Eliza Dibble Collection
Content Description
The collection consists of identified photocopies and additional photos added as an accretion to the Eliza Dibble Collection (H99-071). The original donation comprised of over 400 negatives of images taken by Eliza Dibble from the Webster and surrounding area post 1885. The images depict farm scenes, farm animals, houses, wagons, and many family groupings. The photocopies identify the negatives from the original donation. The glass plates were scanned and added to the South Dakota Digital Archives, the information provided in the photocopies will be added to the online metadata at a future date. Additional photographs accompanying the donation include photos, cabinet cards and postcards. General topics include Roslyn (S.D.), Pickerel Lake (Day County), various homes in Day County, grain elevators, a baseball game, winter scenes, early automobiles, the Chamberlain Sanitarium in Chamberlain (S.D.), photos of school children and teachers, threshing machines, Fort Sisseton, automobile races, an Indian Mission near Sisseton (S.D.), photos of a John William Barrass, wedding and birth announcements, and a Roslyn High School graduation announcement. Three identified photographers include Miss E. M. Cowen—Photo Studio (Webster, S.D.), Ole Heggelien—Photo Studio (Webster, S.D.) and Star Gallery—Photo Studio (Webster, S.D.). The collection is an accretion to H99-071.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- ca. 1880s-1920s
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
- Agriculture Machinery Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Automobiles -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Baseball -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Birth Announcement Cards Subject Source: Local sources
- Cabinet Cards/Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chamberlain Sanitarium and Hospital (Chamberlain, S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Elevators -- Agriculture -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fort Sisseton State Park, S.D. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Graduation -- High School Subject Source: Local sources
- Homes/Dwellings -- South Dakota Subject Source: Local sources
- Invitation Cards Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photocopies/Copies Subject Source: Local sources
- Photograph Collection -- Manuscript Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pickerel Lake Recreation Area (S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Postcards Subject Source: Local sources
- Racetracks (Automobiles) -- South Dakota Subject Source: Local sources
- Roslyn (S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- School Children -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sisseton Indian Reservation (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Snow/Winter Scenes Subject Source: Local sources
- Threshing Machines -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wedding -- Announcement Subject Source: Local sources
