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Feaster Family Photograph Collection, ca. 1900-1910

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 349

Alaska's Digital Archives: Feaster Family Photograph Collection, ca. 1900-1910. ASL-PCA-349

Scope and Contents

The photos include views of Chitina, Seward and the Alaska Central Railway, bridges, tunnels, a few businesses (Seward and Anchorage), and images of people, some identified. Many of the photographs are attributed to the photographers Evans and Anderson. Bob Evans was a Douglas photographer.

Dates

  • ca. 1900-1910

EAD

PCA0349

Conditions Governing Access

The photos may be viewed. However, because of their fragile condition, they may not be photocopied.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Biographical

The Feaster family came to Alaska in 1903 and included John (Henry) Feaster, Gertrude Corlew (Henry's cousin), Effie Feaster and William Joseph Feaster. T.D. and Gertrude Corlew owned the Pacific Coast Trading Co. in Katalla, Alaska and William Joseph Feaster was deputy U.S. Marshal in Chitina while the Kennicott Copper Mine was operating.

Extent

195 Photographic Prints : .5 cubic feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The photographs were donated by John H. Feaster, Jr. of LaHabra, California.

Existence and Location of Copies

Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 031, 040, 101, 131, 132-136, 140, 147, 151-159, 161, 168, 173, 191

General

See the SEWARD GATEWAY INDEX for additional newspaper articles on the Feaster family.

Processing Information

The photographs are numbered. An item-level inventory is available.

Digital Material

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding aid for the Feaster Family Photograph Collection, ca. 1900-1910
Status
In Progress
Author
Processed by: Ellen FitzGerald and India Spartz ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston 2019 May ; Inventory added by: Sandy Johnston
Date
2020 April
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

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)