Alaska and Canada Views, ca. 1900
Content Description
This collection contains 76, 2½” x 3¼” photographs ca. 1900. The photographs are commercial in nature and look to be collected as someone crossed Canada and Alaska. There are photos from Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada; Prince Rupert, B.C.; Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Taku, Juneau, Haines, Skagway, White Pass Route, Alaska; White Horse and Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada. Many of the photographs were taken by Winter and Pond Co. One photograph of a Native Elder, Skok-ish-tin, has been added to the Core Photo Portrait file. Two photographs of the Steamship “Whitehorse” have been added to PCA 134a.
Dates
- Majority of material found within circa 1900
EAD
PCA0504Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
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.
Extent
1 boxes (1 Clear plastic box) : 76, 2½” x 3¼” black and white photographs
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Museum in Sitka by Georgie and Jennifer Mason. Nancy Ricketts of the Museum forwarded the collection to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections on May 19, 2003. Accessioned as 2002-052.
Processing Information
This collection has been described at the item level. Items have been retained in their original housing of plastic sleeves in a clear plastic box.
- Title
- Finding Aid for Alaska and Canada Views, ca. 1900
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Ken Nail, Jr. ; Revised by: Alea Oien, Mar. 2009 ; Revised by: Sara Bornstein, Dec. 2013 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Ginny Jacobs, May 2019 ; Inventory added by: Jacki Swearingen
- Date
- 2021 December
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov