Robert N. DeArmond photograph collection [graphic] : early views of Alaska, 1890-1920.

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Robert N. DeArmond photograph collection [graphic] : early views of Alaska, 1890-1920.

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Enhanced views of early Alaska used for postcards and other commercial purposes. The Albertype Company in Brooklyn, N.Y., originally printed the 8 x 10 inch sheet of photographs in which 3 or more views were arranged together then included in publications. A variety of Alaskan subjects are depicted including communities, sled dogs, glaciers, mining, Alaska Native arts, artists, boats and housing, vegetables and flowers, wildlife, fishing, hunting, and railroads including the Copper River and Northwestern Railway and the White Pass and Yukon Route. Publishers and photographers represented in the collection include: Landahl's Emporium (Dawson) and Albertype Company (Brooklyn, NY), Winter & Pond, P.E. Kern, E.A. Hegg and P.S. Hunt.

157 photographs : b&w.

Alaska State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7656807

Alaska State Library

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Albertype Co.

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The Albertype Co., headquartered in Brooklyn, N.Y., produced postcards and other printed materials from 1890 until 1952. The Albertype Company was founded by brothers Adolph and Herman L. Wittemann. In 1890, the publishing company, originally established as the Wittemann Brothers circa 1879, changed its name to the Albertype Company, denoting the company's use of the collotype (or albertype) photographic process. The company operated from 1890 to 1952 and produced over 25,000 prints. The...

DeArmond, R. N.

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Journalist, editor for Alaska Northwest Publishing Co., and historian, in Juneau, Alaska. From the description of Alaska statehood file including opposition views, 1949-1958. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 42929334 R.N. "Bob" DeArmond was born in Sitka, Alaska in July, 1911. A well known Alaskan historian, he has published numerous articles and books about Alaska's history and culture. He married Dale Burlison in 1935 and they lived in various Southeast Alaska c...