Guide to the Ruth E. Blanchard slides
1971, 1975
Collection number: HMC-0754.
Creator: Blanchard, Ruth E.
Title: Ruth E. Blanchard slides.
Dates: 1971, 1975.
Volume of collection: 0.2 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Materials in the collection are in English.
Collection summary: Slides of a retired librarian who toured Alaska, Yukon Territory and British Columbia.
Biographical note:
Ruth E. Blanchard worked as a librarian for the Smithsonian Institution for 30 years, and traveled extensively after her retirement. Her travels included summer tours to Alaska in 1971, and Alaska, Yukon Territory and British Columbia in 1975. Ruth Blanchard died in Norman, Oklahoma, in 2004.
Collection description:
The collection consists of the travel slides of tourist Ruth E. Blanchard. The collection contains 495 color 35mm slides. The slides from 1971 are of subjects in Fairbanks and Anchorage. The slides from 1975 include subjects in Anchorage, Mount McKinley National Park (Denali National Park and Preserve), Fairbanks, Delta Junction, Dawson City, Whitehorse, Glacier Bay, Sitka, Vancouver, and Victoria. Subjects depicted include: tours on the Riverboat Discovery from Fairbanks (1971 and 1975), Earthquake park in Anchorage (1971 and 1975), a train ride on the Alaska Railroad from Anchorage to Mount McKinley National Park and then to Fairbanks (1975), a train ride on the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway between Whitehorse and Skagway (1975), a ship cruise of Southeast Alaska including tours of Glacier Bay and Sitka (1975), and a visit to Butchart Gardens (1975). The collection also includes commercial travel slides of the Riverboat Discovery touring the Chena and Tanana Rivers from Fairbanks, and Sitka scenes and museum artifacts from the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka.
Arrangement:Slides in the collection are organized into groups chronologically and arranged by slide number within each grouping.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: Archives and Special Collections does not own copyright to the collection.
Preferred citation: Ruth E. Blanchard slides, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Acquisition note: Archives and Special Collections purchased the collection on eBay in 2005.
Processing information: This collection was described by Jeffrey Sinnott in 2005. The guide to the collection was converted to current standard by Gwen Sieja in 2017.
Slide list:
Slide numbers represent original numbers written on slide mounts. Ranges of numbers may not include all of the numbers within that range, as the slides with those numbers may not be included in the collection.
| Folder | Slide | Description | Date |
| 1 | 738 | Chamber of Commerce sign, Fairbanks | 1971 July |
| 1 | 739 | Travelers Inn sign, Fairbanks | 1971 July |
| 1 | 740-741 | Downtown scenes, Fairbanks | 1971 July |
| 1 | 742 | First Presbyterian Church, Fairbanks | 1971 July |
| 1 | 743-744 | Alaska Highway sign | 1971 July |
| 1 | 745 | Chena River scene | 1971 July |
| 1 | 746 | Riverboat Steamer Nenana, Alaskaland | 1971 July |
| 1 | 747-749 | Alaskaland scenes | 1971 July |
| 1 | 750 | Locomotive, Alaskaland | 1971 July |
| 1 | 752-758 | University of Alaska campus scenes | 1971 July |
| 1 | 759-759a | Muskox at University of Alaska | 1971 July |
| 1 | 760 | Riverboat Discovery | 1971 July |
| 1 | 761 | Captain Jim Binkley of Riverboat Discovery (Commercial travel slide, Arctic Circle Enterprise, No. 24-1, faded) | 1971 July |
| 1 | 762 | Riverboat Discovery (Commercial travel slide, Arctic Circle Enterprise, No. 24-2, faded) | 1971 July |
| 1 | 763-771 | Riverboat Discovery cruise on Chena and Tanana Rivers | 1971 July |
| 1 | 772 | Fish wheel in Action on Tanana River (Commercial travel slide, Arctic Circle Enterprise, No. 24-3, faded) | 1971 July |
| 1 | 773-780 | Riverboat Discovery cruise on Chena and Tanana Rivers | 1971 July |
| 1 | 782 | Mountain scene from airplane | 1971 July |
| 1 | 784-785 | Downtown Anchorage scenes from high rise building | 1971 July |
| 1 | 786-794 | Party at Atwood Home (includes photo of Robert Atwood on lawn) | 1971 July |
| 1 | 796 | View of Mount Susitna from Earthquake Park | 1971 July |
| 1 | 797 | Earthquake Park sign | 1971 July |
| 1 | 798-800 | Earthquake Park scenes | 1971 July |
| 1 | 801-802 | Small airplanes at Merrill Field | 1971 July |
| 1 | 803 | Fenced back yard with two dog houses and sled, Anchorage | 1971 July |
| 2 | 1 | Nielson Travel Agency, Mesa, Arizona | 1975 July |
| 2 | 4, 6 | Phoenix Airport scenes | 1975 July |
| 2 | 7 | Boarding Western Airlines jet at Phoenix | 1975 July |
| 2 | 8 | Mountains between Phoenix and Los Angeles | 1975 July |
| 2 | 9 | Los Angeles Airport | 1975 July |
| 2 | 10 | Western Airlines 50 Year Champagne Celebration (Ruth Blanchard and friends seated on airplane with Princess Tours name tags) | 1975 July |
| 2 | 12-13 | Mount Shasta | 1975 July |
| 2 | 14-15 | Crater Lake | 1975 July |
| 2 | 16-18 | Cascade Mountains | 1975 July |
| 2 | 19 | Mount Rainier through airplane window | 1975 July |
| 2 | 20 | Seattle Airport scene | 1975 July |
| 2 | 21 | Port of Anchorage view from downtown | 1975 July |
| 2 | 22 | Railroad depot and Ship Creek area | 1975 July |
| 2 | 23-32 | Flowerbeds near public parking area, Anchorage. | 1975 July |
| 2 | 34-60 | Chair lift at Alyeska Ski Resort (scenes from ride on chair lift) | 1975 July |
| 2 | 62-68 | Explorer Glacier | 1975 July |
| 2 | 70-73 | Portage Glacier and Portage Lake | 1975 July |
| 2 | 74-78 | Chapel by the Sea (church and flowers) | 1975 July |
| 2 | 79-81 | Party given by Nielson’s Travel Agency, Westwood Anchorage (people at party) | 1975 July |
| 2 | 85-86 | Earthquake Park (views toward Downtown Anchorage) | 1975 July |
| 2 | 89 | Aircraft at Lake Hood | 1975 July |
| 2 | 91 | Flowers | 1975 July |
| 2 | 92-113 | Train ride on Alaska Railroad between Anchorage and Mount McKinley National Park (Ruth Blanchard in train car and views from train) | 1975 July |
| 2 | 116-117 | Train at McKinley Park Station | 1975 July |
| 2 | 118 | McKinley National Park sign | 1975 July |
| 2 | 119-120 | Views from McKinley Park road | 1975 July |
| 2 | 122 | Van serving lunch for bus tour into McKinley Park | 1975 July |
| 2 | 123 | stream in park | 1975 July |
| 2 | 127 | Marie Knapp on bed in hotel room, McKinley Park | 1975 July |
| 2 | 128 | Ruth Blanchard on bed in McKinley Park Hotel room | 1975 July |
| 2 | 129, 133 | Malamute dogs at McKinley Park kennel | 1975 July |
| 2 | 135 | Dog sled, McKinley Park | 1975 July |
| 2 | 137-138 | Tourists near railroad tracks, McKinley Park | 1975 July |
| 2 | 139-142 | Train ride from McKinley National Park to Fairbanks (Nenana River scenes from train) | 1975 July |
| 2 | 143-155 | Riverboat Discovery tour on Chena and Tanana Rivers | 1975 July |
| 2 | 156-161 | Flowerbeds, Fairbanks | 1975 July |
| 2 | 163-164 | Stacks of pipe for Alyeska Pipeline | 1975 July |
| 2 | 166-167 | Muskoxen, Fairbanks | 1975 July |
| 2 | 168-174 | Flowerbeds, Fairbanks | 1975 July |
| 2 | 175-179 | Stuffed animal specimens at Alaska Museum, Fairbanks (bears and bison) | 1975 July |
| 2 | 180 | Alaska Highway sign, Delta Junction | 1975 July |
| 2 | 182-183 | Oil pipeline ditch east of Delta Junction | 1975 July |
| 2 | 184-187 | Aspen trees and scenery, near Delta Junction | 1975 July |
| 2 | 188-202 | Scenery, rest stop, sign and customs house at Alaska-Yukon Territory Border | 1975 July |
| 2 | 204-205 | Ferry crossing the Yukon River at Dawson City | 1975 July |
| 2 | 206 | Motel, Dawson City, Yukon | 1975 July |
| 2 | 207 | Houses from street, Dawson City | 1975 July |
| 2 | 209-209C | Midnight Sun Restaurant (building entrance and tourists at tables) | 1975 July |
| 2 | 210-219 | Diamond Tooth Gertie’s Gambling Hall (front of building and interior including dancers) | 1975 July |
| 2 | 220-222 | Gaslight Follies at the Palace Grand Theatre (exterior and interior boxes) | 1975 July |
| 2 | 224-226 | Street scenes, Dawson City | 1975 July |
| 2 | 227 | Ferry landing, Dawson City | 1975 July |
| 2 | 228-229 | Gold dredge, Dawson City | 1975 July |
| 2 | 230-232 | Gold dredge tailings, Dawson City | 1975 July |
| 2 | 234 | Aspen trees, Dawson City | 1975 July |
| 2 | 235-238 | Gold panning at Bonanza Creek | 1975 July |
| 2 | 240 | Post Office building, Dawson City | 1975 July |
| 2 | 241 | House, Dawson City | 1975 July |
| 2 | 242 | Church, Dawson City | 1975 July |
| 2 | 243 | Red Feather Saloon, Dawson City | 1975 July |
| 2 | 245-248 | Scenery, Dawson City | 1975 July |
| 2 | 249-260 | Bus tour lunch stop at picnic grounds near Minto, Yukon Territory | 1975 July |
| 2 | 262-264 | Five Finger Rapids on Yukon River | 1975 July |
| 2 | 265 | Bridge on Yukon River | 1975 July |
| 2 | 267 | Remains of Montague House and sign | 1975 July |
| 2 | 268-287 | Frantic Follies (stage performances), Whitehorse | 1975 July |
| 2 | 288 | Railroad depot, Whitehorse | 1975 July |
| 2 | 289-290 | Views of Yukon River near railroad depot, Whitehorse | 1975 July |
| 2 | 291-292 | Stove inside passenger car, White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad | 1975 July |
| 2 | 294-315 | Buildings and scenery between Whitehorse and Skagway | 1975 July |
| 2 | 318, 320 | Lake Bennett | 1975 July |
| 2 | 321 | Lunch stop at railroad station at Lake Bennett | 1975 July |
| 2 | 323 | White Pass Railway locomotive | 1975 July |
| 2 | 325 | View of railroad at Lake Bennett | 1975 July |
| 2 | 328-347 | Scenery White Pass and White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad | 1975 July |
| 3 | 350-386 | Glaciers, icebergs, and other scenery, Glacier Bay | 1975 August |
| 3 | 388 & 391 | Muir Glacier | 1975 August |
| 3 | 392 | Sunset, Glacier Bay | 1975 August |
| 3 | 393-395 | Sitka from ship | 1975 August |
| 3 | 396A | Small boat harbor, Sitka (Commercial travel slide from Sheldon Jackson Museum) | 1975 August |
| 3 | 397 | Misty scene, Sitka | 1975 August |
| 3 | 398 | Small boat harbor, Sitka | 1975 August |
| 3 | 400 | Sitka National Monument, National Park Service sign | 1975 August |
| 3 | 401 | Arts and Crafts Building | 1975 August |
| 3 | 402-407 | Totem poles and trees in park | 1975 August |
| 3 | 407A-C | Tlingit art (Commercial travel slides from Sheldon Jackson Museum) | 1975 August |
| 3 | 408 | Logs outside Crafts Building, Sitka | 1975 August |
| 3 | 410 | Tourists at entrance to Sheldon Jackson Museum | 1975 August |
| 3 | 412 | Sheldon Jackson College sign with directions to United Presbyterian Church, and fireweed | 1975 August |
| 3 | 413-414 | Island scenery, Sitka | 1975 August |
| 3 | 415 | Russian Orthodox Church crucifix, Sitka | 1975 August |
| 3 | 417 | Skunk cabbage, Sitka | 1975 August |
| 3 | 419 | Street scene looking toward St. Michael’s Cathedral (commercial travel slide from Sheldon Jackson Museum) | 1975 August |
| 3 | 420-421 | Russian dancers performing in Sitka | 1975 August |
| 3 | 422 | Small boat harbor, Sitka | 1975 August |
| 3 | 436-437 | Distant views of city from ship, Vancouver, British Columbia | 1975 August |
| 3 | 440 | Flower gardens at Bayshore Inn, Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 441 | Boat harbor scene from Bayshore Inn, Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 442-448 | Gardens at Stanley Park in Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 450-458 | City scenery from Stanley Park, Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 459 | View of North Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 460 | Flowers, Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 461 | Fountain in front of observatory, Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 462 | Public beach scene from parking lot, Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 463-464 | Flower garden in front of private home, Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 464-468 | Gardens at University of British Columbia | 1975 August |
| 3 | 469-475 | Japanese gardens at University of British Columbia | 1975 August |
| 3 | 477-478 | Rafts of logs for lumber, Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 480 | Large Victorian house, Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 483 | City view from Bayshore Inn, Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 484-489 | Scenes from ferry crossing between Vancouver and Victoria | 1975 August |
| 3 | 489A-B | Capitol Building, Victoria, British Columbia | 1975 August |
| 3 | 489C-D | Victoria Capitol Building lit up at night | 1975 August |
| 3 | 490-490A | The Empress Hotel, Victoria | 1975 August |
| 3 | 491, 493 | Street and harbor scenes, Victoria | 1975 August |
| 3 | 493A-B | Marie Knapp and Ruth Blanchard posed in front of street lamps with hanging flower baskets, Victoria | 1975 August |
| 3 | 494 | Queen Victoria statue | 1975 August |
| 3 | 495-496 | National Museum Building, Victoria | 1975 August |
| 3 | 497 | Ornate telephone booth, Victoria | 1975 August |
| 3 | 497B | City scenery, Victoria | 1975 August |
| 3 | 498-498A | Butchart Gardens sign, Victoria | 1975 August |
| 3 | 499-538 | Butchart Gardens scenes, Victoria | 1975 August |
| 3 | 539 | Sunset, Victoria | 1975 August |
| 3 | 540 | Clan house in Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 542-543 | Scenes from ferry crossing between Victoria and Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 544-545 | City scenery, Vancouver | 1975 August |
| 3 | 550-561 | Aerial views from airplane | 1975 August |
| 3 | 29-1 | Captain Jim Binkley, Riverboat Discovery, Fairbanks (Commercial travel slide, Arctic Circle Enterprise) | 1975 August |
| 3 | 29-2 | Riverboat Discovery on Chena River, Fairbanks (Commercial travel slide, Arctic Circle Enterprise) | 1975 August |
| 3 | 29-3 | Fish wheel in action on Tanana River, Alaska (Commercial travel slide, Arctic Circle Enterprise) | 1975 August |
| 3 | 29-4 | Fish smoke-house (Commercial travel slide, Arctic Circle Enterprise) | 1975 August |
| 3 | 29-5 | Glacier flour where Chena and Tanana Rivers meet (Commercial travel slide, Arctic Circle Enterprise) | 1975 August |
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