Title: Allan Born Photographs
Inclusive Dates: circa 1930-circa 1940

Creator:

• Born, Allan

Call Number: M2005-099

Quantity: 1486 negatives (4 negative boxes) and 239 photographs (1 negative box and 1 archives box)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Photographs taken by Allan Born, a former jeweler and photographer from Ashland, Wisconsin. The negatives and photographs are of resorts, nature, and recreational activities in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Allan Born's father, Elias, got him his start in photography, and Allan began making postcards from his photographs during the Depression era when his jewelry business was in decline.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2005099

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Acquisition Information

Presented by Allan Smiles, Ashland, Wisconsin. Accession Number: M2005-099

M2005-099 Box   1	Odanah Physical Description: 11 negatives
Box   1	Indian Physical Description: 9 negatives
Box   1	General views Physical Description: 69 negatives
Box   1	Butternut Physical Description: 35 negatives
Box   1	Lac du Flambeau Physical Description: 45 negatives
Box   1	Hayward Physical Description: 187 negatives
Box   2	Apostle Islands Physical Description: 62 negatives
Box   2	Brule Physical Description: 10 negatives and 2 prints
Box   2	Cornucopia Physical Description: 58 negatives and 8 prints
Box   2	Glidden Physical Description: 4 negatives
Box   2	Grand View Physical Description: 1 negative
Box   2	Iron River Physical Description: 48 negatives
Box   2	Lake Namakagon Physical Description: 5 negatives
Box   2	Mason Physical Description: 7 negatives
Box   2	Manitowish Physical Description: 8 negatives
Box   2	Mercer Physical Description: 53 negatives
Box   2	Ojibway, Wisconsin Physical Description: 7 negatives
Box   2	Washburn Physical Description: 32 negatives
Box   2	Winchester Physical Description: 4 negatives
Box   2	Iron County Physical Description: 38 negatives
Box   2	Sawyer County Physical Description: 4 negatives
Box   2	Upper Peninsula Physical Description: 44 negatives
Box   3	Barnes Physical Description: 42 negatives
Box   3	Cable Physical Description: 129 negatives
Box   3	Clam Lake Physical Description: 152 negatives and 2 prints
Box   3	Press negatives Physical Description: 47 negatives
Box   3	Delta Physical Description: 12 negatives
Box   4	Ashland Physical Description: 56 negatives
Box   4	Drummond Physical Description: 33 negatives
Box   4	Lake Owen Physical Description: 62 negatives and 1 print
Box   4	Miscellaneous Physical Description: 212 negatives
Box   5	Miscellaneous buildings Physical Description: 3 prints
Box   5	Fishing-Louie Spray's Muskie Physical Description: 3 prints
Box   5	Indian with papoose Physical Description: 1 print
Box   5	Chequemagon Bay area Physical Description: 5 prints
Box   5	Iron River Physical Description: 10 prints
Box   5	Eau Claire lakes Physical Description: 15 prints
Box   5	Cable Physical Description: 31 prints
Box   5	Clam Lake Physical Description: 3 prints
Box   5	Lake Owen Physical Description: 24 prints
Box   5	Namakagon Lake Physical Description: 15 prints
Box   5	Namakagon River Physical Description: 9 prints
Box   5	Hayward Physical Description: 12 prints
Box   5	Lac du Flambeau Physical Description: 2 prints
Box   5	Mercer Physical Description: 3 prints
Box   5	Upper Michigan Physical Description: 4 prints
Box   5	Miscellaneous photos Physical Description: 15 prints
Box   5	Deer scenes Physical Description: 13 prints
Box   5	Deer/bear Physical Description: 1 print
Box   5	Bear scenes Physical Description: 4 prints
Box   5	Fish scenes Physical Description: 5 prints
Box   6	Album - Nature Lovers Paradise Physical Description: 48 prints