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Robert N. DeArmond Photograph Collection: Nome, Alaska and Anvil Creek Gold Mining Views, 1900

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 158

Scope and Contents

The photographs in this collection (mostly prints) depict the life of gold miners and prospectors in Nome and on Anvil Creek around 1900. In addition to mining activities, the images include barges, ships and shipwrecks, prospectors, Eskimos, and local businesses. Photographer unknown.

Dates

  • circa 1900

EAD

PCA0158

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to research.

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.

Biographical Note

R.N. "Bob" DeArmond was born in Sitka, Alaska in July, 1911. He is a well-known Alaska historian who has published numerous articles and books about Alaska's history and culture. He married Dale Burlison in 1935. The DeArmonds lived in various Southeast Alaska communities where he worked as a newspaper reporter and a researcher for the Alaska Historical Library. Dale was a librarian at the Juneau Memorial Library for 29 years. She is a well-known Alaskan printmaker particularly famous for her woodcuts and engravings. The DeArmond's moved to Sitka, Alaska in 1991 where he continues to write for the The Sitka Sentinel, the Alaskan Southeaster, The Sea Chest and other publications. Robert DeArmond passed away in Sitka November 26, 2010.

Extent

2 folders : 82 black and white Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Acquisition

R. N. (“Bob”) DeArmond donated these 82 photographs of mining activity to the Historical Collections.

Related Materials

Other DeArmond collections include: PCA 134, PCA 190, PCA 257, PCA 258, and MS 39.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid for the Robert N. DeArmond Photograph Collection: Nome, Alaska and Anvil Creek Gold Mining Views, 1900
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by: Staff ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Connie Hamann, July 2019 ; Inventory Added by: Connie Hamann
Date
2020 October
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:
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Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
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