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Irvin (“Mike” ) S. Saxton photographs. [Saxton] Family Photographs, Knoxville, Tenn. Negatives and copy prints.

 Collection
Identifier: SPC 2019.033

Scope and Contents

Copy photographs made from nitrate negatives. Prints made from original negatives before freezing. Original book holding the negatives also contained a descriptive key, which did not match contents by arrangement. Pictures taken by Irvin (“Mike”) S. Saxton (see Baker-Himel School catalog, 1905-1906). Subjects include: Baker-Himel School, Knoxville, Bristol, Elizabethton Courthouse, residential int. & ext., high school sports, and Knoxville Lumber Company saw mill, Saxton & Company Lumber, etc. Henry N. [Saxton] family photographs, Knoxville, Tenn. Includes pictures of Knoxville Saw Mill Company. Also includes photographs of a school (Baker-Himel?); many unidentified people. Ca. 1900.

Dates

  • 1905-1910

Conditions Governing Access

Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org

Extent

1 box

General

Negatives printed in McClung Collection darkroom in 1997

Title
Irvin (“Mike” ) S. Saxton photographs. [Saxton] Family Photographs, Knoxville, Tenn. Negatives and copy prints.
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository

Contact:
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