Compton Photograph Studio Archive collection

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Compton Photograph Studio Archive collection

1884-1952

https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71670

The Compton Studio Archive is comprised of two major components: Glass plate negatives containing views and scenes (e.g., anything besides portraiture) were printed on modern, resin-coated paper and dry-mounted to museum board for storage in filing cabinets. These prints are numbered beginning with a "C" (e.g., "C-0250"), and total approximately 910 items. The negatives bear the same number as the print and are stored in archival document Boxes. Glass plate, black and white flexible film, and color negatives containing portraiture, dating from the 1880's to 1994, are mostly filed in archival storage Boxes and are arranged by date and negative number according to the original scheme imposed by the studio. Additionally, there are some oversize glass plates as large as 18" x 22" stored flat in archival storage Boxes.

543 Boxes, (324 linear ft. )

eng, Latn

Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6624269

Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives

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