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Stereographs of Alaska, ca. 1880-1910

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 225

Scope and Contents

Subjects covered by these stereographs include the Klondike Gold Rush and other mining activities; Eskimos in Alaska, Siberia and Greenland; Alaskan Indians and Alaskan communities.

Companies represented are Keystone; Griffith and Griffith; and Underwood and Underwood. Photographers include H.H. Brodeck, T.W. Ingersoll, B.W. Kilburn, R. Maynard and B.L. Singley.

A stereoscope is available for viewing, in Box 2.

Dates

  • ca. 1880-1910

EAD

PCA0225

Conditions Governing Access

The stereographs are available for viewing; however, they may not be photocopied.

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Historical Note

This collection represents a number of photographers and companies that produced stereographic images in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Photographs were taken by a stereographic camera which had two lenses mounted 2 ½ inches apart. The resulting photographs were mounted on cardboard and viewed in a stereoscope which created a three dimensional effect.

Extent

2 boxes : Box 1: 96 Stereographs ; black and white, color, sepia Box 2: 1 stereoscope

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Acquisition

The collection includes donations and purchases. Donors include Jacques Noel Jacobsen, Jr., John Grainger, Jeanette Jenkins, and Susan Arthur. (Acc. Nos.1983-018, 1984-005, 1988-067, 2005-11, and others.) The collection is ongoing; stereographs are added when they are received.

Processing Information

The stereographs are arranged by photographer or publisher. The stereographs have been placed in Mylar, into acid free folders, and then into an Archival box. A stereoscope is available for viewing, in Box 2.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding aid for the Stereographs of Alaska, ca. 1880-1910
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by: Staff ; Revised by: Staff, March 2005 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston, May 2019 ; Inventory added by: Jacki Swearingen
Date
2021 December
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

External Documents

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository

https://library.alaska.gov/hist/
Contact:
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)