Swanson, Ruth

The collection is a gift of James R. Mackovjak, an author from Gustavus, Alaska. The photos were taken at Strawberry Point, which is now called Gustavus. Ernest Swanson is considered to be the founder of Elfin Cove. He spent some time at Strawberry Point/Gustavus circa 1916-1917. The photos taken at Strawberry Point/Gustavus came from the collection of Ruth Swanson of Elfin Cove, Ernest Swanson's spouse via James Mackovjak, who was visiting with Ruth Swanson when she decided to purge her photo album of these particular photos.

From the description of Strawberry Point photograph collection [graphic], 1914-1917. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 310476461