Ernest J. Hess Photo Album
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists of one brown leather photograph album inscribed with the name Ernest J. Hess and dated 1901. The photos are trimmed and arranged artistically with framing and labelling. They cover Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Camden and Atlantic City, New Jersey, Baltimore, Niagara Falls, Montgomery, Alabama, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Haven, Michigan, Milwaukee, Racine, Wisconsin, Denver, Pueblo, Colorado, Victor, Colorado and Pikes Peak. There are 2 loose photographs dated 1905 of Colorado Springs.
Dates
- Creation: 1901-1905
Biographical / Historical
Nothing is known about Ernest J. Hess. He is not listed in the city directories of Columbus, Georgia.
Full Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This photograph album was donated on February 3, 2017 to the Columbus State University Archives by Matthias Smith, a student at Columbus State University who is very interested in the history of the area. He purchased it for $2.00 at a downtown Columbus bazaar in 2010.
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
4225 University Ave
Columbus Georgia 31907 United States