Bachelder-Williams Family Photograph Collection, ca. 1907-1921
Scope and Contents
This collection includes views of the Bachelders and their friends, mining activities in the Nome area, Nome community activities and scenics. Photographers represented are Lomen Bros., B.B. Dobbs, A.G. Simmer and K.O. Butler. The quality of the photographs ranges from very poor to good. Many views are postcard size.
Dates
- circa 1907-1921
EAD
PCA0218Conditions 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.
Biographical Note
J.A. Bachelder moved from Brainerd, Minnesota, to Nome in 1907 to work as cashier for the Nome Bank and Trust Co. and later became assistant manager. His wife, Dell Reilly Bachelder, and 2–3-month-old daughter, Marion Agnes, joined him in January 1908. Life in Nome was an adventure and many of their friends were those who helped to shape Alaska: Jafet Lindeberg, Leonhard Seppala, Alaska legislator, Charles D. Jones and the Lomen family. In October 1909, Dell, Marion, and other family members went back to Brainerd. J.A. Bachelder joined them in the fall of 1910. The family returned to Nome in 1911, and J.A. went to work as cashier for Miners & Merchants Bank and assistant secretary of the Blue Goose Mining Co. In late 1921, the family left Alaska.
Extent
81 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
These Nome related photographs of the Bachelder/Williams family were donated to the Historical Library in 1983 as part of the Robert Williams' estate. The papers form a separate collection, Ms 82. Acc. # 1983-006.
Processing Information
This collection has been described at the item level. All items have been placed in Mylar and into a pH-neutral folders.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Bachelder-Williams Family Photograph Collection, ca. 1907-1921
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Staff. ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson, May 2019. Inventory added by: Jacki Swearingen
- Date
- 2022 February
- 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