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United States Life-Saving Service, Evanston Station, Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 75/0/3

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Photographic portraits of many individuals, both surfmen and keepers, associated with the Evanston (Illinois) Station of the United States Life-Saving Service, are found in this volume. The portraits, mainly in standard cabinet format and dimensions, were made by a number of photographers, several (Aiken, Root, Charles Smith, and Fowler) with studios in Evanston. Dated photographs cover the years from 1888 to 1893. Most photographs, however, are undated.

Dates

  • 1888-1893

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored at a remote campus location and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

1.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Photographic portraits of many individuals, both surfmen and keepers, associated with the Evanston (Illinois) Station of the United States Life-Saving Service, are found in this volume. The portraits, mainly in standard cabinet format and dimensions, were made by a number of photographers, several (Aikin, Root, Charles Smith, and Fowler) with studios in Evanston. Dated photographs cover the years from 1888 to 1893. Most photographs, however, are undated.

Method of Acquisition

Separated from the Northwestern University Archives photograph collection; February 12, 2008 (Accession #08-15).

Related Materials

Related information may be found in University Archives Series 0/22/1, the scrapbook of Capt. Lawrence O. Lawson, 1880-ca. 1941.

Processing Information

Robert F. Carlton; February 12, 2008.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the United States Life-Saving Service, Evanston Station, Photograph Album
Author
Robert F. Carlton
Date
12/02/2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

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Contact:
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635