James D. and Patricia Bourbonnais Collection, B2015.026
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REFERENCE CODE: AkAMH REPOSITORY NAME: Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center 625 C Street Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: 907-929-9235 Fax: 907-929-9233 Email: [email protected] Guide prepared by: Sara Piasecki, Archivist TITLE: James D. and Patricia Bourbonnais Collection COLLECTION NUMBER: B2015.026 OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Dates: circa 1969-2003 Extent: 7 boxes; 1.1 linear feet Language and Scripts: The collection is in English. Name of creator(s): James D. Bourbonnais, Patricia Bourbonnais, Stewart’s Photo Shop, Arctic Circle Enterprises, Howard Robinson, Pana-Vue Administrative/Biographical History: James D. Bourbonnais was born in 1934 in Bakersfield, California. He served with the United States Navy from 1951-1957. After discharge, he married Patricia Riley of Fresno and enrolled in the Aeronautical Engineering Program at California Polytechnic State University. In 1962, the couple moved to Alaska. In 1966, Jim opened the Shade Tree, a small engine repair shop on Spenard Road. He also worked at the Fort Richardson maintenance shop. Patty worked as a bookkeeper for Ken Johnson Insurance, Alaska Sausage Company, Kurani Inc., and other businesses. Jim and Patty enjoyed snowmachining, hunting, fishing, motorcycling, and sailing their boat Solitude. Patty died in February 2014; Jim died in March 2015. Scope and Content Description: The collection consists of 2178 photographs in 35mm slide, negative, and print formats. Images document the couple’s time in Anchorage, including their domestic life and outdoor recreation, especially in their 37-foot sailboat Solitude. There are also photographs of Fur Rendezvous activities, including the Rondy Grand Prix car races and ice carving and snow sculpture competitions. Of particular note is a series of 177 photographs of the realignment of Spenard Road at Iowa Drive in the early 1990s. For more information, see Detailed Description of Collection. Arrangement: Arranged by format and subject (House and Home; Boating; Outdoor Recreation; Races; Anchorage; Alaska Places). Further subdivided by date when known. Commercial slides arranged at end by photographer’s number. CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACCESS AND USE Restrictions on Access: The collection is open for research use. Physical Access: Original items in good condition. Technical Access: No special equipment is needed to access the materials. A light box may be used to view transparencies. Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use: The Anchorage Museum is the owner of the materials and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Anchorage Museum before any reproduction use. The Anchorage Museum does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners. Preferred Citation: James D. and Patricia Bourbonnais Collection, Anchorage Museum, B2015.026 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Acquisition and Appraisal Information Donated by Rae Kozlowski on behalf of the estate of James D. Bourbonnais in August 2015. Processing Note Most duplicates and non-Alaskan materials discarded. Some items discarded for condition. An attempt was made to reunite 35mm negatives with their associated prints at the time of arrangement and description. SUBJECTS Bourbonnais, James D., 1934-2015 Bourbonnais, Patricia N., 1935-2014 Fur Rendezvous (Anchorage, Alaska) Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race, Anchorage, Alaska Iditarod (Race) Outdoor recreation—Alaska Boats and boating—Alaska Automobile racing—Alaska Snowmobiling—Alaska Greenhouses—Alaska Anchorage (Alaska) Spenard (Anchorage, Alaska) Seward (Alaska) Kenai Lake (Alaska) Kodiak Island (Alaska) Chitina (Alaska) Detailed Description of the Collection 35mm slides B1 House and home .1 – [Jim and Patty at head of picnic table in yard, serving other guests, food and drink on table, house in background; print date Sep 69] .2 – [Jim and Patty with other guests at picnic table, snowmachine and motorcycles in background; print date Sep 69] .3 – [Patty at head of picnic table in yard with other guests, food and drink on table, house in background; print date Sep 69] .4 – [greenhouse at house on Iowa Drive; print date Jun 7[0?]] .5 – [cases of Near Beer piled behind house on Iowa Drive, greenhouse and semi-trailer in background, motorcycle at left; print date Aug 7[6?]] .6 – [Jim at left posed with four other men in front of heavy equipment, man at right sitting on motorcycle, Shade Tree mechanics? print date Aug 7[6?]] .7 – [Anchorage winter scene, with sign for Hodaka Sales and Service at the Shade Tree, 4201 Spenard Road; print date Jul 75] .8 – [house on Iowa Drive in winter, with automobile and pile of fuel wood; print date Jul 75] .9 – [cat sitting in bathroom sink, interior of house on Iowa Drive; print date Oct 75] .10 – [cat sitting on piano bench in living room, interior of house on Iowa Drive; print date Dec 75] .11 – [Jim sitting on couch, smoking cigarette and drinking Near Beer, living room, interior of house on Iowa Drive; print date Dec 75] .12 – [interior of kitchen, house on Iowa Drive; print date Dec 75] .13 – [interior of kitchen, house on Iowa Drive; print date Dec 75] .14 – [player piano in living room, music rolls on rack at left, snowshoe and pelt mounted on wall; interior of house on Iowa Drive; print date Dec 75] .15 – [winter scene, path through snow to greenhouse behind house on Iowa Drive; print date Mar 76] .16 – [interior of living room, with player piano, art, snowshoes, and lynx pelt mounted to wall, house on Iowa Drive; print date Feb 77] .17 – [fireplace and wood pile, interior of house on Iowa Drive; print date Feb 77] .18 – [woman wearing apron, probably Patty’s mother, Thelma Riley, in kitchen at house on Iowa Drive; print date Feb 79] .19 – [table set for Christmas meal, with food and centerpiece, interior of house on Iowa Drive; print date Feb 79] .20 – [Jim and unidentified woman seated on couch, eating Christmas meal from television trays in living room, house on Iowa Drive; print date Feb 79] .21 – [woman wearing corsage, probably Patty’s mother, Thelma Riley, sitting on couch in front of television tray, Christmas tree at left, house on Iowa Drive; print date Feb 79] .22 – [man cleaning fish on small table in backyard of house on Iowa Drive, two women looking on; print date Jul 83] .23 – [backyard of house on Iowa Drive, with greenhouse and cottonwood seeds on lawn; print date Jul 83] .24 – [Jim using lawn mower in backyard of house on Iowa Drive, with greenhouse on left; print date Jun 84] .25 – 4th 1984 [Patty and Jim with unidentified man posed as the Three Wise Monkeys on back stoop of house on Iowa Drive, another man seated at right, camera hanging on post in foreground] .26 – [Jim kneeling down next to toilet on back lawn, two people reclining on mat, carton from Alaska Vacuum Cooled Lettuce on patio in background, Iowa Drive; July 4, 1984] .27 – [party goers seated in backyard, plate full of watermelon in center, Iowa Drive; July 4, 1984] .28 – [wooden cable spool being used as table on patio, set with food and decorations for Fourth of July party, Iowa Drive; July 4, 1984] .29 – [side yard of Anchorage house, with airplane parts, lumber, and fuel wood; print date Aug 84] .30 – [Jim in kitchen, interior of house on Iowa Drive; print date Jan 85] .31 – [Jim with unidentified couple, sitting at dining room table reading newspapers; snow piled outside window; print date Mar 85] .32 – [Jim and Patty, both wearing berets, entertaining on Iowa Drive, numerous liquor bottles on hearth of fireplace; print date Mar 85] .33 – [open door of microwave, with turkey partially covered in tin foil, meat thermometer in leg; print date May 85] .34 – [man wearing short-sleeved shirt, jeans and boots standing over grill in backyard covered in snow; print date May 85] .35 – [same man as in .34, wearing short-sleeved shirt, jeans and boots plugging in electric grill in backyard without snow; print date May 85] .36 – [Jim at left with two unidentified me n on small patio in backyard, all holding drinks; print date May 85] .37 – [Jim and two unidentified men standing around grill in backyard, eating, airplane parts at left; print date May 85] .38 – [Jim sitting on small patio in backyard, eating ribs and drinking beer; print date May 85] .39 – [unidentified man holding plate of food, seated on makeshift stool in front of airplane parts in backyard; print date May 85] .40 – [Jim filling bird feeder hanging from tree in yard in winter; print date May 85] .41 – [Dodge Sportsman Midas camper; print date Jun 85] .42 – [front lawn of house with street number 3776 being renovated, motorhome parked in background; print date Jul 85] .43 – [three motorcycles parked next to fuel wood pile behind house on Iowa Drive; print date Jul 85] .44 – [three motorcycles parked next to fuel wood pile behind house on Iowa Drive; print date Jul 85] .45 – [motorcycle parked next to fuel wood pile behind house on Iowa Drive; print date Jul 85] .46 – [Jim seated at right, with two unidentified women inside motorhome; print date Oct 85] .47 – [Jim seated at left, with unidentified couple inside motorhome; print date Oct 85] .48 – [exterior of Winnebago motorhome; print date Oct 85] .49 – [Jim and unidentified man in garage, numerous firearms laid on table, tripod set up at right, man drinking beer; print date Nov 85] .50 – [Jim at left and several guests in living