Collection View
Albums are arranged chronologically into three folders.
- Scope and Contents
Consists of three photograph albums containing 148 albumen and gelatin silver snapshots. Two of the albums were compiled by Mackenzie and apparently document a single trip across Europe and the United States with images of cities, mines, and people encountered along the way. Many images have manuscript captions. A third album was apparently owned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Churchil of Muskogee, Oklahoma, of scenes in the West as well as Native Americans. Contains typescript captions.
- Arrangement
Albums are arranged chronologically into three folders.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Mackenzie, George L. (George Law).
George Law MacKenzie was a student at the Institution of Mining Engineers (Great Britain) as well as an elected member of the Geological Society of London (1902).
Colonel Frank C. Churchill was employed by the United States Indian Agency and was known to travel with his wife Clara to observe and photograph Native American life across the North American continent.
- General
WC 003
- Acquisition:
Gift, 1994. .
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
George Law Mackenzie photograph albums; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pz50gz682
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
- Subject Terms:
- Gold mines and mining -- 20th century.
Indigenous peoples of North America -- 20th century.
Travelers -- Europe -- 20th century.
Travelers -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century.
Women miners -- 20th century. - Genre Terms:
- Photographic postcards -- 20th century.
photographs -- 20th century. - Names:
- Churchill, Frank C. (Frank Carroll), 1850-1912
- Places:
- West (U.S.) -- Photographs.
Europe -- Photographs.
