George A. Newton photographs
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
- Newton, George A. (Person)
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.
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.)--Harbor Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.)--History--Pictorial works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- East Hillside (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Ely (Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Grand Portage (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lake steamers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lakeside - Lester Park (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Loggers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ojibwe Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Photographs--1870-1890 Subject Source: Local sources
- Photographs--1890-1900 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sailing ships Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shipping Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ships Subject Source: Local sources
- Vermilion Iron Range (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vermilion Range (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- West Duluth (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- West End (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- 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
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
