Pigg family photograph collection, 1920's - 1950's [graphic].

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Pigg family photograph collection, 1920's - 1950's [graphic].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/318200718

The Pigg family photos include photos of Dr. W.J. Pigg, his wife Lena and son Henry. There are many photos of family friend Father Bernard R. Hubbard. Many of the photos were taken on the Mendenhall/Taku Glacier crossing by Henry Pigg, Father Hubbard and Jack Koby. There is also a photo of Babe Ruth in Juneau. There are many glacier and mountain scenes. The photos are of several different sizes with many 8x10's. The photos date from 1914-1950's.

1 box (133 b&w photographs)

Alaska State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7327038

Alaska State Library

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Pigg, Lena

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Pigg, W. J.

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Pigg family.

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The W.J. Pigg family lived in Juneau, Alaska, during the 1920's and 1930's. W.J. Pigg was a physician. His wife was Mrs. Lena Pigg, W.J. being her first husband. Their son was Patrick Henry Pigg, 1909-? From the description of Pigg family photograph collection, 1920's - 1950's [graphic]. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 318200718 ...

Hubbard, Bernard R. (Bernard Rosecrans), 1888-1962

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Born in 1888, Bernard Hubbard demonstrated a love of exploration as a youth. He attended St. Ignatius College and Santa Clara University, and entered the Jesuit order in 1908. In 1926 Hubbard returned to Santa Clara as a professor of Greek, German, and geology. He began exploring the Alaskan wilderness in 1927, financing his trips with proceeds from lectures describing his adventures. His exploits were written up in such publications as National Geographic, The Saturday Evening Post, and The Lit...

Pigg, Patrick Henry

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Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

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George Herman Ruth was born February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland to Katherine and George Herman Ruth Sr. In 1902, Ruth was sent to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, an orphanage and reformatory, at the age of seven to teach him discipline. It was here that he learned to play baseball. He signed a contract with the minor league Baltimore Orioles in 1914. Ruth received his nickname "Babe" when his minor league teammates referred to him as manager Jack Dunn's new babe. He began his ma...