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102  "The Family Swing" Abraham Parker Homestead, Gustavus, Alaska.
  • Date: 1932
  • Description: This large wooden swing located NW of house in the spruce & cottonwood trees. A favorite among grandkids and adults alike. A perfect place for hours of entertainment & song. Click for identifications and more...
  • Source: Pearl Haynes
  • Collection: Lee & Linda Parker
  • Reference#: 20112
103  Strawberry Fields, A. L. Parker Homestead, Strawberry Point, Alaska.
  • Date: 1923 (Estimate)
  • Description: Edith A. Parker & 2 grandchildren in her meticulously cultivated strawberry fields. Originally berries were traded for goods or sold to Indians navigating Good River and later to area canneries as prized fresh fruit.
  • Source: Leslie & Bonnie Parker
  • Collection: Lee & Linda Parker
  • Reference#: 20111
104  Missionary Group Visits Locals; Wagon Frolic, Gustavus, Alaska.
  • Date: 1937 (Estimate)
  • Description: Visiting church group on wagon pulled by Parker Fordson tractor. Lead "scout" with gun likely in response to brown bear problem plaguing the homesteaders and their cattle. Click on title for more...
  • Source: Henrietta (White) House
  • Collection: Ruth (House) Donohue
  • Reference#: 20110
105  Joe Ibach's Mining "Camp" in Reid Inlet, Glacier Bay, Alaska.
  • Date: 1964
  • Description: Joe & Muz spent summers in Reid Inlet working their claims. 3 trees planted from Lemesurier. Joe lived to "prospect" and "looked to the hills" until the day Muz died. Joe lost his heart that day and never recovered.
  • Source: Dave Bohn
  • Collection: NPS
  • Reference#: 20109
106  Joe & Shirley (Muz) Ibach at Home on Lemesurier Island, Alaska.
  • Date: 1954
  • Description: Joe in hip "rubbers" likely in from a "tramp". Theirs was a great love story. Their generosity and welcoming natures extended to their many friends in Gustavus. No one left without gifts of vegetables or flowers "to go".
  • Source: Bruce Black
  • Collection: NPS
  • Reference#: 20108
107  Hoonah, Alaska in 1897 Before Early Strawberry Point, Alaska Settlers.
  • Date: 1897 (Estimate)
  • Description: Hoonah and Excursion Inlet were points of destination by the earliest Strawberry Point settlers for supplies, trade, and commerce. These buildings burned to the ground in the fire of 1944.
  • Source: Case and Draper
  • Collection: NPS
  • Reference#: 20107
108  First Built "Cook Shack" for Leroy Gold Mine, Glacier Bay, Alaska.
  • Date: 09/1966
  • Description: Located at Ptarmigan Creek in Johns Hopkins Inlet, and built by the Parkers, this structure still stands (2007) at the site of the Leroy Mine. But it wasn't the first "on site" kitchen. Click for more information...
  • Source: Robert Howe
  • Collection: NPS
  • Reference#: 20106
109  Bill & May Whites' Family of 5 "Stair-Step" Children.
  • Date: 1925
  • Description: Back row Lt. to Rt. Charles & Henrietta. Front row Lt. to Rt. Gloria, Genevieve (1 yr. old), and Dorothy. Posing prettily in the garden.
  • Source: Gloria (White) Millsap
  • Collection: Norma Fleek
  • Reference#: 20105
110  Harvesting Hay With Horse & Wagon. "Farming" in Gustavus, Alaska.
  • Date: 1927
  • Description: Glen and Bert Parker "putting up hay" by hand. Lt. to Rt. Charles, Henrietta, & Gloria White observing their uncles' work.
  • Source: Gloria (White) Millsap
  • Collection: Norma Fleek
  • Reference#: 20104
111  Bill & May White's Home in Thane, Alaska.
  • Date: 1926
  • Description: Grandma Edith Parker visiting with her grandchildren in Thane. Lt. to Rt. Henrietta, Gloria (Glo), Genevieve (Ding), Dorothy (Dot),& Charles (Manny). In Gustavus they lived in the "Bear's Nest".
  • Source: Gloria (White) Millsap
  • Collection: Norma Fleek
  • Reference#: 20103
112  2nd "Official" Teacher & 3 Students on School Steps. Gustavus, Alaska.
  • Date: 1928 (Estimate)
  • Description: Gustavus teacher Loretta Harpster with 3 White children: Charles (about 9),Gloria (about 7), Dorothy (front, about 5). Loretta loved Gustavus and kept contact with Les & Bonnie Parker until her death in 70's.
  • Source: Gloria (White) Millsap
  • Collection: Norma Fleek
  • Reference#: 20102
101  A "Mountain" of a Haystack. "Farmers" at Work in Gustavus, Alaska.
  • Date: 1937
  • Description: Glen Parker on Fordson tractor. Charles White on rake. Genevieve White behind tractor. On haystack Lt to Rt: Dorothy, Gloria & Henrietta White on car/truck conversion. Across from White homestead.
  • Source: Glen & Nell Parker
  • Collection: Marguerite (Parker) Neyens
  • Reference#: 20113
113  Hiking Down from Leroy Mine, Johns Hopkins Inlet, Glacier Bay, Alaska.
  • Date: 1941
  • Description: Nell Parker (Lt), VIP (front center) believed to be Frank Been, Superintendant of Mt. McKinley National Park on one of several trips visiting Glacier Bay. Glen Parker (in rear), Leslie "Les" Parker, and Anne White (Rt) hiking down rocky trail from Leroy Gold Mine to beach.
  • Source: Leslie & Bonnie Parker
  • Collection: Lee & Linda Parker
  • Reference#: 20101
114  Leslie "Les" Parker In Excursion Inlet for Supplies and Fuel.
  • Date: 1945
  • Description: Les Parker on his fishing boat "The Doris" docked for supplies at the Puget Sound and other waterfront stores, Excursion Inlet, Alaska.
  • Source: Leslie & Bonnie Parker
  • Collection: Lee & Linda Parker
  • Reference#: 20100
115  Ore Transport System, Leroy Mine, Johns Hopkins Inlet, Glacier Bay.
  • Date: 1941
  • Description: Ore cart on trestle rails delivered ore to hopper (left) which in turn filled a "bucket" carrying ore downhill to ball-mill via air cable tram. Crushed ore & concentrates were shipped via Juneau to Tacoma Smelter.
  • Source: Leslie & Bonnie Parker
  • Collection: Lee & Linda Parker
  • Reference#: 20099
116  "Getting Together" in Gustavus, Alaska. The Halls, Chases, Parkers.
  • Date: 1934 (Estimate)
  • Description: Lt. to Rt. Harry & Jake Hall, Jennie Parker and her mother Nora Chase, Gene Chase (rear), little Jeannie & Alberta Parker, Manda Chase (Archie's wife), and Bert Parker.
  • Source: Unknown
  • Collection: Jim Mackovjak
  • Reference#: 20098
117  Fred Matson at His Homestead "Pine Tree Knoll", Gustavus, Alaska.
  • Date: 1940 (Estimate)
  • Description: Fred looking "smug" with friend Jake Hall, and two fancy cars. The "roads" were mostly rutted lanes, but "getting together" became a whole lot easier! Click for a closer look at the two fancy Gustavus cars....
  • Source: Fred & Ruth Matson
  • Collection: Jim Mackovjak
  • Reference#: 20097
118  Bert Parker's "Last Call" to His Beloved Fishing Grounds.
  • Date: 1983
  • Description: Ill and dying of cancer, in brother Glen's skiff, accompanied by Jim Mackovjack, Bert launched one last time (with a smile on his face) and set out for his favorite spot. Who could deny him? He died a short time later.
  • Source: Jim Mackovjak
  • Collection: Jim Mackovjak
  • Reference#: 20096
119  Earliest Construction "Dock" Road, Gustavus, Alaska.
  • Date: 1934 (Estimate)
  • Description: From the water looking North. "Bulkheads" on both sides to contain materials from tides. Note turn to Salmon River & Charles Parker's "slough" (distant homestead buildings) for easiest transportation of supplies.
  • Source: Unknown
  • Collection: GHAA
  • Reference#: 20095
120  Mill Building Under Construction, Leroy Gold Mine, Glacier Bay, Alaska.
  • Date: 1941
  • Description: Left to right---Nell Parker, Glen Parker, Dorothy White, Leslie "Les" Parker. Johns Hopkins Inlet with chunks of floating ice.
  • Source: Leslie & Bonnie Parker
  • Collection: Lee & Linda Parker
  • Reference#: 20094

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