Hanna Breece's photographs, 1910s-1920s
Scope and Contents
This subseries consists of photographs by Jacobs's great-aunt Hanna Breece, whose memoir Jacobs edited. These photographs depict life in Alaska in the early twentieth century. Photographs are the original black-and-white prints except where otherwise noted.
Dates
- Creation: 1910s-1920s
Creator
- From the Collection: Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tamagawa, Hidenori (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is mostly in English, with some materials in French and Japanese.
Access Note
Collection is open for research. Letters of recommendation are closed due to privacy restrictions. Most audiovisual recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Recordings on Umatic videocassette are not available for playback due to format impermanence and cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.
Full Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 container)
Processing Information
Titles for these photographs were originally taken from Hannah Breece's annotations, and many use outdated terms for the Inuit people. These have been updated in the description but the original titles were retained in processing notes.
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
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