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D. B. Chase photographs of burros

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS P 347

Scope and Contents

Collection includes six photographs of burros taken by D. B. Chase in New Mexico during the 1880s and 1890s.

Dates

  • approximately 1880-1899

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

D. B. Chase was born Dana Boardman Chase on September 20, 1847 in Maine to John A. Chase and Mary F. Lane Chase. He operated photographic studios in Colorado from 1873 to the 1880s. In 1884, he took over the Santa Fe studio of William Henry Brown. He sold this gallery to Thomas J. Curran in 1892. He married a woman named Ella, with whom he had four children, then later divorced her. He married a woman named Belle in 1888 and divorced her in 1897 or 1898. He married Fannie Smith on April 27, 1899 in Pueblo, Colorado and by 1900 they had moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. D. B. Chase died August 4, 1912 in Los Angeles, California.

Extent

1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Appraisal

Photographs (Photograph Archives).

Processing Information

Processed; Anne Ashton; 2024.

Title
Register of D.B. Chase photographs of burros
Author
Lucas J. Chehda
Date
2012 March 01
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States