Primary Name: Bray, George

Filed as: bray_george

Also known as: George Bray

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6; waiter

Born: June 1862, New York

Died: November 4, 1933, Juneau, Alaska

Parents: Unknown

Spouse: Unknown

Children: Unknown

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Fairbanks, Alaska

Keywords: George Bray, Bray George, Juneau Men's Igloo charter member, waiter Juneau Alaska, Fairbanks Federal Jail prisoner 1910 census

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Biography

George Bray was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.

Bray was born in June 1862 in New York. He first came to the Territory of Alaska in 1898 during the period of rapid migration that followed the Klondike gold rush.

According to the 1910 United States Federal Census, Bray was listed as a prisoner in the Fairbanks Federal Jail. At that time, his occupation was recorded as a waiter.

Bray died at St. Ann’s Hospital in Juneau on November 4, 1933. His death resulted from injuries he received approximately a week earlier when he fell down a stairway near the Arctic Rooms in Juneau.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Population Census; Daily Alaska Empire, November 6, 1933

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Tags: George Bray, Bray family, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau pioneers, Fairbanks Alaska, St Ann's Hospital Juneau

Primary Name: Burford, George C.

Filed as: burford_george_c

Also known as: George C. Burford

Occupation / Association: Merchant; Proprietor, Burford’s Corner; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6

Born: June 16, 1876, Palino, California

Died: December 12, 1957, Vallejo, California

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Children: Jack Burford

Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Vallejo, California

Keywords: George C Burford, Burford George C, Burford's Corner Juneau

Biography

George C. Burford was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.

Burford was born on June 16, 1876, in Palino, California. He first came to Juneau in 1898. He was in charge of the men's department at B.M. Behrends store for several years and then branched out on his own.

He opened Burford’s Corner, a recreational center and cigar and candy stand, one of Juneau’s first establishments catering to the “white collar” trade. It was located in the First National Bank building at the corner of Front and Seward Streets.

Burford was active in Juneau community affairs during the city's early days. He extended the hand of friendship to all and was loved by a host of friends throughout the Gastineau Channel area. Always working toward progress for Juneau, Mr. Burford brought the first automobile to the city in 1912, a Paige passenger car. He was issued car license No. 1, which was held by his son, Jack Burford, in Juneau until it was assigned to the governor of Alaska in the 1930s.

Mr. Burford was joined in Juneau by his brother Will Burford, who came with his son Wilbur in 1910 from California to assist in the Burford’s Corner business. In 1923, George Burford sold the business, which was later owned by his brother, and in 1926, he left Juneau to make his home in Seattle.

He moved to Vallejo, California, in 1953, where he died on December 12, 1957.

Sources

Juneau Empire, December 13, 1957; Alaska Digital Archives ASL P226-201

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Primary Name: Carlson, John L.

Filed as: carlson_john_l

Also known as: John L. Carlson

Occupation / Association: Cannery operator; Fisherman; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo

Born: December 9, 1847, Stockholm, Sweden

Died: August 9, 1921, Juneau, Alaska

Parents: Ludwig Carlson

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Associated places: Stockholm, Sweden; Astoria, Oregon; Taku Harbor, Alaska; Auk Harbor, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: John L Carlson, Carlson John L, Taku Harbor cannery operator, Auk Harbor cannery, Juneau Men's Igloo

Biography

John L. Carlson was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.

He was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 9, 1847, the son of Ludwig Carlson. Carlson immigrated to the United States in 1874 and soon afterward settled in Astoria, Oregon, where he worked for many years as a sailor and fisherman. He later entered business and became successful.

In 1900, Carlson went to Taku Harbor, Alaska. From that time until 1918, he operated the cannery there. His name became widely known throughout the North, and he developed the Taku Harbor plant into a model for many of the successful canneries that followed in Alaska.

In 1918, he sold the Taku Harbor cannery to the Libby, McNeil & Libby Company for approximately half a million dollars and expected to retire. However, his attachment to the work and to Alaska was so strong that he soon returned to the industry and constructed another cannery at Auk Harbor, a few miles north of Juneau.

John L. Carlson died in Juneau on August 9, 1921.

Sources

Alaska Daily Empire, August 10, 1921; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 3, p. 48, by Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2009)

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Tags: John L Carlson, Carlson John L, Juneau Men's Igloo, Taku Harbor cannery, Alaska canning industry pioneers

Primary Name: Caro, Jules B.

Filed as: caro_jules_b

Also known as: Jules B. Caro

Occupation / Association: Businessman; Wholesale Broker; Cannery Owner; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Born: 1871, San Francisco, California

Died: April 24, 1933, Seattle, Washington

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Associated places: San Francisco California; Juneau Alaska; Dawson Yukon; Auk Bay Alaska; Seattle Washington

Keywords: Jules B Caro, J B Caro, Auk Bay Cannery owner, Alaska wholesale brokerage

Biography

Jules B. Caro was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

Caro was born in 1871 in San Francisco, California. He went to Alaska early in 1898, first arriving in Juneau and later traveling to Dawson during the Klondike Gold Rush. He represented the Joseph Myers Tobacco Company and Kreielsheimer Bros. during this period.

Around 1900, he entered into business with Charles E. Hooker, formerly of Kelly, Clark & Company. From that time forward, Caro became head of the firm's wholesale brokerage business, which he developed into one of the largest establishments of its kind in the Territory of Alaska.

Caro also had interests in the Alaska cannery industry. He purchased the Auk Bay Cannery from the John Carlson Company and operated it as part of his expanding business ventures.

Jules B. Caro died in Seattle, Washington, on April 24, 1933.

Sources

Alaska Weekly, March 3, 1933; Ferrell, Ed. Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 1, p. 55 (May 1, 2009)

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Tags: Jules B Caro, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, Auk Bay Cannery, Alaska business pioneers, Alaska wholesale trade, Juneau Alaska history

Primary Name: Carver, John Nelson "Doc"

Filed as: carver_john_nelson_doc

Also known as: John Nelson Carver; Doc Carver; John "Doc" Carver

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; prospector; teamster; Civil War veteran

Born: 1848, near Janesville, Wisconsin

Died: February 3, 1936, Juneau, Alaska

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Associated places: Janesville, Wisconsin; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: John Nelson Doc Carver, John Carver Civil War veteran Juneau, Doc Carver Juneau pioneer

Biography

John Nelson “Doc” Carver was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Carver was born near Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1848. At the age of sixteen, he enlisted as a private in Company L of the Third Regiment of Wisconsin Cavalry during the Civil War. He served on the battlefront and mustered out of service on October 23, 1865.

Carver came to Juneau around the turn of the twentieth century and spent several years prospecting. For a time, he was employed in the printing shop of George Simpkins and also worked as a teamster for Juneau transfer companies.

As Juneau’s only Civil War veteran, “Doc” was always given a place of honor in the Memorial Day processions. The nickname “Doc” had been given to him many years earlier after Dr. Carver, the famous buffalo hunter.

He died in Juneau on February 3, 1936, at the age of eighty-eight.

Sources

Daily Alaska Empire, February 3, 1936

Tags: John Nelson Carver, Doc Carver, Carver John Nelson, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Civil War veterans in Alaska

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Primary Name: Case, William Howard

Filed as: case_william_howard

Also known as: W. H. Case, William H. Case

Occupation / Association: Photographer; Business Owner; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Born: April 19, 1868, Marshalltown, Iowa

Died: July 16, 1920, Juneau, Alaska

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Children: Howard Case; Alice Case; Madge Case Wade

Associated places: Marshalltown Iowa; South Dakota; Oregon; Skagway Alaska; Juneau Alaska; Atlin British Columbia

Keywords: William Howard Case, W H Case, Case and Draper photographers, Juneau photography studios

Biography

William Howard Case was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

The W. H. Case and H. H. Draper photography studios opened in 1898 in a small tent in Skagway, Alaska. The partners later moved their business to a two-story building on Broadway near 4th Avenue, where they also sold curios, photographic supplies, Alaska Native handicrafts, and game specimens.

By 1907, the partnership between Case and Draper had been mutually dissolved. Draper retained the Skagway shop while Case opened a new photographic studio in Juneau.

William Howard Case was born April 19, 1868, in Marshalltown, Iowa, and lived much of his early life in South Dakota and Oregon. During the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898, he traveled north and secured several mining claims in Atlin before establishing his photographic business in Skagway.

Case moved to Juneau in 1907, where he operated the Case photographic studio.

He had three children: Howard, Alice, and Madge. His daughter, Madge, married Hugh Wade, Secretary of the Territory of Alaska from 1959 to 1966.

Case was active in the Juneau community and was a member of the Masonic and Shrine organizations.

William Howard Case died suddenly in Juneau on July 16, 1920. After his death, the studio was reopened by E. C. Adams.

Case and Draper became well known for their portraits and photographs documenting the life and customs of the Tlingit people, early Skagway, and scenes from the 1898 Gold Rush. Their images were widely reproduced in Alaskan publications, including The Soapy Smith Tragedy, and on postcards and White Pass & Yukon Railway souvenir playing cards.

Sources

Historical records of Case & Draper Photographers; Alaska historical publications; community records of Juneau

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Tags: William Howard Case, W H Case, Case and Draper photographers, Juneau photographers, Skagway photographers, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, Alaska photography history

Primary Name: Casey, Russell G.

Filed as: casey_russell_g

Also known as: Russell Casey

Occupation / Association: Teamster; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Born: July 1892, Washington

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Associated places: Washington; Juneau Alaska

Keywords: Russell G Casey, Russell Casey Juneau, Juneau Transfer Company teamster

Biography

Russell G. Casey was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

Casey was born in July 1892 in Washington. He later came to Alaska, where he worked as a teamster for the Juneau Transfer Company.

Sources

1910 U.S. Federal Population Census

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Tags: Russell G Casey, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, Juneau Transfer Company, Juneau Alaska pioneers

Primary Name: Chase, William H.

Filed as: chase_william_h

Also known as: William H. Chase

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; Grand President, Pioneers of Alaska (1938); Mayor of Cordova, Alaska; author

Born: January 19, 1874, Warsaw, New York

Died: October 1, 1965, Seattle, Washington

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Associated places: Warsaw, New York; Skagway, Alaska; Dyea, Alaska; Dawson, Yukon Territory; Fairbanks, Alaska; Valdez, Alaska; Katalla, Alaska; Cordova, Alaska; Seattle, Washington

Keywords: William H Chase, Chase William H, Pioneers of Alaska Grand President 1938, Cordova mayor William Chase

Biography

William H. Chase was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo and served as Grand President of the Pioneers of Alaska in 1938.

Chase was born in Warsaw, New York, on January 19, 1874, and completed high school there. He later attended Bellevue Hospital in New York City as a medical student with an emphasis on natural history.

He came north during the gold rush years and lived in Skagway, Dyea, and Dawson between 1897 and 1903. He later resided in Fairbanks from 1903 to 1904 and in Valdez from 1905 to 1906.

Chase moved to Katalla in 1907 and eventually settled in Cordova, Alaska, where he became a prominent civic leader and served twenty-four terms as Mayor.

He was also an author. His works include The Sourdough Pot (1943) and Capt. Billie Moore and Pioneers of Alaska (1951).

William H. Chase died in Seattle, Washington, on October 1, 1965.

Sources

Who's Who in Alaskan Politics: Biographical Dictionary of Alaskan Political Personalities, 1884–1974, Evangeline Atwood and Robert N. DeArmond, p. 16.

Tags: William H Chase, Chase William H, Pioneers of Alaska Grand Presidents, Cordova mayors, Alaska pioneers

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Primary Name: Clark, Walter Eli

Filed as: clark_walter_eli

Also known as: Walter E. Clark

Occupation / Association: Seventh Governor of Alaska (1909–1913); journalist; charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo

Born: January 7, 1869, Ashford, Connecticut

Died: February 4, 1950, Charleston, West Virginia

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Associated places: Ashford, Connecticut; Juneau, Alaska; Nome, Alaska; Whitehorse, Yukon; Dawson, Yukon; Fairbanks, Alaska; Charleston, West Virginia

Keywords: Walter Eli Clark, Walter E Clark, Alaska territorial governor, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member

Biography

Walter Eli Clark was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo and served as the seventh Governor of Alaska Territory from 1909 to 1913.

Clark, a Republican from Connecticut, was born in Ashford, Connecticut, on January 7, 1869. He graduated from the Connecticut State Normal School at New Britain in 1887 and, during the following year, served as principal of the grammar school in Manchester, Connecticut. He later attended Williston Seminary in East Hampton, Massachusetts, and Wesleyan University in Connecticut, from which he graduated with a Ph.D. degree in 1895.

Following graduation, he pursued a career in journalism, which he continued for most of his life, except for the time he spent in Alaska. His journalistic positions included reporter for the Hartford, Connecticut Post in 1895; telegraph editor for the Washington Times in 1895–1896; Washington correspondent for the New York Commercial Advertiser in 1897; assistant to the Washington correspondent for the New York Sun from 1897 to 1909; Washington correspondent for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1900 to 1909; and correspondent for the New York Commercial and the Toronto Globe from 1904 to 1909. Beginning in 1914, he served as editor and proprietor of the Charleston Daily Mail in Charleston, West Virginia.

Clark joined the stampede to Nome in 1900 and spent the season there engaged in mining. He made three visits to Alaska prior to his appointment as governor. During the summer of 1903, he visited southeastern Alaska, and in 1906, he undertook a four-month journey through Alaska by way of Whitehorse, Dawson, and the Yukon River. From Tanana, he traveled up the Tanana River to Fairbanks and returned again to the Yukon River, following it to its mouth and then on to Nome.

Clark was appointed Governor of Alaska by President William Howard Taft in May 1909 and took the oath of office at Juneau on October 1 of that year. He served until 1913, after which he returned to the United States and resumed his career as editor and proprietor of the Charleston Daily Mail.

Walter Eli Clark died in Charleston, West Virginia, on February 4, 1950.

Sources

Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850-1950, Volume 3, pp. 62–63, by Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2009).

Tags: Walter Eli Clark, Walter E Clark, Alaska territorial governors, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Alaska pioneers

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Primary Name: Clay, Levy L.

Filed as: clay_levy_l

Also known as: Levy L. Clay

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo

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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Levy L Clay, Clay Levy L, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member

Biography

Levy L. Clay was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Sources

Pioneers of Alaska Men’s Igloo No. 6 Biographical Sketch

Tags: Levy L Clay, Clay Levy L, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska

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Primary Name: Cleveland, Philo J.

Filed as: cleveland_philo_j

Also known as: Philo J. Cleveland

Occupation / Association: Carpenter; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo

Born: January 1880, Ohio

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Associated places: Ohio; Skagway, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Seattle, Washington

Keywords: Philo J Cleveland, Cleveland Philo J, Juneau Men's Igloo carpenter

Biography

Philo J. Cleveland was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.

Cleveland was born in Ohio in January 1880. His family came to Alaska in 1896 and was living in Skagway at the time of the 1900 United States Census, where he was working as a carpenter.

He came to Juneau around 1912 and lived there until about 1917, then moved to Seattle, Washington.

Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Census

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Tags: Philo J Cleveland, Cleveland Philo J, Juneau Men's Igloo, Alaska carpenters, Juneau Alaska pioneers

Primary Name: Cobb, E. Lang

Filed as: cobb_e_lang

Also known as: E. Lang Cobb

Occupation / Association: Mining Engineer; Surveyor; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Born: 1890, Texas

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Associated places: Texas; Juneau Alaska; Sewanee Tennessee; California

Keywords: E Lang Cobb, Lang Cobb, Juneau mining engineer, Alaska Electric Light and Power employee

Biography

E. Lang Cobb was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

Cobb was born in Texas in 1890. He came to Alaska at the age of seven and was raised in Juneau, making him essentially an Alaskan product.

He attended the Juneau Public Schools before continuing his education at the Sewanee Grammar School in Tennessee, where he studied for three years. Cobb later enrolled at the University of California, where he pursued a mining and scientific course of study.

Following his education, Cobb worked primarily in mining and surveying. During the summer of 1917, he was engaged in the fishing industry before later working for the Alaska Electric Light & Power Company.

Sources

Daily Alaska Dispatch, April 17, 1918; Ferrell, Ed. Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 4, p. 162 (May 1, 2009)

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Tags: E Lang Cobb, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, Alaska mining engineers, Alaska Electric Light and Power, Juneau Alaska pioneers

Primary Name: Cobb, John H.

Filed as: cobb_john_h

Also known as: John H. Cobb

Occupation / Association: Attorney; first Attorney General of Alaska Territory; charter member, Juneau Men’s Igloo

Born: Texas

Died: December 23, 1925, Santa Barbara, California

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Associated places: Texas; Juneau, Alaska; Chichagof Island, Alaska; Santa Barbara, California

Keywords: John H Cobb, Cobb John H, Alaska Attorney General, Malony and Cobb law firm

Biography

John H. Cobb was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Cobb came to Juneau in 1897 from his native state of Texas and began practicing law. Early in 1899, he formed a law partnership with John F. Malony, and for twenty years, the firm of Malony and Cobb was one of the leading law practices in Alaska.

In 1915, Governor John F. A. Strong appointed Cobb as the first Attorney General of the Alaska Territory. In 1916, he ran as an independent candidate for attorney general but was defeated by George B. Grigsby, the Democratic nominee.

In association with Judge John R. Winn, Cobb successfully argued the well-known lawsuit of John Tuppela against the Chichagoff Mining Company, involving title to some of the most valuable mining properties at Chichagof.

After the case was settled, Cobb moved with his family to California, where they resided in Santa Barbara.

John H. Cobb died in Santa Barbara on December 23, 1925.

Sources

Biographies of Alaska–Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 2, p. 58, by Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2009).

Tags: John H Cobb, Cobb John H, Alaska Attorney General, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Malony and Cobb law firm

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Primary Name: Cosgrove, Charles H.

Filed as: cosgrove_charles_h

Also known as: Charles H. Cosgrove

Occupation / Association: Attorney; City Attorney; City Clerk; Magistrate; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo

Born: ca. 1871, Lowell, Massachusetts

Died: May 15, 1923, Ketchikan, Alaska

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Spouse: Margaret Whalen (m. 1904, Seattle, Washington)

Children: Three sons; one daughter

Associated places: Lowell, Massachusetts; Worcester, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; Nome, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska

Keywords: Charles H Cosgrove, Cosgrove Charles H, Ketchikan attorney, Juneau Men's Igloo

Biography

Charles H. Cosgrove was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.

Cosgrove was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, about 1871. He attended the public schools of that city and, after graduation, entered Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts, completing his collegiate course in 1893. That same year, he entered Boston University Law School and graduated in 1897.

He practiced law in Massachusetts for a short time before moving west, drawn by the pioneer spirit. After a brief residence in Seattle, he joined the stampede to Nome in 1899, where he remained for one season. He then came to Southeastern Alaska, settling in Ketchikan in 1901.

In 1904, Cosgrove married Miss Margaret Whalen of Seattle. They had three sons and one daughter.

During his years in Ketchikan, he served several terms as City Attorney, City Clerk, and Magistrate.

Cosgrove was a Catholic, a Democrat, a member of the Elks, and a member of the Arctic Club of Seattle.

Charles H. Cosgrove died in Ketchikan on May 15, 1923.

Sources

Ketchikan Alaska Chronicle, May 15–17, 1923; Alaska Daily Empire, Juneau, May 16–17, 1923

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Tags: Charles H Cosgrove, Cosgrove Charles H, Juneau Men's Igloo, Ketchikan Alaska pioneers, Alaska attorneys

Primary Name: Davis, Trevor P. Montgomery

Filed as: davis_trevor_p_montgomery

Also known as: Trevor P. Davis, Trevor Davis

Occupation / Association: Photographer; Boat Operator; Business Owner; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Born: 1892, Alameda, California

Died: 1990, Juneau, Alaska

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Spouse: Carol Beery Davis

Children: Sylvia Davis, Shirley Davis, Constance Davis, Patte Davis

Associated places: Juneau Alaska, Alameda California, Seattle Washington, San Francisco California

Keywords: Trevor P Montgomery Davis, Trevor Davis photographer, Snap Shoppe Juneau, Juneau photographers, Here and There in Southeast Alaska

Biography

Trevor P. Montgomery Davis was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6, where he served a term as Secretary.

Davis was born in 1892 in Alameda, California, where his mother, Frances, went for the birth. Within three months, the family returned to Juneau. At the age of twelve, he began working on the Davis properties.

In 1910, he purchased a sailboat and converted it to a gas boat in partnership with his brother Cedric. In 1914, the brothers traded the small boat for the Cordelia D and began operating a charter business for hunting and cruising. Trevor earned an operator's and pilot’s license for a 100-ton vessel and, in 1917, completed the requirements for an engineer’s license at the Duthrie Shipyards in Seattle, Washington.

He later joined the United States Navy and was stationed at Bremerton, Washington; San Diego, California; and the Great Lakes Naval Station in Chicago, Illinois.

Photography became a major interest for Davis beginning in 1912 when he acquired his first camera. He developed a technique for oil-tinting enlarged photographs and sold his work at the Nugget Shop and other gift stores in Juneau in June. Established photographers Winter & Pond and Case & Draper encouraged him and provided photographs and advice.

In 1921, Davis exhibited his photographs in San Francisco, and in 1926, he published a booklet of his early images titled Here and There in Southeast Alaska.

Trevor was one of seven members of the committee that selected the Alaska state flag and voted for the design that was ultimately adopted in 1927.

He was also a charter member of the American Legion and the Juneau Yacht Club. As a member of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce for forty-eight years, he promoted numerous civic projects, including the development of Juneau’s first small boat harbor and breakwater. Davis also wrote articles about his experiences in Southeast Alaska for newspapers and magazines.

In the spring of 1921, he met Carol Beery, who had come to Juneau and was searching for the wild violets displayed in shop windows. Davis offered to show her where they grew. The trip involved traveling aboard the Cordelia D and reaching Sheep Creek Basin via the Thane tramway. The excursion began a romance, and the two were married in 1922. They raised four daughters: Sylvia, Shirley, Connie, and Patte.

In 1934, Davis opened a photographic business on Seward Street where he developed, printed, and tinted photographs. He became an Eastman Kodak dealer, and the Snap Shoppe operated successfully for twenty-five years. One of his well-known photographs, Juneau’s Harbor Lights, required a one-hour exposure on a clear night in 1942. When a passing fishing boat disturbed the reflection, he was forced to repeat the entire exposure to achieve the desired image.

His work emphasized contrasts and composition, particularly winter light and shadow. As photography evolved, he expanded from black-and-white images to color photography and accumulated an extensive collection of slides and films. Many friends and community members attended his public presentations. While working for Prince William Sound Canneries, he filmed salmon runs and bears on color motion picture film.

After retiring from the photography business, Davis developed the Pinewood Park subdivision. He and his wife later piloted their boat, the Sylvita, to the Seattle World’s Fair, where they joined family and friends.

In his later years, he traveled widely, including a trip across the eastern United States with a Tlingit dance group during the U.S. Bicentennial, journeys across Alaska during the state’s Centennial celebration, visits to relatives on the West Coast, and travel in the South Pacific.

Davis later authored a pictorial history of the city titled Looking Back on Juneau – The First Hundred Years.

Trevor Davis died at the Pioneers’ Home in Juneau in 1990 at the age of ninety-seven and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. He was survived by his wife and daughters, Sylvia, Shirley, and Constance.

Sources

Gastineau Channel Memories 1880-1959, p.119

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Tags: Trevor P Montgomery Davis, Trevor Davis, Davis Trevor, Juneau photographers, Snap Shoppe Juneau, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, Alaska flag committee, Juneau Yacht Club, American Legion Juneau

Primary Name: Davis, Cedric P. Montgomery

Filed as: davis_cedric_p_montgomery

Also known as: Cedric P. Montgomery Davis

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men’s Igloo; mariner; miner; U.S. Navy Quartermaster

Born: 1894, Juneau, Alaska

Died: 1977, Juneau, Alaska

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Spouse: Never married

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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Crestof Island, Alaska; Taku River, Alaska; Nome, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Mexico

Keywords: Cedric P Montgomery Davis, Cedric Davis Juneau, Davis family Juneau, Pinewood Park subdivision, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member

Biography

Cedric P. Montgomery Davis was a charter member of the Juneau Men’s Igloo.

Davis was born in Juneau in 1894. His experience with boats, engines, and navigation, in partnership with his brother Trevor, led him to enlist in the U.S. Navy during World War I. He served as a Quartermaster aboard a sub-chaser, was later reassigned to the battleship Oregon, and subsequently transferred to a freighter operating in the Atlantic, which allowed him to visit his mother’s sister in England.

In the early 1920s, Cedric operated a boat for the Hearst-Chichagof Mining Company and owned a mine on Crestof Island. He enjoyed prospecting there and along the Taku River.

At the onset of World War II, Cedric worked for the U.S. Army in Nome, operating the diesel electrical plant. When not working aboard boats, he stayed at the old Davis family home on Sixth Street with his sister Cordelia and her family.

After his sister and her husband moved to Seattle, Cedric made one of the smaller Sixth Street Davis houses his home. In the 1950s, he joined his brother, Trevor, in developing the Pinewood Park subdivision on land owned by the Davis family. He also helped construct cabins for Carol and her daughters on land obtained by Carol under the U.S. Small Tract Act.

When the vessel Cordelia D was traded for the trim Sylvita, Cedric traveled with Carol and Trevor aboard the new boat to the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962.

In later years, he enjoyed spending winters in Mexico and visiting Seattle.

Friends remembered Cedric as a kind and generous man who liked to see everyone happy, especially children, to whom he frequently gave money for ice cream. He never married.

Cedric died at Bartlett Memorial Hospital in 1977 at the age of 83 and was buried next to his parents at Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.

Sources

Gastineau Channel Memories 1880–1959, p. 119

Tags: Cedric P Montgomery Davis, Cedric Davis, Davis family Juneau, Juneau Men’s Igloo, Pinewood Park subdivision

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Primary Name: Davis, John Montgomery

Filed as: davis_john_montgomery

Also known as: John M. Davis

Occupation / Association: Mining company bookkeeper; Assistant Superintendent; City Clerk; Magistrate; Wharfinger; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo

Born: August 29, 1856, Liverpool, England

Died: February 19, 1933, Juneau, Alaska

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Spouse: Frances Caroline Brooks (m. 1892)

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Associated places: Liverpool, England; Pennsylvania; Florida; Massachusetts; Juneau, Alaska; Silver Bow Basin, Alaska

Keywords: John Montgomery Davis, John M Davis, Davis John Montgomery, Nowell Gold Mining Company, Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Juneau, Juneau municipal wharfinger

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John Montgomery Davis was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.

Davis was born in Liverpool, England, on August 29, 1856. After arriving in the United States in 1882, he lived in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Massachusetts.

He later came to Alaska and joined Thomas Nowell at the Nowell Gold Mining Company in the Silver Bow Basin near Juneau. At first, he worked as a bookkeeper at the mines and later became assistant superintendent.

In 1892, he married Frances Caroline Brooks, an artist. The couple built the Davis House on Sixth Street and assisted in the construction of portions of Seward and Sixth Streets near their home.

Davis helped found the present-day Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and was an active member of the congregation, serving as the Cathedral's secretary from 1908 to 1912.

He also served the community as city clerk and magistrate. For fifteen years, he was employed as the wharfinger of the Municipal Wharf until his illness and death on February 19, 1933.

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Alaska Gold Rush Pioneers of Juneau–Douglas Area, 1880–1921, p. 36

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Tags: John Montgomery Davis, John M Davis, Juneau Men's Igloo charter member, Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral founders, Juneau city clerks, Juneau wharfingers

Primary Name: Davis, Robert

Filed as: davis_robert

Also known as: Robert Davis

Occupation / Association: Marine engineer; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo

Born: 1841, London, England

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Associated places: London, England; Victoria, British Columbia; San Francisco, California; Alaska

Keywords: Robert Davis engineer, Davis Robert marine engineer, Juneau Men's Igloo charter member, Alaska steamship engineers

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Robert Davis was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.

Davis was a marine engineer who was born in London, England, in 1841. He began sailing out of English ports in 1860. In 1875, he arrived on the Pacific coast, where his first vessel was the steamer Favorite, on which he served for a year.

He next worked aboard the Eliza Anderson and the Annie Stewart for several months before going to Victoria, British Columbia, where he spent two years working on the steamer Isabel.

Davis later entered the employ of Capt. Joseph Spratt and remained with him for five years. During that time, he served as an engineer on the Cariboo, Fly, Maud, Emma, and Wilson G. Hunt. After leaving this employment, he went to San Francisco.

From there, he made several trips to Alaska on the steamship Afognak. After leaving that route, he was employed on the steamers Michigan, Los Angeles, Whitesboro, Farallon, and Caroline.

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Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 3, p. 77, Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2009)

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Primary Name: Day, Hugh
Filed as: day_hugh
Also known as: Hugh Day
Occupation / Association: Miner; mail carrier; Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6
Born: c. 1863, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Died: December 31, 1916, Douglas, Alaska
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Associated places: St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada; Killisnoo, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Taku route; Klondike; Douglas, Alaska; Tenakee Springs, Alaska
Keywords: Hugh Day, Day Hugh, Juneau Men’s Igloo charter member, Klondike gold rush miners, Taku mail route Alaska

Biography

Hugh Day was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men’s Igloo No. 6.

Day was a native of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. He came to Alaska when he was about twenty-one years of age and first settled in Killisnoo.

He later carried mail from Juneau to the interior via the Taku route. During the Klondike Gold Rush, he joined the large rush northward and located a rich claim, but lost it through speculation.

A day later returned to Douglas. His property was destroyed in the great Douglas fire of 1911, but he rebuilt and continued his life in the community. A few years before his death, he moved to Tenakee Springs.

In December 1916, he entered the hospital for treatment of a head injury, which he had originally received in a street fight when he was seventeen years old. The injury had caused him considerable trouble in later years. While in the hospital, he went into convulsions and died.

Hugh Day died in Douglas, Alaska, on December 31, 1916, at the age of fifty-three.

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Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Vol. 5, pp. 77–78, Ed Ferrell (May 1, 2009)

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Primary Name: Dickenson, W. H.

Filed as: dickenson_w_h

Also known as: W. H. Dickenson

Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6

Born: February 1874, California

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Associated places: California; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: W H Dickenson, W. H. Dickenson, Dickenson WH, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6 charter member

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W. H. Dickenson was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.

Dickenson was born in February 1874 in California.

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1910 U.S. Federal Population Census

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