Caroline Bowersox collection of William Henry Jackson Photochroms
Content Description
This collection contains photochroms made by Detroit Publishing Company from photographs taken by William Henry Jackson.
The collection is divided by size into four series 3.5 x 7 Inches, 4.5 x 6.5 Inches, 4.75 x 6.5 Inches and 7 x 9 Inches and then chronologically by photograph number. The photograph number can be found in the upper left hand corner of the print sleeve. The collection consists of 187 prints, mostly 3.5 x 7 and 4.5 x 6.5 inches but including some 4.75 x 6.5 and 7 x 9 inch prints as well. Most images are of outdoor scenes, but there are a few featuring interiors.
Roughly, the geographical distribution of subject is: Canada (8 prints), Mexico (11 prints),United States (161 prints), Arizona (3 prints), California (48 prints), Colorado (58 prints), Florida (5 prints), Illinois (1 prints), Michigan (4 prints), Mississippi (1 prints), New Jersey (2 prints), New Mexico (7 prints), New York (17 prints), Pennsylvania (2 prints), South Carolina (1 prints), South Dakota (1 prints), Utah (8 prints), Washington D.C. (3 prints), and Unknown (7 prints).
Dates
- 1898 - 1906
Creator
- Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research without restrictions. Researchers are advised to contact the Archives and Special Collections prior to visiting. Advance notice may be needed to retrieve items for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers must obtain a signed Permission to Publish Form if they wish to reproduce, broadcast, or otherwise disseminate information from published and unpublished works held by ASC. Permission to reproduce, broadcast, or otherwise disseminate information materials from ASC does not constitute permission from the holder of copyright or literary rights. The researcher is responsible for securing permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce content from materials found in the collections.
Biographical / Historical
Born on April 4, 1843, in Keeseville, New York, William Henry Jackson was an American photographer and artist who started his career in a studio retouching photographs at the young age of 15. Working at diverse photography related jobs and building up a portfolio, Jackson eventually found himself shifting into publishing at the Detroit Publishing Company.
Jackson sold his entire collection, consisting of about 10,000 negatives, in 1897 to the company and in 1898 Jackson became president, with archives which produced pictures arraying from postcards to mammoth-plate panoramas.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 photograph box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains photochroms made by Detroit Publishing Company from photographs taken by William Henry Jackson.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into four series.
Series I: 3.5 x 7 inches
Series II: 4.5 x 6.5 inches
Series III: 4.75 x 6.5 inches
Series IV: 7 x 9 inches
- Photochrom prints -- 1851-1900 Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Photochrom prints -- 1901-1950 Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Title
- Caroline Bowersox collection of William Henry Jackson Photochroms
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Loni McComber and Sarah A. Hanson, Updated by Shaina Dean in 2016
- Date
- April 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USD Archives and Special Collections Repository
