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Anonymous Outdoor Recreation Family Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: MSSP_7012

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Content Description

The primary item in this collection is an album of vernacular photographs recording the outdoor leisure activities of an unidentified American family possibly from the Northeastern United States. None of the prints carry any identifying information, but the pictures are organized into discrete series. The most notable of these series with 143 photographs may depict a canoeing, hiking, and fishing expedition to the Canadian North. This series includes numerous images of Native American or First Nations guides and their settlements. Other series document trips to the beach, car trips, train trips, and other excursions. The collection also includes 8 folders with approximately 50 loose photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1910

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Extent

.34 Cubic Feet (1 album in custom clamshell box and one half document case (legal) with 8 folders.)

Language of Materials

English

Status
Completed
Date
February 2026
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
102 Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame IN 46556
574-631-0290