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Al Barnes Photograph Collection

 Item
Identifier: LAV001787

Content Description

15 glass plate negatives, 2 film base. All negatives are digitized. File names are located at the end of each caption.

Dates

  • 1880 - 1899

Language of Materials

Material entirely in English.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 OS) : 17 black and white negatives, largely glass plate.

452 Megabytes : Scans of original negatives.

Abstract

The Al Barnes Photographs consist of 17 black and white negatives that document life in Norhtern Michigan during the late 19th-century. The negatives include scenes of local landmarks, both man-made and natural, agricultural labors at work in the farms of the Old Mission Peninsula, and portraits of children. Of particular note are negatives concerning the activities of local Native Americans.
Title
Guide to the Al Barnes Photographs
Status
Completed
Author
Elizabeth Clemens
Date
2020-01-15
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository

Contact:
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Detroit MI 48202 USA