Guide to the Joseph Benoit photographs
1950-1952
An Alaska Historical Society collection
Collection number: HMC-1356-AHS.
Creator: Benoit, Joseph.
Title: Joseph Benoit photographs.
Dates: 1950-1952.
Volume of collection: 0.01 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Collection summary: Photographs from a military serviceman stationed in Alaska.
Biographical note:
Lt. Colonel Joseph Benoit served as Provost Marshal, U. S. Army Alaska, from 1950 to 1952. He and his family lived on Elmendorf Air Force Base at that time.
Collection description:
The collection consists of photographs and photographic postcards. Subjects of the images include Joseph Benoit, Alaska scenery, Alaskan towns, and a few photographs taken at Anchorage High School where Barbara Benoit, Joseph’s daughter, attended.
Arrangement: Photographs are in the order in which they arrived at the Archives.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: Rights to materials created by Joseph Benoit have been transferred to the Alaska Historical Society.
Preferred citation: Joseph Benoit photographs, Alaska Historical Society collections, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Acquisition note: This collection was donated to the Alaska Historical Society in 2020 by Barbara Baron, Joseph Benoit’s daughter. The Historical Society retains ownership of the collection and placed it on deposit in Archives and Special Collections in 2020.
Processing information: This collection was described by Arlene Schmuland in 2020.