Laura P. and Frederick K. Ordway photograph collection [graphic], 1930-1946.

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Laura P. and Frederick K. Ordway photograph collection [graphic], 1930-1946.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55491209

This collection covers a wide range of Alaskan subjects including salmon fishing, gold mining, whaling, railroads, riverboats, woodcutting, river boats, private excursion boats, dog teams, sleds, native Alaskans, ports of Alaska, mountains, glaciers, churches, buildings, Purgatory on the Yukon River, Inuit (Eskimos), Bering Sea, many southeast Alaskan scenic views.

199 photographs : b&w.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7704401

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Ordway, Laura P.

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Ordway, Frederick Ira III.

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Frederick K. ("Alaska's Flying Photographer") and his wife, Laura P. Ordway settled in Juneau around 1926. Fred worked as an electrician for Alaska Light and Power Co. for less than a year before opening Ordway's Photo Service (or Photo Shop) on Front Street. Laura was a photographer and writer employed by Alaska Line Steamship Co. and free-lance writer/photographer for Popular Science, Alaskan Travel and other magazines and advertising companies. The Ordways traveled throughout Alaska in the 19...