Alaska State Library – Historical Collections Finding Aids

Content Description

The images include photos and cartoons based on military life, particularly Aleutian Islands, during World War II and a map, in Japanese, of Adak in the Aleutian Islands.

Dates

circa 1940s

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is available for viewing, however, the photographs may not be photocopied.

Biographical / Historical

Helmer Louis Nielsen was stationed in the Aleutians during World War II. He was a Navy photographer and probably took and/or printed the photographs.

Extent

8 Photographic Prints (1 folder ; 1 PCA oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Processing Information

The items were numbered by staff and housed in mylar.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for Helmer L. Nielsen Photograph Collection, ca. 1940s
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Gladi Kulp, Oct. 2002 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, April 2019 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Jacki Swearingen, April 2019
Date: 2019 April
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English