[Zimmerman’s Brothers Island fox farm; per Paul Converse]
Scope and Contents
The photographs include fur and fox farming scenes from Brothers Island, Sumner Island, Behrs Island [Chain Is.?], Donkey Bay, Kake Cannery, Pybus Bay and Monte Carlo Fox Farm. There are also images along the Inside Passage, including Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan, and Kake. Names mentioned include: Charlie Zimmerman, Mrs. Zimmerman, Nellie Lutro, Peres, John Hadlund, the Hadlund family, Skok-ish-Tin (Wrangell), the Gomoll family and others.
Note per Paul Converse: Behr’s Island is probably Chain Island at the south end of Rocky Pass, south of Kake. Skiff Island is in the same area, along with the Conclusion Island and Monte Carlo Island ranches.
Dates
- ca. 1927
Extent
1 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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