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K. Ross Toole Archives photograph album collection, circa 1860-1910
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- K. Ross Toole Archives
- Title
- K. Ross Toole Archives photograph album collection
- Dates
- circa 1860-1910 (inclusive)18601910
- Quantity
- 3.0 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 726
- Summary
- This is collection of photograph albums from a variety of sources and creators. Formats represented include cabinet card, carte de visite and tintype.
- Repository
-
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This is a collection of photograph albums accumulated by the University of Montana's K .Ross Toole Archives from a variety of sources, the majority of which are unknown. Formats in the albums include cabinet cards, cartes de visite and tintypes.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], K. Ross Toole Archives Photograph Album Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Custodial History
In most cases the chain of ownership of the albums in this collection is unknown. Where previous ownership is known or suspected a note has been made in the description of the album. A number of the albums were likely donated by Dr. Caroline McGill of Butte, Montana, in 1952.
Acquisition Information
In many cases there is no information about who donated an album to the Archives. When ownership information is known or suspected a note has been made in the description of the album. The majority of the albums were likely acquired prior to the 1970s by the UM Museum and / or the university's Museum and Northwest History Collection, the precursors to the Archives.
Future Additions
It is possible that additional photo albums will be added to this collection in the future.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Album 1
C. P. Higgins Estate
8 1/2 inches x 10 1/2 inches
Album includes cabinet cards and tintypes. Many photographs
removed / missing. Note on inside cover states 'gathered by Hilda Higgins
Conley.' Album likely donated by Caroline McGill of Butte, Montana, in
1952.
|
circa 1860-1900 |
| 1 | Album 2
Probably from C. P. Higgins Estate
Three dimensional angel on front cover. Clasp on side.
;
8 1/2 inches x 10 1/2 inches
Album includes cabinet cards. Some images identified as Hilda
Higgins. Final image identified as W. J. McCormick. Album likely donated by
Caroline McGill of Butte, Montana, in 1952.
|
circa 1880-1900 |
| 1 | Album 3
C. P. Higgins Estate
6 3/4 inches x 5 1/2 inches
Album includes cartes de visite and tintypes. Some photographs
removed / missing. Identified individuals include W. J. McCormick, Mrs. W. J.
(Kate) McCormick. At least some of the cabinet cards were created in Missoula
and other Montana towns. Album likely donated by Caroline McGill of Butte,
Montana, in 1952.
|
circa 1860-1900 |
| 1 | Album 4
C. P. Higgins Estate
4 1/2 inches x 5 1/2 inches
Small album of cartes de visite and tintypes of unidentified
individuals. Album likely donated by Caroline McGill of Butte, Montana, in
1952.
|
circa 1860-1900 |
| 1 | Album 5
C. P. Higgins Estate
red crushed velvet cover
;
8 inches x 10 1/2 inches
Album of cabinet cards, cartes de visite and tintypes.
Identified individuals include Hilda Higgins, Grant Higgins, Maggie Pritchard,
Capt C. P. Higgins and Christina Watson. Album likely donated by Caroline
McGill of Butte, Montana, in 1952.
|
circa 1860-1900 |
| 1 | Album 15
Possibly from C. P. Higgins Estate
4 1/2 inches x 3 inches
Album of cartes de visite and tintypes. Identified individuals
include Mrs. C. P. Higgins, John Higgins, Maurice Higgins and Frank
Higgins.
|
circa 1860-1880 |
| 1 | Album 16
Possibly from C. P. Higgins Estate
4 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches
'Gem Album' of tintypes of children. Most if not all children
are probably from Missoula, Montana. Identified individuals include Will
Kennedy, Louis Kennedy, Hilda Higgins, Grace DeMers Yost, Helen Higgins, Fred
Crain, Lynn Kennedy and Harold Blake.
|
circa 1890s |
| 1 | Album 17
Maud Homsinger
4 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches
'Gem Album' of tintypes of children, probably from Missoula,
Montana. Includes image of Jeannette Rankin and sketches by Lynn Catlin. Inside
cover says 'Maud Homsinger.'
|
circa 1890s |
| 2 | Album 6
blue crushed velvet cover
;
8 inches x 10 inches
Album of cabinet cards of unidentified infants and children.
Album likely donated by Caroline McGill of Butte, Montana, in 1952.
|
circa 1880-1900 |
| 2 | Album 7
white cover with relief of angels.
;
8 inches x 10 1/2 inches
Album labeled 'Brides and Grooms' containing cabinet cards of
unidentified men and women. The album is half empty. Album likely donated by
Caroline McGill of Butte, Montana, in 1952.
|
circa 1880-1900 |
| 2 | Album 8
Thomas Morgan of Deer Lodge, Montana
white faux fur cover with applique of bird, rose and book
;
8 inches x 10 inches
Album originally belonging to Thomas Morgan of Deer Lodge,
Montana. Identified individuals include Thomas Morgan, Mina M. Bailey, Kate
Morgan, Rose M. Morgan (Annapolis, Maryland), Joseph Coleman, Beulah Ferguson,
Alice Coleman, Cara McDonald, Album likely donated by Caroline McGill of Butte,
Montana, in 1952.
|
circa 1880-1900 |
| 2 | Album 9
green crushed velvet cover with word 'Album' in silver metal affixed.
;
8 inches x 10 1/2 inches
Album of cabinet cards of unidentified individuals. Many images
were taken at studios in North Dakota. A large number of the images are of
children.
|
circa 1870-1900 |
| 3 | Album 10
6 x 7 1/2 inches
Album of tintypes and cartes de visite of unidentified
individuals. Many of the tintypes are in decorative paper frames and one is
framed in copper. Some are hand-tinted.
|
circa 1860-1900 |
| 3 | Album 11
8 x 10 1/2 inches
Album with cabinet cards in front and pages of cartes de visite
and tintypes in the back. All images unidentified.
|
circa 1860-1900 |
| 3 | Album 12
Damaged metal on front cover used to read Memory, Friendship and Love.
;
8 1/2 inches x 10 inches
Album of cabinet cards of unidentified individuals. Tag on album
clasp says 'Pioneers Gus Steffens.' Identified women include Mrs. Gus Steffens,
Mrs. Elmer Schermerhorn, Kittie Watts, Miss Eula M. Frantz, Hope Whitaker, and
Dan Cooney. This album was likely donated by Caroline McGill of Butte in
1952.
|
circa 1880-1900 |
| 3 | Album 13
Brown leather-like cover
;
9 x 11 1/2 inches
Album of cabinet cards and cartes de visite of unidentified
individuals. Many slots in album are empty. This album was likely donated by
Caroline McGill of Butte in 1952.
|
circa 1880-1900 |
| 3 | Album 14
5 inches x 4 inches
This is an album intended for cartes de visite and other smaller
images. It is empty.
|
circa 1880 |
| 3 | Album 18
8 inches x 5 1/2 inches
This is an album of images affixed to black paper. The majority
of the images are of scenery and are unidentified. One image is of the railroad
depot in Granger, Wyoming, and another is of the depot in Rock Springs,
Wyoming. The final photos are of a circus parade on Higgins Avenue in Missoula,
Montana. Businesses in the images include the Golden Rule, the Oxford and the
Northern Pacific railroad depot.
|
circa 1910 |
| 4 | Album 19
Blue velvet cover with ornate artificial ivory (plastic).
;
9 x 17 inches
Album of cartes de visite of unidentified individuals. The album
and the photographs are in good condition. This album may have been donated by
Caroline McGill of Butte in 1952.
|
circa 1880-1900 |
| 5 | Album 20
Red velvet cover with no ornamentation
;
8 x 17 inches
Album of cartes de visite of unidentified individuals. A number
of the images are from Montana photograph studios. Tag on clasp says "Gus
Steffens family." This album was donated by Caroline McGill of Butte in
1952.
|
circa 1880-1900 |
| 6 | Album 21
Fan-shaped album in green velvet. Metal bird and leaves on cover.
;
6 x 15 inches
The origin of this album is unknown. The album has a few
unidentified cartes de visite, but several of the slots are empty. The interior
of the album is not in good condition.
|
circa 1880-1900 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Form or Genre Terms
- Cabinet photographs--Montana
- Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)--Montana
- Photograph albums--Montana--Missoula
- Tintypes--Montana
Finding aid prepared by Donna
McCrea
2009
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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