Alaska State Library – Historical Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

[Activities in Alaska with view of villages, Native culture, whaling and Arctic regions, ca. 1886 – 1967]

Dates

ca. 1886-1967

EAD

PCA0187

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Extent

54 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These photographs were copied from prints in Record Group 26 at the National Archives, Still Pictures Branch. The National Archives identification number is given at the end of each photograph description. Some photographs were taken by ALB--full name has not been determined. Several photos depict the whaling operations of the American Pacific Whaling Co. at Akutan in the Aleutian Islands.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the U.S. Coast Guard Photograph Collection, ca. 1886-1967
Status: In Progress
Author: 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