Ericson Photograph Collection

The Ericson Collection depicts a wide variety of everyday northwest California scenes and activities from the 1880s through the 1920s. Lumber industry, Native Americans, city and village street scenes (primarily Arcata), schools, portraits, and scenic views are the featured subjects of this collection. The primary photographer represented is A.W. Ericson with some by his son and business partner, Edgar.

The finding aid for the Ericson Photograph Collection is available both on the Online Archive of California, with images, and in the Humboldt Room (F 868 H8 E7 HumCo). You can search the collection (and view images) on the Humboldt Room Photograph Collections page.