United States Boundary Survey photograph collection, circa early 1900s

Overview of the Collection

Title
United States Boundary Survey photograph collection
Dates
circa early 1900s (inclusive)
Quantity
15 negatives : glass ; 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Collection Number
PH0462
Summary
Images related to the United States-Canada boundary survey
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English

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Collection of 15 glass copy negatives, annotated by former head of UW Special Collections Robert D. Monroe, related to the the U. S.-Canada boundary survey. The negatives were made by Albert H. Barnes, a Tacoma-area photographer in the early years of this century.

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Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Container(s) Description
item
1 US photo #1: Roman Catholic mission on left bank of Kootenay River
A. Gardner (photographer)
2 Army photo #2: H. B. Co., Fort Colville
A. Gardner (photographer)
3 US photo #3: H. B. Co., Fort Vancouver
A. Gardner (photographer)
30 US photo #3-1/2: Camp of B. B. (British Boundary?) Commission, Fort Vancouver
A. Gardner (photographer)
40 #4 (A): Interior of Fort Hall (from Cross & Gibbs lithograph)
41 #4 (B): Exterior of Fort Hall (from Cross & Gibbs lithograph)
50 US photo #5 (A): Interior of Fort Boise (from Cross & Gibbs lithograph)
51 #5 (B): Exterior of Fort Boise (from Cross & Gibbs lithograph)
6 US photo #8: H. B. Co. Fort Okanagan (from lithograph)
7 US photo #9: H. B. Co. mill near Fort Colville (from lithograph)
8 US photo #10: View from Fort Colville looking across the Columbia
A. Gardner (photographer)
9 Fort Walla Walla 1854 (drawing)
10 Fort Laramie (from Cross & Gibbs lithograph)
11 Northeast view in Independence Rock (from Cross & Gibbs lithograph)
12 Fort Nisqually 1943 (copy of halftone of painting)

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Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Barnes, Albert (photographer)

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)