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Lucius Pease sketches of Alaskan miners

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5351

Scope and Contents

Pen, ink, and pencil sketches of miners at Seventy Mile, Alaska, 1899, 23 x 29 cm, inscribed by the artist.

Dates

  • Creation: 1899

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical note

Lucius Curtis Pease (1869-1963), also known as Lute Pease, was an American editorial cartoonist and journalist during the first half of the 20th century. He was a miner in Alaska for 5 years before beginning a career in art. He was an illustrator for the Oregonian newspaper and famously interviewed Mark Twain.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Pen, ink, and pencil sketches of miners at Seventy Mile, Alaska, inscribed by the artist. Lucius Curtis Pease (1869-1963), an American editorial cartoonist and journalist during the first half of the 20th century. He was a miner in Alaska for 5 years before beginning a career in art, and was an illustrator for the Oregonian newspaper.

Related Materials

The papers of Lucius Curtis Pease are located at the Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.

Title
Guide to the Lucius Pease sketches of Alaskan miners
Status
Completed
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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