RARE Old Original Silver Gelatin PhotoUnga, Alaska, S.S. Dora and Elephant Rocj in Distance
Taken by Photographer P.S. Hunt
Alaska
ca 1907
For offer - a very nice Photo! Fresh from an estate. Never offered on the market until now. Vintage, Old, antique, Original - NOT a Reproduction - Guaranteed !!This photo came with several others from the untouched estate of Charles Shepard, of Rochester, NY. His father, Thomas and mother, Agnes were in Alaska during this time, and this photo and others I am listing were handed down in the family. Wonderful piece of history. I could not locate this image anywhere else. Measures 7 x 9 inches. Identified at bottom, with photographer imprint. Writing on back.In good to very good condition. Please see photos. If you collect American photography, 20th century history, Americana, Alaska gold rush era, transportation,etc., this is a nice one for your paper or ephemera collection. Combine shipping on multiple offer wins!4076
Unga (Unangam tunuu: Uĝnaasaqax̂) is a ghost town on Unga Island in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska,[1] about two miles west of Sand Point. The island\'s length is 15 miles (24 km).[2] Unga\'s altitude is 59 feet (18 was settled by Aleuts in 1833 and was named Delarov, referring to Evstratii Ivanovich Delarov of the Shelikhov-Golikov Company,[3][4] with a population of 116. The village was reported as Ougnagok by F. P. Lutke in Codfish Co. station on Squaw Harbor, Unga Island, August 1913
The first post office was established in 1888 and in 1890 Apollo Mining Co. was established. In 1894, its name was changed to Unga. The post office was closed in 1958. In 1969, the last family left Unga. Most of the people who left Unga moved to Sand population
Census Pop. Note %±
1880 185 —
1890 159 −14.1%
1900 175 10.1%
1910 108 −38.3%
1920 313 189.8%
1930 150 −52.1%
1940 152 1.3%
1950 107 −29.6%
1960 43 −59.8%
1980 0 —
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
Unga first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of \"Ounga.\"[6] Of 185 residents, 101 were Aleut, 69 were Creole (Mixed Russian and Native) and 15 were White.[7] The leader of the town was known as the Unga Wizard. It returned in 1890 under the present spelling of Unga and also included the Oakland fishing station, Apollo mine & Squaw Harbor mine. Of 159 residents, 109 were Creole, 48 were White and two were Asian (oddly, no non-Creole Aleuts or Natives appeared).[8] It continued to return on every successive census until 1960. It did not return in 1970. It was designated an Alaskan Native Village Statistical Area (ANVSA) in 1980, but was uninhabited. It has not reported again since.
Phinney S. Hunt
The Sacramento California optician came to Valdez in 1898 as a gold rush prospector. Before leaving in mid-1916 to work on the Alaska Railroad, Hunt made thousands of photographs of Valdez.
Related Items:
RARE Orig Indian Wars TRIALS M-1870 Dyer E Carbine Sling, Only 100 Made
$44.99
RARE Collectible Postcard Advertising Sign Biliousine A Sure Cure…. ORIGINAL VTG
$159.01
THE HUNGER GAMES Illustrated Edition NYCC COMIC CON 2026 Litho Print Rare
$39.95
