MS 586
Carlson Family
Glass Plate Negative Collection, ca. 1900

Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

Descriptive summary  |   Administrative information  |  Biographical/Historical note
Collection description  |  Organization  |  Description of series/container list

 

Descriptive summary
creator: Carlson Family
title: Glass Plate Negative Collection
dates: ca. 1900
extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box)
collection number : MS 586
repository: Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information
access: Restricted, except with permission of Head of Special Collections Department
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Carlson Family, Glass Plate Negative Collection, MS 586, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note
Members of the Carlson Family reside in Kingsley, Iowa.


Collection description
This collection contains eighteen 4x5 silver gelatin glass plate negatives and five 5x7 silver gelatin prints (ca. 1900). The images depict life on the prairie, including group scenes. Of special interest are several unidentified shots of ships, docks and factories.


Organization
The collection is arranged by media type: glass plate negatives and silver gelatin prints.

 

Description of series

Series 1 Glass silver gelatin plate negatives and silver gelatin prints
extent: 1 half-document box
description: Gelatin glass plate negatives and silver gelatin prints depicting life on the prairie

Container list

Box Folder Title Dates
1   Eighteen 4x5 silver gelatin glass plate negatives
 
ca. 1900
1   Five 5x7 silver gelatin prints ca. 1900


Iowa State University Library, Ames, IA 50011
Comments: tzanish@iastate.edu
URL: http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/manuscripts/MS586.html
Revised: 9 August 2005.