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Kolloen Family photograph collection, between 1898-1914?
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Kolloen family
- Title
- Kolloen Family photograph collection
- Dates
- between 1898-1914? (inclusive)18981914
- Quantity
- 42 photographic prints (1 box) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0731
- Summary
- Daily life and mining in the Yukon territory
- Repository
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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
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Henry and Inga Sjolseth Kolloen were Norwegian Americans who left Seattle in 1898 to seek gold in Alaska during the Yukon Gold Rush.Their papers tell the tales of their separate, but intersecting journeys to Alaska by ship, through the Chilkoot Pass on foot, and up the Yukon River by boat to the city of Dawson. After some unsuccessful gold seeking, they apparently settled down to running the Jo Jo Hotel (alternately the Joe Joe Hotel) located on Gold Run Creek. There they had a daughter named Gertrude. Peter Kolloen and Jakob Sjolseth, the brothers of Henry and Inga, later joined the couple in Dawson at the Jo Jo Hotel.
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The Kolloens were part of the 30,000 or so successful Klondikers of the Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899) that made it to the remote town of Dawson. At its peak in 1898, Dawson was a bona-fide city with many amenities and contributed to the creation of Yukon Territory as a new Canadian province. By the time many of the Klondikers had arrived in Dawson, most of the gold claims had been staked and those who arrived late had to either work for other claim owners or venture into others types of business, which may have been the case for the Kolloens. .
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The photographs document Henry and Inga Kolloen’s daily life while living in the Dawson area, Yukon Territory, possibly at the Jo Jo Hotel on Gold Run Creek, where they may have also worked. The two other main subjects of the collection document gold mining claims on nearby Sulphur Creek, No. 15 below Discovery and No. 18 below Discovery, the former of which is identified as being owned by Tom Mokelbust. It also includes scenes of several Alaskan towns including Fairbanks and Juneau. Notable Klondike photographers based in Dawson took many of the photos, among them were Wolfe and Kinsey & Kinsey. .
All photographs are copies of the original photographs; with the exception of the portrait of Henry Kolloen, which is an original cabinet card portrait.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Possibly loaned for copying by Peter Kolloen in 1977 and 1978
Processing Note
Processed by Erica Sieben in 2006 and Marion Brown in 2007. Revised by Stefanie Terasaki in 2016.
The collection materials had been distributed to various locations and have been reassembled from the Frank E. Wolfe Collection, the Kinsey & Kinsey Collection, John M. Blankenburg Collection, the Portrait Collection Seattle Subject File and the Alaska files.
Related Materials
Inga Sjolseth Kolloen Papers, Acc2764-022, contains an account of her trip from Seattle to Dawson in 1898.
Kolloen Family Papers, Acc2770-001, contains an account of Henry Hans Kolloen's trip from Seattle to Dawson in 1898.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Henry and Inga KolloenReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/1 | 1 |
Henry Kolloen
Roberts & Brimer,
Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
1898? |
| 1/1 | 2 |
Inga Sjolseth Kolloen
Faber Foto Art Studio,
Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
1898? |
| 1/1 | 3 |
Henry and Inga Kolloen
Judkins Photo, Seattle,
Washington (photographer)
|
1898? |
Yukon Gold FieldsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Jo Jo Hotel at Gold Run Creek |
|||
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/2 | 4 | between 1898 and 1901? | |
| 1/2 | 5 |
Henry, Inga and woman standing
outside the Jo Jo Hotel
Wolfe Photo, Dawson
Yukon Territory (photographer)
|
between 1898 and 1901? |
| 1/2 | 6 |
Henry Kolloen and four men outside of
Jo Jo Hotel
Kinsey & Kinsey
(photographer)
|
between 1898 and 1901? |
| 1/2 | 7 |
Horse-drawn wagons outside of Jo Jo
Hotel
Kinsey & Kinsey
(photographer)
Caption reads: At the Joe Joe, after the ball.
|
between 1898 and 1901? |
| 1/2 | 8 |
Horse-drawn wagons in front of Jo Jo
Hotel
Kinsey & Kinsey
(photographer)
Caption reads: Leaving Joe for Dawson.
|
between 1898 and 1901? |
| 1/2 | 9 |
Jakob Sjolseth and Peter Kolloen at
bar inside Jo Jo Hotel
Wolfe Photo, Dawson
Yukon Territory (photographer)
|
1898 |
| 1/2 | 10 |
Jakob Sjolseth, Peter Kolloen, Jack
Barrow outside Jo Jo Hotel
Wolfe Photo, Dawson
Yukon Territory (photographer)
|
1898? |
| 1/2 | 11 | 1901? | |
Yukon Gold Fields |
|||
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/3 | 12 |
Photograph of sketches of life in the
Yukon
Ira Thurston Haydon
(artist)
|
1899? |
| 1/3 | 13 |
Steamboat John
C. Barr docked along river bank, Dawson
Kinsey & Kinsey
(photographer)
Written on photo: The 24th of May.
|
1899? |
| 1/3 | 14 |
Men on bluff overlooking ice jam at
Five Fingers on the Yukon River
Kinsey & Kinsey
(photographer)
|
between 1898 and 1901? |
| 1/3 | 15 |
Two men standing with horse in front
of timber pilings
Wolfe Photo, Dawson
Yukon Territory (photographer)
|
1899? |
| 1/3 | 16 |
Staged rescue of man from mine
shaft
Kinsey & Kinsey
(photographer)
Caption reads: Overcome by gas, the rescue.
|
between 1898 and 1901? |
| 1/3 | 17 |
Staged resuscitation of unconscious
man
Kinsey & Kinsey
(photographer)
Caption reads: Overcome by gas, the recusitation [sic].
|
between 1898 and 1901? |
| 1/3 | 18 | between 1898 and 1901? | |
| 1/3 | 19 | between 1898 and 1901? | |
| 1/3 | 20 |
Five men standing around sluice and
mine shaft
Johnson
(photographer)
|
between 1898 and 1901? |
Tom Mokelbust claim 18 Below Discovery, Sulphur
Creek |
|||
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/4 | 21 |
Several men and one woman standing
around covered mine equipment
Kinsey & Kinsey
(photographer)
Caption reads: 18 Below on Sulphur.
|
between 1898 and 1901? |
| 1/4 | 22 |
Men and women standing around
sluicing equipment
Wolfe Photo, Dawson
Yukon Territory (photographer)
|
between 1898 and 1901? |
| 1/4 | 23 |
Men standing around mining
equipment
Wolfe Photo, Dawson
Yukon Territory (photographer)
|
between 1898 and 1901? |
| 1/4 | 24 |
Several men and one woman standing
around mining structure
Wolfe Photo, Dawson
Yukon Territory (photographer)
|
between 1898 and 1901? |
| 1/4 | 24a | between 1898 and 1901? | |
Tom Mokelbust claim 15 Below Discovery, Sulphur
Creek |
|||
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/4 | 25 |
Henry Kolloen and people in front of
cabin with snow
Wolfe Photo, Dawson
Yukon Territory (photographer)
|
April 17, 1914 |
| 1/4 | 26 |
Men and one woman standing under
sluice
Wolfe Photo, Dawson
Yukon Territory (photographer)
|
July 23, 1914 |
| 1/4 | 27 |
Men and woman sitting along sluice
at Tom Mokelbust's claim
Wolfe Photo, Dawson
Yukon Territory (photographer)
|
July 23, 1914 |
AlaskaReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/5 | 28 |
View of Juneau
Blankenburg
(photographer)
|
1901? |
| 1/5 | 29 |
Main street of Tenakee
Blankenburg
(photographer)
|
1901? |
| 1/5 | 30 | 1901? | |
| 1/5 | 31 |
Residential area in
Fairbanks
Manger Photo, Fairbanks, Alaska
|
1901? |
| 1/5 | 32 |
Catholic church and hospital,
Fairbanks
Manger Photo, Fairbanks, Alaska
|
1901? |
| 1/5 | 33 | 1901? | |
| 1/5 | 34 |
Alaska agricultural photo and School of
Mines
Manger Photo, Fairbanks, Alaska
|
1901? |
| 1/5 | 35 |
Experimental station on government
farm, Fairbanks, Alaska
Manger Photo, Fairbanks, Alaska
|
1901? |
| 1/5 | 36 | 1901? | |
| 1/5 | 37 | 1901? |
SeattleReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/6 | 38 |
Interior of Star Paint and Wallpaper
Company with Peter Kolloen holding a roll of wallpaper, Seattle,
Washington
The Star Paint Company was located at 300 Pike Street before
moving to the Walker Building at 1302 Second Avenue in 1903.
|
between 1901 and 1905? |
| 1/6 | 39 | between 1901 and 1905? | |
| 1/6 | 40 | between 1901 and 1905? | |
| 1/6 | 41 | 1914? |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Kolloen, Henry--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Yukon Territory--Photographs
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Kolloen, Inga Sjolseth--Photographs
