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Charles E. Holmes Alaska Photograph Collection, ca. 1916

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 525-13

Alaska's Digital Archives : Charles E. Holmes Alaska Photograph Collection, ca. 1916. ASL-PCA-525-13

Scope and Contents

Charles E. Holmes Alaska Photograph collection contains 94 black and white photograph prints from the original negatives. They depict a steamship passage to Alaska and mining activity in Red River, Clearwater River, and Susitna Valley area, ca. 1916.

Dates

  • ca. 1916

EAD

PCA0525-13

Conditions 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. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Biographical / Historical

Charles E. Holmes was a successful California businessman. The negatives to the photographs were found in the basement of a home belonging to the grandmother of the donor. The home formerly belonged to Charles E. Holmes.

Extent

94 Photographic Prints : 1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Charles E. Holmes Alaska Photograph collection was donated by Jim Allen to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections and is accessioned as 2003-21. 100 original nitrate negatives in an Eastman Negative Album were donated April 2003 and accessioned as 2003-25.

Existence and Location of Originals

INVENTORY OF ORIGINAL NEGATIVES Negatives stored in freezer in Vault

1 Box: 94 Negatives in one Eastman Negative Album

Existence and Location of Copies

Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 25, 27, 32, 49, 82

Processing Information

This collection has been described at the item level. All items have been placed in Mylar and into a pH-neutral folder.

Digital Material

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding aid for the Charles E. Holmes Alaska Photograph Collection, ca. 1916
Status
In Progress
Author
Processed by: Alea Oien, 6/2009 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston 2019 July ; Inventory added by: Sandy Johnston
Date
2020 July
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)