Guide to the U.S.S. Vicksburg sailor collection
circa 1919
An Alaska Historical Society collection
Collection number: HMC-1458-AHS.
Creator: Unknown.
Adams, E.L.
Winter & Pond Co.
Elite Studio
Ives, H.A.
Title: U.S.S. Vicksburg sailor collection.
Date: circa 1919.
Volume of collection: 0.1 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are entirely in English.
Collection summary: Photographs, postcards, and pennants collected by a sailor on U.S.S. Vicksburg sailing near Juneau.
Biographical note:
Based on the context of items this collection was originally kept with, it is possible that Joe Price created this collection. Price graduated from Valley Falls High School in Kansas circa 1918-1919. He enlisted in the Navy and served aboard the U.S.S.Vicksburg during World War I. The U.S.S. Vicksburg sailed in the Southeast Alaska region during the war.
Collection description:
This collection contains photographs of a crew and passengers aboard the U.S.S. Vicksburg and commercially produced postcards of Sitka, Juneau, Cordova, the Copper River, a military parade, a sailor’s prayer, and a poem about sailors. It also contains two souvenir cloth pennants. One reads, “Skagway, Alaska” and the other “Alaska.” There is also an invitation to a dance hosted by the crew of the U.S.S. Vicksburg at the A.B. Hall in Juneau on May 29th.
Arrangement: This collection is in no discernable order.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: The Archives does not hold copyright to this collection. If you believe you are the copyright holder, please contact the Archives.
Preferred citation: U.S.S. Vicksburg sailor collection, Alaska Historical Society collections, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Works used in preparation of inventory:
“Sailors on the USS Vicksburg,” Kansas State Historical Society website. Last accessed April 12, 2024: https://www.kshs.org/archives/316955
Related materials: The Kansas State Historical Society holds the enlistment record and discharge paper of Joe Price and multiple photographs of Joe Price, the crew of the U.S.S. Vicksburg, and unidentified people. The KSHS sent a postcard of the U.S.S. Charleston originally with this collection to the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society. Similarly, KSHS sent a Thanksgiving Day menu from a Mare Island Naval training camp to the California State Military Museum.
Custodial history: This collection was originally donated in 2008 to the Kansas State Historical Society by Susan, Brittany, and Sydney Finney with other items belonging to Joe Price.
Acquisition note: This collection was donated to the Alaska Historical Society in 2008 by the Kansas State Historical Society. The Alaska Historical Society retains physical ownership of the collection and placed it on deposit in Archives and Special Collections in 2008.
Processing information: This collection was described by Becky Butler in 2024.