Larss and Duclos photographs

Larss and Duclos photographs, 1899-1912

Overview of the Collection

Photographer: Larss and Duclos
Title: Larss and Duclos photographs
Dates: 1899-1912 (inclusive)
18981910
Quantity: 93 photographic prints (1 box)
20 glass negatives (1 box)
43 nitrate negatives (1 box)
Collection Number: PH0306
Summary: Photographs of town of Dawson and surrounding areas, Yukon Territory, 1899-1912
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

The partnership of Per Edward Larss and Joseph E.N. Duclos was formed in Dawson in August 1899 after acquiring the business of E.A. Hegg which was originally started in 1898. In 1904 Larss withdrew from the partnership and Duclos continued the business until 1912. Besides portrait work, they carried thousands of views in stock including scenes along the White Pass, around Dyea, Skagway, Bennett and Whitehorse.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes Dawson town life, celebrations, business establishments, street scenes, group portraits of miners and residents, dogsleds, mining claims, winter scenes, and steamers.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

Processed by Kate Norgon, 2018.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Dawson, Yukon TerritoryReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Landscapes
Box/Folder	item
1/1	1	Dawson City with tent encampments in foreground and Yukon River in background	between 1899 and 1912
1/1	2	Aerial view of Dawson City from the Midnight Dome looking south Written on photo: Larss & Duclos Succ[esso]rs to Hegg & Co.	between 1899 and 1904
1/1	3	Panorama of Dawson City with Yukon River in background Date written on photo August 1897, but Duclos and Larss did not arrive in Dawson until 1898. Possibly error in date or copied by Larss and Duclos.	between 1899 and 1904
1/1	4	Girl with dogs on rocky outcrop over river	between 1899 and 1904
1/1	5	Rocky Klondike River Bank Trail with log houses above river bank (Larss & Duclos 70)	1899
1/1	6	Aerial view of Dawson City Written on photo: Larss & Duclos Pioneer Photos.	1902
		Steamboats
Box/Folder	item
1/2	7	Sternwheeler John J. Healy docked in Dawson	between 1899 and 1904
½	8	Sternwheeler Victorian boarding passengers in Dawson for trip to Whitehorse (Larss & Duclos 42)	July 8, 1899
½	9	Sternwheeler Yukoner boarding passengers in Dawson for first trip	June 3, 1900
½	10	Sternwheel steamboat and tug boat docked at Caribou Crossing, Yukon Territory Caribou Crossing renamed Carcross in 1902.	1900
		Town Scenes
Box/Folder	item
1/3	11	Exterior of Good Samaritan Hospital building	between 1899 and 1904
1/3	12	Grave of Willie Stott surrounded by wood fence Grave marker reads: At Rest Willie Stott Died Nov. 11 1898.	between 1899 and 1904
1/3	13	Front Street with view of businesses and advertisement banners (Larss & Duclos 70)	1899
1/3	14	North American Transportation and Trading Company (N.A.T. & T. Co.) buildings decorated with bunting for Fourth of July	July 4, 1900
1/3	15	Interior of Arctic Brotherhood Hall stage decorated with flags and bunting Written on photo: A.B. Hall's Elaborate Decorations by the Dawson Aerie No. 50 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Honor of the Tenth Anniversary of the Founding of the Order.	February 6, 1908
1/3	16	Avery home and backyard garden Sign on door in photo: The Avery Backyard Garden. Dawson [illeg.] August 11th, 1909.	August 1909
Box/Folder	item
1/3	17	Outdoor religious ceremony, possibly First Communion, including procession of girls and boys in formal wear and bower over alter Written on photo: Mission Procession Dawson.	July 14, 1912
		Groups
Box/Folder	item
1/4	18	Group of men and women with dogs in front of Cascade Steam Laundry building	between 1899 and 1904
1/4	19	Group of female prostitutes in street holding wood-cutting tools Written on photo: A Group of Hard Workers, Dawson, Y.T.	between 1899 and 1904
1/4	20	Chef and kitchen staff at Fairview Hotel kitchen	between 1899 and 1904
1/4	21a-b	Group of men assaying gold in general store (Larss & Duclos 37) Written on photo: Paying with Gold Dust.	Fall 1899
1/4	22	Group of men and women outside Palace Grand Theatre with band members on balcony and women looking out windows Written on verso: Savoy Theatre; this is Palace Grand Theatre, Dawson. Name was changed to Savoy in 1900 and in 1901 to the "auditorium." Built by Charles Meadows in 1899 and opened in July 1899.	between 1899 and 1900
1/4	23	Group of men and women outside Palace Grand Theatre and on balcony where banner hangs reading "Savoy Theatre" Palace Grand Theatre renamed Savoy Theatre in 1900; renamed Savoy Auditorium in 1901.	1900
1/4	24	Men with teams of horses and mules hitched to wagons on street in front of "Jas. E. Wilson Freighter" building	1900
1/4	25	Group of men with pack horses on street in front of building (Larss & Duclos 36) Written on photo: A "Wash Up" from 14 & 15 Eldorado Consisting of 1/4 million.	1900
1/4	26	Men and women dining at banquet for "Sweet Marie's" birthday party	1900
1/4	27	Group portrait of men in winter wear outside People's Party Headquarters for municipal election Written on photo (visible on glass plate negative): ...of the First Municipal Election Held in Dawson, Y.T. February 6th, 1902. H.G. Macauley, Mayor. ...H.O. Norquay, Jas. F. Mcdonald, Geo. Murphy, P. Vachon, Thomas Adair and T.G. Wilson, Aldermen.	February 6, 1902
1/4	28	Group of men and women at banquet Written on photo: Geo. Snell's Bridal Party at the White House.	October 3, 1906
1/4	29	Uniformed Renzoni and Regina hockey team members in front of Dawson Amateur Athletic Association (D.A.A.A.) building	April 1910
1/4	30	Group portrait of uniformed Renzoni and Regina hockey team members in front of Dawson Amateur Athletic Association (D.A.A.A.) building	April 1910
		Town Celebrations
Box/Folder	item
1/5	31	Large crowd in North West Mounted Police Square for Fourth of July celebration	July 4, 1899
1/5	32	Crowd on Front Street for the Dawson Daily News Big Mining Edition Parade Likely an E.A. Hegg photograph, copied by Larss and Duclos.	October 3, 1899
1/5	33	Marching band in parade formation in front of North American Transportation and Trading Company (N.A.T. & T. Co.) building for grand opening of department store	October 21, 1899
1/5	34	Marching band in front of N.A.T. & T. Co. building for grand opening of department store	October 21, 1899
1/5	35	Crowd of people watching public obstacle course races during Victoria Day celebration	May 24, 1900
		Performances
Box/Folder	item
1/6	36	Tableau on stage at Palace Grand Theater with orchestra in pit below and British flag as stage backdrop Written on photo: Tableau Representing Great Britain and Her Colonies at a Concert Given in Aid of the Widows and Orphans Created by the War with the Transvaal, Palace Grand. Flashlight Photo.	February 15, 1900
1/6	37	Arctic Brotherhood Dramatic Club on stage in costume for performance of The Island of Kokomolo Written on photo: Flash Photo. By Duclos.	between 1904 and 1912
1/6	38	Costumed cast of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Patience Written on photo: Chorus And Principals Opera "Patience" April 24 25 & 26th, Dawson Y.T.	April 1905
		Yukon Field Force Drills
Box/Folder	item
1/7	39-41	Uniformed Yukon Field Force soldiers performing exercises on fort grounds	1900

Dog SleddingReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/8	42	Portrait of sled dog Written on photo: A Native of Klondyke.	between 1899 and 1904
1/8	43	Musher with dog sled carrying woman bundled in furs next to Larss and Duclos studio in Dawson (Larss & Duclos 4)	between 1899 and 1904
1/8	44	Musher with dog sled carrying woman bundled in furs	between 1899 and 1904
1/8	45	Group of people with dog sled in front of steamboat near Dawson (Larss & Duclos 89)	between 1899 and 1904
1/8	46	Group of men with dog sled in town of Dawson (Larss & Duclos 60)	between 1899 and 1904
1/8	47-48	Musher with dog sled carrying passengers outside of Dawson	between 1899 and 1904
1/8	49-51	Musher with dog sled on snow covered ground	1900
1/8	52	Men with dog sleds in snow covered forest Written on photo: Traveling on the Creeks in the Klondyke at 60 Below Zero.	1900
1/8	53a-b	Men with dog sleds on snow covered ground in front of river Written on photo: Returning from the "Hunt" in the Rocky Mountains, Klondyke District.	April 1900

Gold MiningReturn to Top

Mining claims were referred to as a claim number "above" or "below," e.g. "12 Above" meaning claim number 12 above discovery of gold on the river or creek claim was located.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Adams Hill
Box/Folder	item
1/9	54a-b	Group of men standing with mine carts on hillside (Larss & Duclos 33)	between 1899 and 1904
		Bonanza Creek
Box/Folder	item
1/10	55	Two miners next to rocker box on claim along Bonanza Creek Written on photo: [illeg.] Bonanza Right Limit.	between 1899 and 1912
1/10	56	Miners at McLaughlin, Collins & McCrorie claim along Bonanza Creek Written on photo: Bench [illeg.] 6 Bonanza Left[?] Limit owned by McLaughlin Collins & McCrorie.	between 1899 and 1904
1/10	57	Miners with rocker box at claim on Cheechako Hill along Bonanza Creek Written on photo: Rupert's Claim Chee Char Cho Hill Opposite No. 1 Bonanza L.L.	between 1899 and 1904
1/10	58	Miners operating windlasses on Claim No. 13 Above along Bonanza Creek	between 1899 and 1904
1/10	59	Miners next to windlass on Claim No. 13 Above along Bonanza Creek	between 1899 and 1904
1/10	60	Tents on hillside above W.M. Cowley's claim No. 22 Above along Bonanza Creek	between 1899 and 1904
1/10	61	Miners at work around trench and sluice boxes at W.M. Cowley's claim No. 22 Above along Bonanza Creek Written on photo: No. 22 Above on Bonanza Showing Pay Streak. W.M. Cowley's Claim.	between 1899 and 1904
1/10	62	Miners in front of W.M. Cowley's claim No. 22 Above along Bonanza Creek	between 1899 and 1904
		Eldorado Creek
Box/Folder	item
1/11	63	Miners standing near sluice boxes at claim No. 1 along Eldorado Creek	between 1899 and 1904
1/11	64	Wilson Mitchell and Company's claim No. 1 along Eldorado Creek	between 1899 and 1904
1/11	65	Tents surrounding sluice boxes and large gravel pit of A.F. Stander's claim No. 4 along Eldorado Creek	between 1899 and 1904
1/11	66	Miners below trusses for sluice boxes of A.F. Stander's claim No. 4 along Eldorado Creek	between 1899 and 1904
1/11	67	Miners with cart in front of sluice boxes on C.J. Berry's claim No. 6 along Eldorado Creek	between 1899 and 1904
1/11	68	Miners with dogs on gravel pile of Claim No. 10 along Eldorado Creek	1900
1/11	69	Large group of miners on dirt pile of Claim No. 27 along Eldorado Creek	1900
1/11	70	Large pay dirt piles on Claim No. 27 along Eldorado Creek in winter From attached material: Beside the shaft are shown piles of pay dirt to be sluiced as soon as the spring thaw brought water from thawing glaciers and snow banks.	1900
		Hunker Creek
Box/Folder	item
1/12	71	Miners with wheelbarrow and mining pan on Claim No. 6 Below along Hunker Creek	1900
1/12	72	Man standing below ground beside ladder covered in snow and ice on C.J. Johanson's claim No. 9 Below along Hunker Creek Written on photo: The Golden Ladder on 9 Below Hunker [illeg.] C.J. Johanson's.	1900
		Klondike River
Box/Folder	item
1/13	73	No. 6 Canadian Klondike Mining Company cold dredge mining structure on Klondike River	November 7, 1909
		Sulphur Creek
Box/Folder	item
1/14	74	Miners on gravel pile beside sluice box on Claim No. 18 Below along Sulphur Creek Written on verso: T. Mokelbust Claim, 18 Below Discovery, Sulphur Creek.	between 1899 and 1904
1/14	75	Group of men eating meal at tables indoors on G.P. Sprowl's claim No. 36 along Sulphur Creek	between 1899 and 1904
		Unidentified Mining Areas
Box/Folder	item
1/15	76	Pack horse in front of bench mine claim	between 1899 and 1904
1/15	77	Tents in front of bench mine claim	between 1899 and 1904
1/15	78	Men in front of tent on deforested land of McKenzie Brothers bench mine claim	between 1899 and 1904
1/15	79a-c	Man turning crank of windlass in snow Written on photo: Turning the Wheel of Fortune in the Klondyke at 60 Below Zero.	March 1900
1/15	80	Governor General of Canada's visit to the Klondike showing group of men and women on horseback with mine in background Written on photo: The Earl and Lady Minto and Party at J.D. McGillivray's Mine [illeg.]	August 15, 1900
1/15	81	Dirt piles and buildings of Robinson's claim along river Possibly A.W. Robinson's claim No. 2 Above on Upper Dominion Creek.	1902

Winter ScenesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/16	82	Territorial Governor Ogilvie and Fire Chief Stewart with dog in horse-drawn sled	1900
1/16	83	Men with dog and canoe on snow covered shore of Indian River	1900
1/16	84	Men with horse and sled crossing partially frozen Klondike River Written on photo: Crossing the Klondyke Under Difficulties Just Before the Breaking of Ice.	Spring 1900
1/16	85	Snow covered trees on top of the Midnight Dome outside of Dawson	October 1900
1/16	86	Snow covered trees on top of the Midnight Dome looking out over Quartz Creek	October 1900
1/16	87	Man and woman in horse-drawn sled	1901

PortraitsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/17	88	Studio portrait of man wearing fur coat, hat, and gloves	between 1899 and 1904

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