Guide to the Peter Dinkelspiel papers
1948-1951
Collection number: HMC-0470.
Creator: Dinkelspiel, Peter.
Title: Peter Dinkelspiel papers.
Dates: 1948-1951.
Volume of collection: 0.2 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Collection summary: Materials related to a 1949 trip on the Alaska Highway.
Biographical note:
Peter Dinkelspiel drove to Alaska from Southern California with friends in June through August of 1949. He documented his trip up the Alaska Highway and into interior Alaska with photographs.
Collection description:
The collection consists of a photo album, related papers, and publications from Peter Dinkelspiel’s trip up the Alaska Highway in the summer of 1949. The photo album contains 79 photographs and post cards. Also included are correspondence and invoices related to repairs on Dinkelspiel’s vehicle; receipts, licenses and permits from the trip; and travel information publications and maps.
Arrangement: The materials in the collection are grouped by type: the album first, then vehicle repair documents, receipts and other travel documentation, and maps and other published materials.
Digitized copies: Eight of the photographs have been digitized and placed on the Alaska’s Digital Archives website. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: Copyright to collection materials created by Peter Dinkelspiel is held by Archives and Special Collections. Other materials may be subject to copyright restrictions.
Preferred citation: Peter Dinkelspiel papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Acquisition note: The collection was given to the Archives by Peter Dinkelspiel in 1998.
Processing information: This collection was originally arranged and described by Jeffrey Sinnott in 1998. The album was copied, disbound, and the photographs placed in mylar sleeves and the original album pages discarded at the time. The collection guide was reformatted to current standards by Arlene Schmuland in 2012.
Item list:
| Box/Folder | Item | Description | Dates |
| 1/1 | Xerox copy of original album | 1949 | |
| 1/2 | 1 | “Junction of Haines Highway with Alcan Highway-mile 1016-Yukon Territory.”Road sign at junction.5 X 7 inch. Partial frame print of No. 37. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 2 | “Typical country near Whitehorse Y.T.” 5 X 7 inch. Partial frame print of No. 23. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 3 | Man with ear to roadway in front of vehicle, Alberta, Canada. 5 X 7 inch. Partial frame print of No. 57. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 4 | “Dawson Creek, Beginning of Alcan Highway, July 1949, British Columbia.” Mile 0 sign of Alaska Highway. 5 X 7 inch. Partial frame print of No. 14. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 5 | Road near Slave Lake, Alberta. 5 X 7 inch. Partial frame print of No. 55. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 6 | Man next to sign at Idaho-Washington border: “State Boundary, Entering Washington.” 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 7 | Sign at Idaho-Washington border: “Entering Idaho, Nature’s Wonderland.” 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 8 | Man standing to left of sign at Idaho-Washington border: “Entering Idaho, Nature’s Wonderland.” 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 9 | Canada Customs office at Montana, U.S.-Alberta, Canada border. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 10 | “Welcome to Canada” sign past Canada Customs office at Montana, U.S.-Alberta, Canada border. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 11 | Sign with notice at Alberta-British Columbia boundary. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 12-13 | “Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta.” View from south shore. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 14 | “Dawson Creek, B.C.” Mile 0 sign of Alaska Highway. 3 X 3.5 inch. Full frame print of No. 4. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 15 | Sign: “Now Entering Northwest Highway System, Maintained by Canadian Army.” 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 16-19 | “Peace River Bridge,” British Columbia. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 20-23 | “Typical sections of road.” 3 X 3.5 inch.No. 23 is full frame print of No. 2. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 24-28 | “Summit Lake,” British Columbia. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 29-31 | Views of roadway. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 32 | “Testa River Bridge.” 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 33-35 | “Liard River,” British Columbia. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 36 | “Outside Ft. Nelson, Mile 360.” 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 37 | “Junction Haines & Alcan Highway,” Yukon Territory.3 X 3.5 inch. Full frame print of No. 1. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 38 | “The road take a terrific toal, mile 900.”Abandoned car at side of road. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 39 | Sign: “Entering Alaska, Leaving Yukon Territory.” 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 40 | “Border with the tree cut made 1901-1903.” Sign at Yukon Territory-British Columbia boundary. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 41 | Sign next to bridge railing at Contact Creek. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 42 | “End of North America Highway System-Circle, Alaska.” 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 43-49 | “Hydraulic Mining near Fairbanks, Alaska.” Hydraulic mining and dredging operation. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 50 | “Place where we stayed in Fairbanks.” Arctic Tourist Village sign. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 51-53 | “Alaska with Gerstle River named for Aunt ‘C’s relatives.” Views of bridge and river from bridge. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 54 | “Ted with Blue Bettle.” Ted Wright posed in front of car on side of roadway. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 55-56 | “Bad road-Lesser Slave Lake,” British Columbia. Car on muddy roadway. 3 X 3.5 inch. No. 55 is full frame print of No. 5. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 57 | Man with ear to roadway in front of vehicle. 3 X 3.5 inch. Full frame print of No. 3. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 58 | “Outside Whitehorse.” Roadway near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 59 | Lake near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 60-62 | “Lewes River near Whitehorse-Famous Whitehorse Rapids.” Whitehorse Rapids and Miles Canyon. 3 X 3½ inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 63 | Skip Morley, Earl Maagason, and Al Miller. 3 X 3.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 64 | “University of Alaska”; Johnston; n.d. Card sent by Ted Wright to James Hachler. b& w post card, 3.5 X 5.5 inch. | 1949 July 7 |
| 1/2 | 65 | “Fairbanks Street Scene Showing Northern Commercial Building, one of the oldest buildings in Fairbanks.”; Mike Roberts Studios, Berkeley, California, No. C568. color post card, 3.5 X 5.5 inch. | undated |
| 1/2 | 66 | “Railroad Station, Fairbanks, Alaska. One of the first engines used on the railroad completed in 1923 which enabled large-scale gold mining to be carried on and gave new life and riches to Fairbanks.”; Mike Roberts Studios, Berkeley, California, No. C325. color post card, 3.5 X 5.5 inch. | undated |
| 1/2 | 67 | “Taken out of the back window of the car as we were rolling along.” View of car following. 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 68 | “Dear old Arctic Tent City!” Fairbanks. 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 69 | “Show this to people who think the far north isn’t civilized. This is the Peace River Bridge.” 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 70 | “The guys we drove with coming home also had car trouble.” Three shirtless men checking engine of car. 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 71 | “Where we stayed the first nite in Fairbanks. Taken at 2:00 AM.” Arctic Tourist Village. 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 72 | “Dawson Creek,” British Columbia. Street scene. 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 73 | “Skip at Dawson Creek.” Skip Morley beside car. 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 74 | “Skip at our camp at mile 1105 in the Yukon.” Skip Morley next to tent. 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 75 | “Skip at the Morley River.” Skip Morley next to sign at end of bridge on Morley River. 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 76 | “Chain Trouble!” Two men working on tow chain between two cars. 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 77 | “Some bum we met along the way.” 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 78 | “We made it!!” Man next to sign: “Entering Alaska.” 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 79 | “Me at the ‘Morley & Miller Golder Mine.'” Man near mine entrance. 3.25 X 4.5 inch. | 1949 |
| 1/2 | 80 | AAA strip map of Tok Junction to Anchorage, Alaska. | undated |
| 1/2 | 81 | Yukon Territory Special Resident-Non Resident Angling Permit. | 1949 July 5 |
| 1/3 | Car repair correspondence and invoices. | 1949 July-August | |
| 1/4 | Trip permits, licenses and receipts. | 1949 June-July | |
| 1/5 | Trip brochures, maps, and flyers. | undated, 1948-1951 |