Gallery
Capturing Wrangell: The Photos of Eadweard Muybridge
In 1868, legendary photographer Eadward Muybridge traveled north to document the beginning of the U.S. Army in Alaska. His photos are the first know images of Ḵaachx̱ana.áakʼw and the construction of Fort Wrangel.
etched in Memory: The Artwork of Vincent Colyer
Following the 1869 Bombardment of Wrangell, Vincent Colyer published detailed artwork of Fort Wrangel and Ḵaachx̱ana.áakʼw which challenged the Army’s version of events.
Time Capsule: A.C. Pillsbury’s 1898 Photos of Wrangell
Arthur Clarence Pillsbury (1870 - 1946) was a revolutionary inventor and photographer who took pictures of Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. During his extensive stay in Wrangell, Pillsbury photographed homes, people, totems, and wide-open landscapes.
Now & Then
In order to bring the past to life, I’ve creatively edited some historic photos into modern-day Wrangell as seen through Google Street View. These scenes offer a glimpse into the past in the place where it happened.
Restored Photos
Here are some photos I manually restored using Photoshop.
1920s under Snow
The original of this photo contained a large tree in the way, a long with some photo damage. I restored this image, and it’s really one of my favorites. The breakwater at the end of Shustack’s Point was built in 1924, so we know this photo was shortly before that.
Harbor at Low Tide
This photo is also from the 1920s. This photo is part of a set of images taken by the US Department of Defense in the early 1920s.
Wrangell After the 1952 Fire
This image (originally two photos) was snapped after the 1952 leveled Wrangell’s waterfront. I retouched this photo slightly, if only to reduce the smoke a little bit in order to see the buildings.