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Collection Overview

Title: United States

ID: VMA/RG03/ARCH.Photos.01/Series 1 US

Extent: 8.8 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: This collection is intellectually arranged alphabetically, by state, then county, then city. Each state is given its own sub-series, though not all sub-series hold materials. Physically, the photographs are boxed by size.

Forms of Material: Photographs

Scope and Contents of the Materials

A collection of Norwegian-American photographs relating to locations around the United States.

Administrative Information

Repository: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 22 boxes; 7 small boxes, 8 medium boxes, and 7 large boxes

Use Restrictions: May be reproduced with written permission from Vesterheim collections staff or executive director. Though Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum may hold the property rights, Vesterheim might not hold the copyrights for materials. Individuals may use materials for non-commercial, private use, but commercial users must secure permissions from the copyright holders and Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum to reproduce, publish, or quote protected materials and photographs.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Alabama],
[Series 2: Alaska],
[Series 3: Arizona],
[Series 4: Arkansas],
[Series 5: California],
[Series 6: Colorado],
[Series 7: Connecticut],
[Series 8: Dakota Territory],
[Series 9: Delaware],
[Series 10: Florida],
[Series 11: Georgia],
[Series 12: Hawaii],
[Series 13: Idaho],
[Series 14: Illinois],
[Series 15: Indiana],
[Series 16: Iowa],
[Series 17: Kansas],
[Series 18: Kentucky],
[Series 19: Louisiana],
[Series 20: Maine],
[Series 21: Maryland],
[Series 22: Massachusetts],
[Series 23: Michigan],
[Series 24: Minnesota],
[Series 25: Mississippi],
[Series 26: Missouri],
[Series 27: Montana],
[Series 28: Nebraska],
[Series 29: Nevada],
[Series 30: New Hampshire],
[Series 31: New Jersey],
[Series 32: New Mexico],
[Series 33: New York],
[Series 34: North Carolina],
[Series 35: North Dakota],
[Series 36: Ohio],
[Series 37: Oklahoma],
[Series 38: Oregon],
[Series 39: Pennsylvania],
[Series 40: Rhode Island],
[Series 41: South Carolina],
[Series 42: South Dakota],
[Series 43: Tennessee],
[Series 44: Texas],
[Series 45: Utah],
[Series 46: Vermont],
[Series 47: Virginia],
[Series 48: Washington],
[Series 49: West Virginia],
[Series 50: Wisconsin],
[Series 51: Wyoming],
[All]

Series 2: Alaska

Box 1

Item 1: Totem poles at Sitka National Monument: Other Information: cultural, landmark
Item 2: Path at Sitka National Monument: Other Information: cultural, landmark, nature

Box 8

Item 1: Child's Glacier, Copper River: Other Information: nature
Item 2: Ketchikan Seamen's Mission, Ketchikan, Alaska: Says "Ketchikan Seamna's Home" on photo and "Ketchikan Seamen's Mission" in a note on the reverse side.; Other Information: business, home, organization; Physical Description: Photographic Print; Related Material: Related to Locations-United States-Box 16-Items 1 and 2
Item 3: "Eni" Club Room, Nome: Other Information: organization
Item 4: Igloo Reindeer Fair, north of Nome: Pictures an Eskimo and reindeer; Other Information: event, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 5: Taku Glacier: Photograph by Lomen Bros., Nome; note on envelope that it was near Nome, but a note by that says 'No'; Other Information: landmark, nature; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 6: "A Foggy Morning on the Trail in NW Alaska": Photograph by Lomen Bros., Nome; possibly near Nome; shows an Eskimo being pulled on a sled by a reindeer; Other Information: people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 7: Dutch Harbor: Photograph by Lomen Bros., Nome; note on envelope that it was near Nome, but another note says 'No'; aerial view of the harbor; Other Information: town; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 8: Alaskan Cotton Field: Photograph by Lomen Bros., Nome; possibly near Nome; Other Information: farm, nature; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 9: Bird's eye view of Nome from Lane's Derrick, Nome, 1903: Photograph by Lomen Bros., Nome; Other Information: town; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 10: View of bay and mountains from Sitka National Monument, Sitka: Photograph by E.W. Merrill, Sitka; Other Information: landmark, nature; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 11: "Bering Sea After a Storm": Photograph by Lomen Bros., Nome; possibly near Nome; Other Information: children, nature, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 12: Indian River Cascade, Sitka National Monument, Sitka: Photograph by E.W. Merrill, Sitka; Other Information: landmark, nature; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 13: Roadway and Second Growth Timber, Sitka National Monument, Sitka: Photograph by E.W. Merrill, Sitka; Other Information: landmark, nature; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 14: Government Bridge across Indian River, Sitka National Monument, Sitka: Photograph by E.W. Merrill, Sitka; Other Information: landmark, nature, people; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 15: View of Sitka and Mt. Edgecombe from Sitka National Monument, Sitka: Photograph by E.W. Merrill, Sitka; Other Information: landmark, town; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 16: Totem poles, Sitka National Monument, Sitka: Totem poles are on the site of an Indian village destroyed by Russians in 1802; the large totem in foreground is perhaps the best specimen of Indian carving now remaining; photograph by E.W. Merrill, Sitka; Other Information: cultural, landmark; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 17: Timber, Sitka National Monument, Sitka: Old timber, showing preservation fallen timber - cut in 1804. Second growth tree; photograph by E.W. Miller, Sitka; Other Information: landmark, nature; Physical Description: Photographic Print; edges are tearing
Item 18: Skagway: View over the bay of the town in the distance; photograph by Lomen Bros., Nome; Other Information: town; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 19: Snow Gulch: Looking down snow gulch, showing glacier benches in distance, northwest Alaska; possibly near Nome; photograph by Lomen Bros., Nome; Other Information: nature; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 20: Greek Church Interior, Unalaska: Photograph by Lomen Bros., Nome; Other Information: church; Physical Description: Photographic Print

Box 16

Item 1: Ketchikan Seaman's Home, Ketchikan, Alaska: Picture of boarding house in Ketchikan, Alaska; Other Information: business; Physical Description: Photographic Print; Related Material: Related to Location United States, Box 16, Item 2 and Box 8, Item 2
Item 2: Ketchikan Seaman's Home, Ketchikan, Alaska: Picture of boarding house in Ketchikan, Alaska; Other Information: business; Physical Description: Photographic Print; Related Material: Related to Location United States, Box 16, Item 1 and Box 8, Item 2
Item 3: Eskimos with Reindeer Sleds: Four Eskimos with two sleds pulled by reindeer; Other Information: cultural, outdoor, people, posed; Physical Description: Photographic Print
Item 4: Eskimo Mission, Teller, Alaska: Two buildings identified as the mission center for Eskimos in Teller, Alaska; Other Information: organization, town; Physical Description: photographic Print; Related Material: Related to Location United States, Box 16, Item 5
Item 5: Eskimo Mission, Teller, Alaska: Two buildings identified as the mission center for Eskimos in Teller, Alaska; Other Information: organization, town; Physical Description: photographic Print; Related Material: Related to Location United States, Box 16, Item 4