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George A. Newton photographs

 Collection
Identifier: S2381

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of cabinet cards and unmounted, primarily, albumen prints stamped with Newton's name or his advertisement.  It is assumed he made the photographs. The prints are grouped by subject:  mining; Ojibwe people; Duluth; lake and vessels; northeastern Minnesota views; logging.

Dates

  • circa 1880-1900

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

George Newton is listed in the Polk Duluth City Directories of 1889-1895, as a landscape photographer and artist living in Lester Park of Duluth. In 1896, the entry indicates he was a janitor at the Lester Park School. It also notes that in 1899 he relocated back to Brainerd, Minnesota where he lived in 1888 and listed in city directories as "artist".

Extent

.84 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Abstract

The collection consists of cabinet cards and unmounted, primarily, albumen prints stamped with Newton's name or his advertisement.  It is assumed he made the photographs.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.

Title
Guide to the George A. Newton photographs
Author
Finding Aid Authors: P. Maus.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Collecting Area Details

Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area

Contact:
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526