Alaska 1930s - Photos by Bue Kee

Bue Kee with sketch book,
Alaska's Inland Passage (1935)

Bue and his brothers (Ted and Wilson) worked in Alaskan canneries during the depression. Bue's camera was a Kodak Anastigmat F - 6.3, 100 mm.

Hydaburg (1935)

Ketchikan (1935)

Pillar Bay (1935)

Craig (1937) - Wilson & Ted on right

Port Waters (1937)

Deep Cove (1937)

Bue Kee's Art: Small Watercolors

The Three Brothers

Untitled

Near Trinidad

Oswego Lake

Bever Creek

The watercolors ranged in size from 6.5 by 5 to 7 by 9 inches. Many of his works were stolen after his death (some of the unaccounted for pieces are depicted in the photos below).

Stolen or Lost

Stolen or Lost

Rohwer Group Forever...

Rohwer Group:  Bill Rohwer's Research Team

A Skype video call (from a former student having issues with a Ph.D. advisor) reminded me (again) of my good fortune at Berkeley--great advisor and good times with the tribe.