A Stikeen River Family, 1939-08-17

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 21

Identifier: 1975.006.3.Stikeen.001

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

An unidentified woman stands outside with three childern, one to her left, two to her right. The child farthest to her right is barely visible in the photograph.

Dates

Creation: 1939-08-17

Creator

From the Collection: University of Tulsa. McFarlin Library (Organization)
From the Collection: Logsdon, Guy William, 1934-2018 (Person)

Access

This material is open for research use by any registered reader.

Extent

1 photographic_print

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Black and white photographic print on a postcard.

Purple stamp attached on verso, top right: "United States Postage. Thomas Jefferson. 1801-1809. 3 cents 3."

Dimensions

14 x 9 cm.

General

Title taken from recto.

Photographer unknown.

Printed on recto, bottom: "A Stikeen River Family 123."

Printed on verso, top: "Post Card. Correspondence. Address Only."

Written in pencil on verso, top left: "M.M. 25.00."

Written in blue pencil on verso, bottom right: "

Written in ink on verso, left: "Wrangell, Alaska. Aug. 18, 1939. How are you and Lady Knowles? I have not heard of you or written in a long while, but I do not [forget]. You would like this country at ... NW [coast of] Alaska. It's grandiose and fascinating. I will be away until 16 ... of Oct. ... Marius Barbeau." [...] indicated spelling is uncertain. ... indiactes writtin is illegible.

Written in ink on verso, right: "Sir Francis Knowles. Oxford. England."

Stamped on verso, top center: "Wranell, Aug 17 1-PM 1939 Alaska."

Stamped on verso, right: "Oxford 6 SP 39."