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Albert Snow Photograph Collection, ca. 1900s

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 364

Scope and Contents

The album, 29 x 38 cm., contains 101 views of the Tlingit Indians, Seldovia, and construction activities along the Alaska Central Railroad. Case and Draper images make up a large portion of the collection; other photographers represented include (?) Evans, S. J. Thompson (Vancouver), P.S. Hunt and others unidentified.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within ca. 1900s

EAD

PCA0364

Conditions Governing Access

The photos may be viewed. However 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

Albert L. Snow was a miner and contractor who came to Alaska and Canada from Iowa. He built the Pend Oreile Smelter at Sand Point, Idaho, and engaged in construction of the Alaska Central Railway. He developed the Wanoky mining property at Moose Pass, Alaska, and others in British Columbia (B.C.). He also constructed railroads in B.C. From 1915 until his death March 21, 1936. He was survived by a wife, four sons and one daughter. [From: Anchorage Daily Times, Mar. 25, 1936, p.1]

Extent

102 Photographic Prints : 1 album

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Sydney L. Snow, of Everett WA, donated the album August 21, 1995, which belonged to his grandfather, Albert. (Acc. No. 1995-41).

Processing Information

The album is intact. Photographs are numbered. No inventory is available.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding aid for the Albert Snow Photograph Collection, ca. 1900s
Status
In Progress
Author
By: India Spartz ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston 2019 July ; Inventory added by: Sandy Johnsston
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
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