Guide to the Thomas Lloyd photographs
1964-1966
An Alaska Historical Society collection
Collection number: HMC-1487-AHS.
Creator: Lloyd, Thomas.
Title: Thomas Lloyd photographs.
Dates: 1964-1966.
Volume of collection: 0.01 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Materials in the collection are in English.
Collection summary: Photographs taken by a soldier stationed at Ft. Wainwright with the U.S. Army Dental Corps.
Biographical note:
Thomas Lloyd served with the U.S. Army Dental Corps at Fort Wainwright near Fairbanks during the mid-1960s.
Collection description:
The collection consists primarily of photographs taken or collected by Thomas Lloyd during his military service. All of the photographs identified as being from Alaska are dated 1964 and depict P.F.C. Dr. John L. Grant and other members of the unit providing dental care and posing with buildings, cars, tanks, and military aircraft. There are also photographs of downtown Fairbanks, Birch Hill Ski Area, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Valdez after the 1964 earthquake, and Ft. Wainwright. There are also several photographs dating from 1965 and 1966, which may have been taken outside of Alaska, that depict a city hall, Greyhound bus depot, and military training exercises at an unknown location. In addition to the original photographs, there are five commercial postcards, a Fairbanks tourist pamphlet, and three memos from officers to members of the Dental Corps at Ft. Wainwright.
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by type of material, and thereunder, in the order in which they arrived at the Archives.
Digitized copies: Selected photographs from the collection have been digitized and added to Alaska’s Digital Archives. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: Archives and Special Collections does not hold copyright to the collection.
Preferred citation: Thomas Lloyd 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 2024 by John Lloyd, nephew of Thomas Lloyd, and Wanda Montañez. The Historical Society retains ownership of the collection and placed it on deposit in Archives and Special Collections in 2024.
Processing information: This collection was described by Gwen Higgins in 2025.