Guide to the McLane family photograph collection
circa 1910-1930
Collection number: HMC-1466.
Creator: Unknown.
Title: McLane family photograph collection.
Dates: circa 1910-1930.
Volume of collection: 0.02 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are entirely in English.
Collection summary: Photographs collected by a family of Susitna Flats, Sitka, Anchorage, Palmer, and unknown locations in Alaska.
Biographical note:
Enid Stryker came to Alaska to teach in Ninilchik in 1920. She married Archie P. McLane in 1922, and in 1923, they were among the first wave of homesteaders in Kasilof. They had three children together. Their family homestead operated as the Loon Lake Silver Fox Farm until 1943. Enid continued to teach at Cohoe and then Tustumena until her retirement in 1964. Enid died in 1989 and Archie died in 1969.
Collection description:
This collection contains 18 black and white photographs depicting Susitna, Sitka, Anchorage, Palmer, and unknown locations in Alaska from circa 1910-1930. It includes images of men building a cabin on the Susitna Flats, a 1921 4th of July parade in Anchorage, an Anchorage dock and harbor, Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, men leaving Anchorage to go to World War I, the bore tide in Turnagain Arm, Denali, mountain goats in Sitka, downtown Palmer, and the Palmer High School. Photographers listed on the photographs include Sydney Laurence, Merl LaVoy, A.P. Hunt, and C.F. Peterson.
Arrangement: This collection is in the original order in which it 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: The Archives does not hold copyright to this collection. If you believe you are the copyright holder to this collection, please contact the Archives.
Preferred citation: McLane family photograph collection, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Works used in preparation of inventory:
“Enid McLane obituary.” Anchorage Daily News. March 1, 1989, B4.
“Joan Lahndt obituary.” Legacy.com. November 21, 2021. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/peninsulaclarion/name/joan-lahndt-obituary?id=31574795
“Stanley McLane obituary.” Legacy.com. September 10, 2008. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/adn/name/stanley-mclane-obituary?id=19025970
Neyman, Jenny. “Fox-farming fueled Kasilof economy from 1900s onward.” Alaska Public Media. November 30, 2015. https://alaskapublic.org/2015/11/30/fox-farming-boom-bust-a-long-lasting-boon-for-kasilof/
Acquisition note: Linda McLane gifted this collection to the Archives in 2015. A deed of gift was signed in 2024. The collection was found within the McLane homestead in Kasilof.
Processing information: This collection was described by Becky Butler Gallegos in 2024. Captions are taken from the photographs; captions in brackets are provided by the processor.
Container list:
| Item | Caption | Dates |
| 1 | Susitna cabin under construction at Susitna Flats. | 1930 October 21 |
| 2 | Susitna shelter cabin campsite on Susitna Flats. Nick Sakamia, Tom Jacklin, Mr. Kitsmiller | 1930 October 23 |
| 3 | Mouth Susitna River Alaska Susitna shelter cabin. Susitna mount in distance | 1930 October 22 |
| 4 | Susitna shelter cabin | 1930 October 23 |
| 5 | [Post card of bridge] | undated |
| 6 | This was the first City Hall of Anchorage. It was on 4th Street. This was the 4th of July Parade in 1921. Archie McLane on float wearing helmet. | 1921 |
| 7 | [Post card of dog team in front of buildings] | undated |
| 8 | Commission Dock. C.F. Peterson Ph. Anchorage, AK | undated |
| 9 | 3-2286 A.P. Hunt. 62. Anchorage boy s leave on long trip to front. Anchorage, Alaska/March 20[?], 1918 | 1918 March |
| 10 | The ice wall, Anchorage March 22nd, 1916 The S. L. Co. | 1916 March 22 |
| 11 | Fourth Street, Anchorage, AK, Looking East, Dec. 25th, 1916. The Syndey Laurence Co. | 1916 December 25 |
| 12 | Harbor at Anchorage Alaska | undated |
| 13 | Bore on Turnagain Arm, Cooks [sic] Inlet, Alaska | undated |
| 14 | Laurence. The Caus[e]way. July 1915. | 1915 July |
| 15 | Parker-Browne Expeditions 1910. Mt. McKinley, Alaska. 20,300 Ft. From Explorer’s Peak, 8000 Ft. 1910 LaVoy. | 1910 |
| 16 | Wild Mountain Goats held by the Territory of Alaska at the Sitka Hot Springs. Feb. 15, 1925 Goddard. | 1925 February 15 |
| 17 | Palmer High School | undated |
| 18 | Palmer | undated |