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Neal D. Benedict Photograph Collection, ca. 1900

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 201

Alaska's Digital Archives : Neal D. Benedict Photograph Collection, ca. 1900. ASL-PCA-201

Scope and Contents

Includes views of prospectors, boat building and gold mining camps along the Valdez and Copper River Trail, 1898.

Dates

  • ca. 1900

EAD

PCA0201

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

Neal D. Benedict left Seattle for the gold fields of Alaska on February 9, 1898 aboard the schooner MOONLIGHT. The ship reached Valdez Bay in March of that year. Mr. Benedict and other miners unloaded supplies and transported them over the Valdez Glacier to Twelve-Mile Camp in the Klutina River valley. The miners also worked in the Copper River valley. A written account of the expedition is located in Ms 66. Page numbers refer to MS 66.

Extent

158 Photographic Prints : 0.5 cubic feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was acquired from the Library of Congress in 1916 by James Wickersham, Wickersham no. 5661.

Existence and Location of Copies

All the photographs in this collection have been digitized and are available to view via Alaska's Digital Archives.

Related Materials

Original views not found in this photograph collection are located in the manuscript collection, MS 66.

Processing Information

The photograph collection contains images from Manuscript 66. In 1996, PCA 201 was re-numbered so that the photo numbers match MS 66.

Digital Material

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding aid for the Neal D. Benedict Photograph Collection, ca. 1900
Status
In Progress
Author
Processed by: India Spartz 3/96 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston 2019 June ; Inventory added by: Sandy Johnston
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/
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