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Alaska Photo Company Photograph Collection, ca. 1890s

 Collection
Identifier: PCA 288

Scope and Contents

The studio-mounted photographs in this collection are from the Alaska Photo Company, which operated a studio in Douglas, Alaska, in 1897. Individual photographers are not identified. Images include Douglas, Sitka, Ft. Wrangel (Wrangell), scenics, ships, people, and Alaska Native culture. The majority of the original photographs are mounted on boards and many are badly faded.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within ca. 1890s

EAD

PCA0288

Conditions Governing Access

The photographs may be viewed, however, they may not be photocopied.

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for permission to publish or reproduce images from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Biographical / Historical

John Urban was born in 1882 and came to Alaska as a youth, with his family during the gold rush. In later years, he was a photographer for a railway, possibly the White Pass and Yukon Railroad, and lived in Skagway in the late 1890's. It is not known whether he worked for Alaska Photo Co. during his life. The Alaska Photo Company had a studio in Douglas in 1897, but its time of operation is unknown.

Extent

33 Photographic Prints : Black and white

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Esther M. Crofts and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Urban donated the collection March 3, 1987. Mr. Urban's uncle, John Urban, collected the views and may have been associated with the Alaska Photo Company. (Acc. No. 1987-016.)

Processing Information

The studio mounted photographs, 8 x 10 inch and smaller, are individually sleeved in Mylar and housed in acid neutral folders.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding aid for the Alaska Photo Company Photograph Collection, ca. 1890s
Status
In Progress
Author
Revised: 7/12/2005 ; ArchivesSpace finding aid by: Sandy Johnston 2019 July ; 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/
Contact:
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
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