Joseph M. Welden Photograph Collection, ca. 1907-1922
Scope and Contents
This small collection contains photographs of Fairbanks businesses, the old Chena River Bridge, sunsets, wild flowers and a 3-hour timed exposure of a sunset in which the moon created a streak across the sky. Additional photographs were donated in 2005 from the William T. Dunn Estate. William Dunn’s mother was Kathleen Pearl Welden; Joseph Welden was Dunn’s great uncle.
Dates
- ca. 1907-1922
EAD
PCA0271Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to reproduce the images in this collection may be discussed with the Librarian.
Biographical
Joseph M. Welden was a photographer in Fairbanks and was listed in the 1909-1910 edition of Polk's Alaska-Yukon Gazeteer and Business Directory.
Extent
33 Photographic Prints : black and white
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Historical Library obtained this collection in 1986. (Acc. No. 1986-005). Elizabeth (Betty) Parshall of San Francisco, CA donated 21 images in 2005, Acc. No. 2005-46.
Processing Information
The photographs are sleeved in Mylar. Most of the images are captioned, signed and dated by Welden. An index for images numbered 13-33 was created by Betty Parshall.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Joseph M. Welden Photograph Collection, ca. 1907-1922
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Processed by: Staff ; Revised by: Anne Laura Wood, Oct. 2005 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Apr. 2014 ; 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
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