Alaska Photographs and Postcards, ca. 1930s

Collection

Identifier: PCA 525-17

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection of private and commercial photographs show images of various towns in southeast Alaska, glaciers, Fort William H. Seward, and Alaska scenics. Photographers include Winter & Pond, Ordway, and Alaska Scenic Views. There is also a business card from Alaska Premier Fur Farm – Rudy’s Ranch and a metal token saying “Raincheck – good for one snort”.

Dates

circa 1930s

EAD

PCA0525-17

Conditions 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.

Extent

1 folders : 3 black and white photographs ; 3 black and white commercial postcards ; 9 Small commercial photos ; 1 Business card ; 1 Token

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Acquisition

The collection was donated by the Alaska State Archives to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections and is accessioned as 2002-94. The original donor is unknown.

Processing Information

This collection has been described at the item level. All items have been placed in Mylar and into a pH-neutral folder. Six images have been moved to the Core file. One item has been relocated to MS 112.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding Aid for the Alaska Photographs and Postcards, ca. 1930s
Status: Completed
Author: Processed by: Alea Oien, June 2009 ; Revised by: Anastasia Tarmann ; Revised by: Sara Bornstein, Dec. 2013 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Jacki Swearingen, July 2019 ; Inventory added by: Jacki Swearingen
Date: 2021 December
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin