B.B. Dobbs photograph collection, 1900-1910.
Title:
B.B. Dobbs photograph collection, 1900-1910.
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
298 photographs : black and white.
General Note:
In the Alaska State Library, Historical Collections, P.O. Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571.
Personal Subject:
Ownership:
Other Dobbs photographs were added from the library's general collection.
Biographical/Historical Data:
B.B. (Beverly Bennett) Dobbs was born near Marshall, Missouri in 1868, learned photography in Lincoln, Nebraska, then located in Bellingham, Washington where he conducted a gallery for twelve years. Dobbs came to Nome in 1900 and returned most summers. His exquisite Eskimo portraits received gold medal awards at the St. Louis Fair and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Restrictions on Access:
Collection is open to research.
Contents:
Eskimo portraits -- The Mikado (Nome) -- Front Street (Nome) -- Elite Bath House (Nome) -- Alaska Mercantile Co. (Nome) -- Eagle Hall (Nome) -- Council City -- Unalaska -- King Island natives -- Solomon -- Solomon River Railroad -- Dutch Harbor -- All Alaska Sweepstakes -- Fox Ramsey -- Nome Exploration Co. mining activities -- Council City and Solomon River Railroad -- Seward Peninsula Railroad -- William H. Sodaberg -- Scotty Allen -- Peter Egelak -- Crafts Road House -- St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Nome) -- Northwest Lighterage Co. (Nome) -- Russian fort (St. Michael) -- Rev. William Duncan -- reindeer -- ships.