Edith Feero Larson photograph collection, 1890-1979
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Larson, Edith Feero
- Title
- Edith Feero Larson photograph collection
- Dates
- 1890-1979 (inclusive)18901979
1898-1933 (bulk)18981933 - Quantity
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587 photographic prints (2 boxes and 1 folder)
67 negatives (1 box) : nitrate - Collection Number
- PH0155
- Summary
- Photographs of family and friends, and of scenes from the the Klondike Gold Rush
- Repository
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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
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Edith Larson was an Alaska pioneer and long-time resident of Skagway. The Feero family arrived in Skagway in 1897 where Edith's father started a packing business on White Pass. Edith married Karl Larson and remained there for 50 years. She participated in the Klondike Gold Rush and was an assistant in the Dedman Photography Shop.
Content Description
The collection consists of 335 loose photographs and three albums. Album 1 (35 photographs) includes souvenir reproductions of images from the Klondike Gold Rush. Album 2 (56 photographs) and Album 3 (161 photographs) consist primarily of photographs of family and friends in Skagway. The loose photographs includes various scenes from the Klondike Gold Rush, 1897-1905 (Some by photographers Hegg, Case and Draper, Walter Strand, Webster and Stevens) and also modern pictures of Edith, family and friends. See following inventory of loose photographs. All inventoried except folders 17, 19 and 21 which contain more recent snapshots and postcards of Alaska and the Yukon Territory.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
