Eduard Jan A. Tenbrinck Photographs

Collection

Identifier: CP SPC 38

Scope and Content Note

This collection houses 29 photographs depicting construction and general views of copper mining operations in Kimberly, Nevada, including the Emma Nevada Mine, the Alpha Shaft, and the Morris Shaft. A single view of a home in Washington, D.C. is also included.

Dates

Creation: 1927-1929

Creator

Tenbrinck, Eduard J. A. (Eduard Johan Alicohen), 1907-1999 (Person)

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Tuesday through Thursday, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical Note

Eduard Johan Alicohen was born on June 10, 1907 in Nijmegen, Netherlands. He emigrated to the United States, where he adopted the surname Tenbrinck, in 1931. He settled in New York City and worked as a public accountant, in which capacity he apparently contracted with a number of mining firms operating in the western United States. Tenbrinck married Margaret Dorothy Schaffner (1911-1998) on November 4, 1933 and the couple had two daughters, Jean Dorothy (Tenbrinck) Daubenas (1940-) and Elizabeth (Tenbrinck) Dawsari (1944-). Eduard and Margaret Tenbrinck settled in Arizona in 1972, where Eduard Tenbrinck died on October 8, 1999.

Full extent

29 Photographic Print(s): Monochrome (Black/White): Silver Gelatin Print (DOP)

Full extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Additional description

Abstract

Arrangement

This collection consists of twenty-nine photographs.

Provenance

The Arizona Collection acquired these photographs in 1972 (Accession #1972-00080A).

Separated Materials

These photographs were separated from MSS-108: Eduard Jan A. Tenbrinck Collection (guide available at http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/tenbrinck.xml).