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PCA68BasilClemonsPhotographCollection19111914
AlaskaStateLibrary
HistoricalCollections
GUIDETOCOLLECTION
Clemons,Basil
BasilClemonsPhotographCollection,1911-1914
PCA68
173photographs,b&wProcessedby:
Staff
ACQUISITION:
NeilPhelps-MunsonandMaxcineDoyleloanedtheoriginalsetofphotographsforcopyingin1978.CarolJ.Adams,JeanneOstnes,MitziGerrishSaundersandothersdonatedadditionalphotographsbyClemonsovertheyears(Acc.Nos.1978-15,1992-8,1995-13).OtherphotographsbyBasilClemonsmaybeviewedincollectionsnumberedPCA236,PCA281andPCA373.
ACCESS:
Thephotographsmaybeviewed,howevertheymaynotbephotocopied.
COPYRIGHT:
RequeststoreproducefromthecollectionshouldbediscussedwiththeLibrarian.
PROCESSING:
FivebysevencopyprintswerecreatedfromthefirstcollectionofClemonsphotographs,loanedtotheLibraryin1978.AllphotographsaresleevedinMylarandstoredinacid-neutralfoldersandphaseboxes.Anitem-levelinventoryisavailable.
AlaskaDepartmentofEducation&EarlyDevelopment
DivisionofLibraries,Archives&Museums
P.O.Box110571JuneauAlaska99811-0571(907)465-2925Fax:
(907)465-2990
BIOGRAPHICALNOTE
BasilEdwinClemonswasbornJuly22,1887inLauderdaleCounty,AlabamatoLemuelJosephandSarahAliceClemmons.(Clemmonsfamilymembersfoundthatofficialdocumentslistthenamewithtwom’salthoughBasilspelleditwithonlyone.)ThefamilymovedtoRidgeway,TexaswhileClemonswasachild.In1903,atagesixteen,heleftforCalifornia.HewitnessedtheSanFranciscoearthquakein1906,learnedphotographyinHollywood,andtroopedwiththeTomMixWildWestShow.Around1909ClemonsdriftedtoAlaskawherehephotographedgoldminingcamps,AlaskaNatives,includingEskimos,anddogsledraces.WhileinAlaska,hejoinedtheU.S.ArmyandtrainedatFortLiscom,Alaska.Heislistedinthe1917-1918Polk’sAlaska-YukonGazetteerasaprofessionalphotographerandresidentofRuby,Alaska.
Afterhisarmydischargein1918,hemovedtoSeattle,Washingtonandestablishedaphotographstudio.
AfterreceivingwordthathisSeattlestudiowasdestroyedbyfire,heheadedtowardtheoilboomtownofBreckenridge,StephensCounty,Texas.Therehephotographedtheoilfields,thetownanditssurroundingcommunities.Blindnessandotherhealthproblemsendedhiscareerin1949.
Clemonslivedanddevelopedhisphotographsinagypsywagonwithoutbenefitofrunningwaterorelectricity....Clemonsutilizedsometechniqueslargelyunknowntothephotographicprofession.In1936heturneddownanofferfromEastmanKodakCompanyforhisprocessforcolordeveloping.Thecollectioncontainsonlyafewexamplesofhiscolorprintswhicharenowbadlyfaded.BasilClemonsdiedJune22,1964,inBreckenridgeandisburiedbesidehisparentsinHopkinsCounty,Texas[byShirleyRodnitzky,Archivist,SpecialCollectionsDivision,Univ.ofTexasatArlington.Sources:
DoodleBugs&CactusBerriesbyBettyElliottHanna,1975,andbiographicalsketchbyJeanAnnPellizzariCredicott,daughterofFrankPellizzari,Jr.,formerassistanttoClemons.]
ScopeandContentsNote
ClemonsdocumentedthewaterfrontandstreetscenesintherapidlygrowingcommunitiesofRubyandIditarodfollowingnearbygolddiscoveries.AthapascanIndiansofthearea,familiesofminers,storeowners,variousgatheringsandeventsarealsodepicted.ThiscollectionissignificanttothehistoryofAlaskabecauseitprovidesadirectviewofIditarodandRubyduringatimeoftremendousdevelopment.ThephotosarewelldocumentedbecauseClemonscarefullyengravedidentificationoneachview.
INVENTORY
1Ruby,Alaska,1912.[Waterfront,Steamer,Whitesea1andlargecrowdofpeople.]
2[Similarto#1]
3SteamerDelta[arriving]atRuby,Alaska.May1912.
4LandingatRuby,Alaska,1912.[SteamerSusie]
5NavigationSceneatRuby,Alaska.June18,6A.M.,1912.
6IcemovingintheYukonatRuby,Alaska.May5,1912.
7[Viewofriverboat,Fox,withmenondeck]
8SteamerFlorence
9SteamerJuliaandbargesontheYukonRiver,Alaska.
10SteamerSchwatkaandbargesontheYukonRiver,Alaska.
11[Waterfrontscene]withsmallboatstieduptoshore,manworkinginforeground-]Ruby,Alaska,1912.
12Waterfront.Ruby,Alaska.October1,1911.[Riverboat,St.Michael]
13PilesoffreightonbeachatRuby,Alaska.October1911.Clemons#10.
14[Crowdofpeople]meetingtheboats.Ruby,Alaska,1912.
15[Waterfrontscenewithpilesoflumberandfreightandcrowdofpeople.]
16MovingdayonbeachatRuby,Alaska,Spring,1912.[womanpackingamidstdismantledtentsite.]
17[Waterfrontscene,withsmallboatstiedup,menandsuppliesonshore.]
18Simon'sSawmill.Ruby,Alaska,1912.
19RubyMill.EdSimonsProp.[Showspilesoflumberonshore,andriverboatinbackground]
20MovingIndependentSawmilloffofbeach.Ruby,Alaska.Spring,1912.
21MouthofRubyCreek,Ruby,Alaska.
22[Waterfrontviewof]RubyCity,Alaska.July21,1911.]
23[Overviewof]RubyCity,Alaska.Thedaytheicewentout.May5,1912.
24[Overviewof]RubyCity,Alaska.TakenfromLowerHill.Oct.16,1911.
25[Overviewof]Ruby,Alaska.Atmidnight.June21,1912.12-5AMTimeF.16.3Seconds.
26Thewaterfront.Ruby,Alaska.1912
27[Viewofstreet]Ruby,Alaska,July21,1911.
28FirstAve.,Ruby,Alaska.1912.
29FirstAve.,Ruby,Alaska.1912.
30FrontStreet,Ruby,Alaska.
313rd.Street,Ruby,Alaska.1912.
32FrontStreet,Ruby,Alaska.1911.
33PitchinghorseshoesinRuby.1912
34Thebeach,Ruby,Alaska.1912.
35LouisSpitz.Ruby,Alaska,1912[Viewofstorefront,TheFraction,withgroupofmenstandinginfrontofthestore]
36AbusinessblockinRuby,Alaska.Photographedatmid-night.June22,1912.f.8.2seconds[Crowdofmenonboardwalk]
37ThePioneerStore.Ruby,Alaska,1912.[Groupofmenonboardwalk;oneishandingoutcigars]
38FirstrestaurantinRuby,Alaska,1911.[Skookum’sEatingHouse,tentonaflatboattieduptoshore]
39EugeneTraveller’scorner.Wrestling.4thofJuly,Ruby,Alaska,1912.
40McGrathIntroducingEugeneTraveller,wrestler.4thofJuly,Ruby,Alaska,1912.
41"KidRoss"Corner.4thofJuly,Ruby,Alaska,1912.
424thofJuly,Ruby,Alaska,1912.
43Sanderstrapezeperformer,4thofJuly,Ruby,Alaska,1912.
44AnAlaskanminer'slaststampede.June29,1912.[Funeralprocessiononhilloutsideoftown.]
45FuneralofThomasEmerson,July24,1912.RubyAlaska.[Funeralprocessiononhilloutsideoftown]
46St.Patrick'sDayMasqueradeBall,Ruby,Alaska,1912.
47FirstmasqueradeballinRubyCity,Alaska.ArcadianHall,HalloweenEve,1911.
48Mason'sBall,St.John'sDay,A.D.,1911.ArcadianHall,Ruby,Alaska.
49IndianCamp,nearRuby,Alaska[Nativewomanwithinfantandtwochildren,standingbyfishdryingrackonbeach.]
50[Twonativewomen,oneofthemholdingasmallchild.]Ruby,Alaska,1912.
51Nativepapaandhisbabies.Ruby,Alaska,1911.
52Alaskannatives.Ruby,Alaska,1912.
53GreetingsfromRuby,Alaska,1912.[Ayoungnativeboywithtwodogs]
54YukonIndians.Ruby,Alaska.
55AgroupofIndians,Alaska.December2.Fiftybelowzero.
56ConleyandCompanyLongCr.Ruby,Alaska,1912.[Twomenatminingoperation.]
57TheTentRoadHouse.Ruby,Alaska,1912.
58Mogeau'sRoadhouse.HeadofLongCr.Ruby,Alaska,1912.
59WillettandCox'sMessHouseandmine.TrailCreek.Ruby,Alaska,1912.
60[Twomeninfrontoflogcabin]Ruby,Alaska.
61[Fourwomenandtwogirlsinfrontofacabin]Ruby,Alaska,1912
62AnAlaskan"musher"Ruby,1912.[Unidentifiedmaninfursandsnowshoes]
63WhipsawinglumberonBearpup.RubyDistrict,Alaska.1912.
64[Menanddogteams]ontheBostonHillSumit[Summit]Rubydist.,Alaska,April,1912.
65KeysandMayhan'steamreturningfromcreeks.Ruby,Alaska,1912.
66BilleyRobinsonFreighter.RubyMiningDistrictAlaska,1912.[Threemenandfreightteam.]
67Movingminingmachinerytocreeks.Ruby,Alaska,April13,1912.[Machinerylabeled]"JordanandDoyea,BearPup"[and]"SchutteandDoty,LongCr"
68KeysandMahan.FirstfreighttrainontrailtoCreeks.Ruby,Alaska.October,1911.DomeR.house[locationindicatedinbackground]
69LongCity,(longCr.RubyMiningDist)Alaska,1912.
70OfficeDiscoveryClaim[Groupoflogcabinsonhillside]
71SherbornAve-LongCity.RubyMiningDistrict,Alaska,1912.
72Johnson&Fernander'sCabin.LongCityAlaska,1912.WherewevotedAugust15.FirstcabininRubyMiningDistrict.
73JackConnolly'sCabin.LongCreek.RubyMiningDistrict,Alaska.1912.
74TheWindyBenchMine,LongCr.Ruby,Alaska,1912.Warren,Burk,andHeney.
75Warren,Burk,andHeney.WindyBenchClaim.LongCr.RubyMiningDist.,Alaska,1912.
76StroupandLabosky-EmilBench,LongCr.RubyMiningDist.,Alaska,1912.
77Conors_____________Ruby[Miningoperation]
78D.McClowdandBell'sMine.BearPup.Ruby,Alaska,1912.
79SinclairBros.Mine.BearPup.Ruby,Alaska.1912.
80GroundSluicing.BearPup.RubyGoldMiningDist.,Alaska1912.
81PineTreeAsso.BonanzaCr.Ruby,Alaska.Backlund,Curey&Westerlund.
82U.S.MailCarrierSnow'scampontrail.YukontoIditarod,Alaska,1911.
83Gray&Cc).DrivingcattlefromIditarod,AlaskatoOphirdiggings.1911
84Steamer,LittleSnugontheIditarodRiver,Alaska.1911.
85"Gnat"and"Mosquito"FreightingonIditarodRiver,Alaska.1911.
86CaptainNorron'slaunchCometontheIditarodRiver,Alaska.1911
87ThelittlesteamerGertrudeleavingIditarodforRuby,Alaska.1911.
88Iditarod,Alaska,1911.
89Beforethefire.FirstAvenue,Iditarod,Alaska4-11.
90Noonhour.Iditarod,Alaska,1911.[Twostorylogbuildingadvertising"Turkish