Interior Alaska Settlement Photograph Collection, ca. 1900
Scope and Contents
The photographs in this collection depict a settlement somewhere in interior Alaska along a river. The river looks like the Yukon River. Some of the photographs show the settlement being flooded by high river water. There is an interior view of a cabin as well as exterior views, a dog sled team hauling goods, and Native people.
Dates
- ca. 1900
EAD
PCA0425-34Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.
Historical
Photographer may be F.D. Cheney.
Extent
11 Photographic Prints : 1 folder: 8x10 black and white photographs
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections in 1979 and is accessioned as 2001-084.
Existence and Location of Originals
INVENTORY OF GLASS PLATE NEGATIVES
Stored in metal cabinet in vault
Box 1 of 1
#1-11 (6 ½ X 8 ½)
Processing Information
The photographs were printed from glass plate negatives. The images have been described at the item level. All items have been placed in Mylar and into a pH-neutral folder.
- Title
- Interior Alaska Settlement Photograph Collection, ca. 1900
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Ken Nail, Jr., LAM ; Revised by: Alea Oien, 4/2009 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston 2019 August ; Inventory added by: Sandy Johnston
- Date
- 2020 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov