the center behind the podium wears a decorative chain around his neck. The men at bottom left and top right are both dressed in naval uniforms.
D: Negative in vertical view of the same interior, arranged identically to negative "B."
E: Negative in vertical view of the same interior, arranged identically to negative "C."
People:
Alexander, Joseph
Derrera, Susan
Search Terms:
BPOE
Elks