Nathaniel Todd Photograph Collection, 1906-1908
Scope and Contents
Turn of the century images of Ft. Gibbons and Tanana Village and River area, Koyukan Athabaskans, U.S. Army Signal Corp. operations, and landscape. Included are steam and paddle boats, fishing boats, buildings, and a horse drawn cart. Miscellaneous papers of Nathaniel Todd.
Dates
- 1906-1908
EAD
PCA0077Conditions 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.
Biographical Note
Nathaniel Todd was born in Antrim Ireland, in 1876 and came to the United States as a young man. He served with the U.S. Army Signal Corp at Ft. Gibbon., Alaska, from June 15, 1906 to August 23, 1908. During May, 1907 he helped repair the telegraph line in the vicinity of Koyukuk, Alaska, for which he received a letter of commendation from the War Department. Additionally, Nathaniel Todd served in the Spanish American War, and was an employee of the Union Pacific Railroad. He died on January 11, 1941 in Boise, Idaho.
Extent
3 folders : 15 sleeves, personal papers ; ~58 black and white photographic prints
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Nathaniel Todd photographs were donated by his stepdaughter, Leda A. Mack of Denver, Colorado. The items were transferred from the Colorado State Museum, July 21, 1976 with permission from Leda Mack. Acc. #1976-019.
Existence and Location of Copies
All the photographs in this collection have been digitized and are available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives.
Processing Information
This collection has been described at the item level. Original order maintained. Items placed in Mylar, and into pH-neutral folders. Several objects from this collection were separated and sent to the Alaska State Museum.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Nathaniel Todd Photograph Collection, 1906-1908
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Staff ; Revised by: Anastasia Tarmann, July 2010 ; Revised by Jacki Swearingen, March 2020 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson ; Inventory added by Jack Kovaleski, June 2020
- 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