REFERENCE CODE: AkAMH

REPOSITORY NAME:
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center
625 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-929-9235
Fax: 907-929-9233
Email: resourcecenter@anchoragemuseum.org

Guide prepared by: Sara Piasecki, Photo Archivist

TITLE: Tintype Portraits

COLLECTION NUMBER: B2012.023

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Dates: circa 1870-1890?

Extent: 2 items

Language and Scripts: The collection is in English.

Name of creator(s): unknown

Administrative/Biographical History:
No information on the provenance of the tintypes was available at the time of accessioning.

Scope and Content Description:
The collection consists of two tintype portraits, of a man and a woman, possibly husband and
wife.

Arrangement: Not applicable


CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACCESS AND USE

Restrictions on Access: The collection is open for research use.

Physical Access: Original items in fair condition.

Technical Access: No special equipment is needed to access the materials.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use:

The Anchorage Museum is the owner of the materials and makes available reproductions for
research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Anchorage
Museum before any reproduction use. The Anchorage Museum does not necessarily hold
copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may
require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation:
Tintype Portraits, Anchorage Museum, B2012.023

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Acquisition and Appraisal Information
Items found in collection, August 2012.

Processing Notes
Items appear to have been removed from frames. Frames not extant at time of accessioning.

SUBJECTS
Tintype
Portrait photography—19th century

Guide written: September 4, 2012