- Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Administrative Information
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Access
- Publication Rights
- Container List
B. Benton Barker Photograph Collection
Collection Summary
- Repository
- University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
- Creator - Photographer
- Barker, B. Benton
- Title
- B. Benton Barker Photograph Collection
- ID
- mss.086
- Date
- circa 1900 - 1920
- Extent
- 1.6 Linear feet 4 boxes
- Location
- Special Collections, Bailey/Howe Library
- Language
- Abstract
- B. Benton Barker was an early 20th Century photographer in Burlington, Vermont. The collection contains glass negatives and prints of photos taken around Burlington by B. Benton Barker around the turn of the century.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item] B. Benton Barker Photograph Collection, Special Collections, University of Vermont Library.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections 2009-04-28
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
B. Benton Barker was an early 20th Century photographer in Burlington, Vermont. He is listed in the City Directories as a photographer at 183 College Street from 1904-1913. Frank Barker is listed as a photographer at the same address from 1901-1904.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains glass negatives and prints of photos taken around Burlington by B. Benton Barker around the turn of the century. Photos include local stores and shops as well as Lake Champlain. There are also photos of what appears to be a University of Vermont Commencement Ceremony, and some photos taken in Asia or Africa. Unless otherwise noted, photos are taken in Burlington.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- University of Vermont.
Genre(s)
- Photographs
Geographic Name(s)
- Burlington (Vt.)
- Champlain, Lake