James Stephen Photograph Collection, circa 1898
Scope and Contents
Unalaska, Dutch Harbor, St. Michael views including Russian Orthodox Churches, Presbyterian Mission, and Eskimo portraits, circa 1898
Dates
- circa 1898
EAD
PCA0151Conditions 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 / Historical
James Stephen, an architect who went north in the employment of the Moran Ship Building Company, photographed the images in the collection. One of the early Yukon River boats was built at Dutch Harbor. Mr. Stephen returned to his business and family in Seattle in the fall of 1898 (?) (Source: letter from Walter M. Stephen, son of James Stephen, to R.N. (Bob) DeArmond, from Seattle, July 24, 1972.)
Extent
1 folders : 21 black and white copy prints (photographs)
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
The photographs were made from original glass plates in the Washington State University Library at Pullman, Special Collections, Archives Division. Bob DeArmond donated the views in August 1979.
Existence and Location of Originals
The original glass plates these were printed from are located in the Washington State University Library at Pullman, Special Collections, Archives Division.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the James Stephen Photograph Collection, circa 1898
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Staff ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Connie Hamann, July 2019 ; Inventory Added by: Connie Hamann
- Date
- 2020 October
- 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