Louis L. Lane Photograph Collection, circa 1906-1908

Collection

Identifier: PCA 371

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Between 1906 and 1908 Louis Lane used his Kodak to take most of the photographs for the postcards in this collection. Lane mailed the postcards from Nome or Seattle to either Mrs. L.L. Lane (wife) or Mrs. C.D. Lane (mother) in San Francisco, California. Most of the cards contain notes on the verso and are signed "L.L.L." or "Lou.” Lane mentions his photography on several cards and notes that B.B. Dobbs (photographer) used a number of his photographs.

Images include Eskimo women and children, subsistence activities (seal hunting, drying salmon), Eskimo kayaks in Nome, Kotzebue, and a few images from East Cape Siberia.

Dates

circa 1906-1908

Conditions Governing Access

The images may be viewed. 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.

Biographical Note

Louis Leon Lane was born May 19, 1879 in American Falls, Idaho. Lane grew up in Nome, Alaska, the youngest son of mining entrepreneur Charles D. Lane. Louis Lane became a very well respected Captain of the sea. He was known for his skill and luck navigating the Arctic north. Lane’s adventures in the Arctic included the epic voyage of the schooner Polar Bear. Captain Lane’s voyages combined walrus and whale hunting and fur trading with guiding for sport hunters. Louis Lane died of a heart attack in September 1940 while hunting deer in Alpine County in California.

Extent

49 Photographic Prints (1 folder of 49 photograph postcards)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Acquisition

The Alaska State Museum purchased the postcards, along with artifacts, from Scott Cravins, a relative of Mr. Lane. The postcards were transferred to the Historical Collections in 1996. Acc. No. 1996-019.

Processing Information

The images were numbered, placed in Mylar, and into an acid free folder. Most of the postcards have notes written on the verso by Lou L. Lane.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding Aid for the Louis L. Lane Photograph Collection, circa 1906-1908
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: India Spartz, January 1996 ; Inventory by: Sandy Johnston, December 2017 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, February 2017 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Connie Hamann
Date: 2019 July
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English