Helen J. Simeonoff collection [graphic], 1778-2000 (bulk 1900-1963).

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Helen J. Simeonoff collection [graphic], 1778-2000 (bulk 1900-1963).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53915900

The photographs include family members of the Simeonoff, Ponomarev, and Knagin families with genealogy dating back to the Russian American Company in the early 1800's. Photographs were taken in and around Kodiak and also include Woody Island, Afognak, Eklutna, Ouzinkie, Port Bailey, Port Lions, Kenai, and Uganik mostly from 1900 to the 1960's. A few photos were taken outside Alaska, including Washington, D.C., San Diego, and Albuquerque. Photos in the Chateau de Musee, Boulogne sur Mer, France were taken by Helen J. Simeonoff to document Sugpiaq masks collected by Louis Alphonse Pinart, 1872-1873, in Kodiak, Afognak, Katmai, and Unga.

115 images + genealogy.

Alaska State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7673051

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Simeonoff, Helen J.

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Helen J. Simeonoff was born October 23, 1941 in Kodiak, Alaska to William Simeonoff, Jr. and Alexandra Knagin; both are of Sugpiaq-Russian descent. She is a watercolor artist focusing on the Sugpiaq culture of Kodiak and Afognak Islands and currently lives in Anchorage AK. From the description of Helen J. Simeonoff collection [graphic], 1778-2000 (bulk 1900-1963). (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 53915900 ...

Simeonoff family

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Ponomarev family

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Egan, William A.

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William A. Egan was born October 8, 1914 in Valdez, Alaska, to Cora Allen Egan and William E. Egan. Egan graduated from Valdez High School and held various jobs before being elected to the Valdez City Council in 1937. He was elected to the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives from the Third Judicial Division in 1940 and wrote and introduced the first bill for a territorial referendum on statehood for Alaska the following year. Egan served for three years in the U.S. Army Infantry and Air ...

Semenov, I. S. (Ivan Semenovich)

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Pinart, A. L. (Alphonse Louis), 1852-1911

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Alponse Louis Pinart (1852-1911), French linguist, traveled in America collecting vocabularies for various Indian languages for publication. From the description of Native American vocabularies, 1646-1789, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128592 ...

Knagin family

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