"Miniatures" Souvenir Photograph Album
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Photograph album, 1906, of miniature photographs of Houghton, Michigan. Fifteen of the leaves are strip folded accordion style, with the first leaf mounted on the portfolio-like cover, two remaining leaves are mounted on the flaps of the cover. Illustrations include copper mining, landscape scenery, and various street scenes.
Dates
- 1906
Language of Material
English
Conditions Governing Access
Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.
Historical note
Tom Jones was a publisher in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1900 to 1917. The company published line block view-cards of middle America using black and white photographs as well as portfolio-style miniature photograph albums, sold as scenic souvenirs.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
Souvenir photograph album of miniature views of Houghton County, Michigan, circa 1906.
Acquisition
The miniature souvenir photograph album was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by Jennifer Meyers Butcher on January 22, 2013.
- Title
- "Miniatures" Souvenir Photograph Album
- Author
- Elizabeth Russell
- Date
- 4/8/2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository