Studebaker, Gustave

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men's Igloo

Role: Charter Member

Biography

Gustave Studebaker was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

He was born in February 1863 in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1881.

Studebaker arrived in Juneau in 1896, during the early years of the territory’s mining boom. He initially worked as a waiter and later became a partner in the Studebaker & Bosch Saloon, one of the businesses serving the rapidly growing community.

He married in Juneau in 1902. After many years in Alaska, Studebaker left the territory for San Diego, California, in November 1921.

Sources

• 1910 U.S. Federal Population Census
• Daily Alaska Empire, May 7, 1924
• 1909 Alaska Almanac