Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.11.0251 A—G
Accession#:
2013.11
Credit Line:
Donated by Susan Derrera.
Object Name:
Negative, Film
Title:
2/2/55 Elks
Photographer:
Alexander, Joseph
Place:
Juneau, Alaska
Date:
February 2, 1955
Year Range from:
1955
Year Range to:
1955
Description:
A: Envelope to hold negatives. Labeled: "2/2/55 Elks".
B: Negative in horizontal view of an interior, possibly of a lodge or event hall. Two rows of men in suits stand in the center of the image, in front of an on a raised area of two steps. 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. Some of the men wear decorative chains around their necks. There is an elderly man in a sweater vest sitting in a chair, front and center.
C: Negative in horizontal view of the same interior, arranged identically to the previous negative, except that the man in the chair in front is now absent.
D: Negative in vertical view of what is possibly the same interior, with a different view. The room is photographed diagonally, showing a wide ioen area, with a chandalier toward the center and at the rear left. There is a large horizontal window above the rear wall of the room, where several men can be seen looking down. The lower open area is populated with many men in suits. There is a square wood altar—type structure in the center of the room.
E: Negative in vertical view of the same interior, arranged identically to the previous negative.
F: Negative in vertical view of the same interior. The altar—type piece at the center of the room is now adorned with a tablecloth and a large set of antlers. Six men dressed in black are busying themselves in the center of the room, arranged in a line. The men in suits are seated behind them. To the right, there is a similar square structure to the center altar.
G: Negative in vertical view of the same interior, with the men in black standing around the altar—type structure, all holding trays.
B: Negative in horizontal view of an interior, possibly of a lodge or event hall. Two rows of men in suits stand in the center of the image, in front of an on a raised area of two steps. 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. Some of the men wear decorative chains around their necks. There is an elderly man in a sweater vest sitting in a chair, front and center.
C: Negative in horizontal view of the same interior, arranged identically to the previous negative, except that the man in the chair in front is now absent.
D: Negative in vertical view of what is possibly the same interior, with a different view. The room is photographed diagonally, showing a wide ioen area, with a chandalier toward the center and at the rear left. There is a large horizontal window above the rear wall of the room, where several men can be seen looking down. The lower open area is populated with many men in suits. There is a square wood altar—type structure in the center of the room.
E: Negative in vertical view of the same interior, arranged identically to the previous negative.
F: Negative in vertical view of the same interior. The altar—type piece at the center of the room is now adorned with a tablecloth and a large set of antlers. Six men dressed in black are busying themselves in the center of the room, arranged in a line. The men in suits are seated behind them. To the right, there is a similar square structure to the center altar.
G: Negative in vertical view of the same interior, with the men in black standing around the altar—type structure, all holding trays.
People:
Alexander, Joseph
Derrera, Susan
Derrera, Susan
Search Terms:
BPOE
Elks
Elks