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Family Photograph Album, circa 1897-1920
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Family Photograph Album
- Dates
- circa 1897-1920 (inclusive)18921925
- Quantity
- 307 photographic prints in 1 album
- Collection Number
- PH0546
- Summary
- Photographs of Washington state, circa 1910-1920; of the Klondike Gold Rush by photographer Eric Hegg, circa 1898; and of Panama, Costa Rica, California and British Columbia
- 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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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Unidentified family album with 307 photographs. Most images are of Washington state, circa 1910-1920: Snoqualmie Falls; Lake Washington; Lingerlonger Inn and Sunset Highway, Hood Canal; Lake Sammamish; Morrow Beach; American Lake; Columbia River; Lake Chelan (Hotel Chelan); scene outside of Schwabacker Hardware Co. (1890s); Merchants Transfer Company and Columbia Transfer Company's wagons, Seattle; wreck at Colman Dock; raising the sunken boat S.S. Telegraph ; Western Ave. barn, Lloyd Transfer Co., Seattle, 1901; Golden Potlatch, Seattle. Also includes images of the Klondike gold rush primarily by photographer Eric A. Hegg, circa 1897-1901 (see inventory below) and miscellaneous images of Panama, Costa Rica, California, British Columbia, circa 1910-1920.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Photographs by Eric A. HeggReturn to Top
This inventory includes only a small number of the album's photographs, those taken by well-known photographer Eric A. Hegg.
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| item | |
| Hegg 711 | Upper end of Miles Canyon. 1898. |
| Hegg no# | No.10 Eldorado |
| Hegg no# | Forks looking up Bonanza |
| Hegg no# | No. 17 Eldorado |
| Hegg no# | Front Street, Dawson City |
| Hegg 742 | Dawson City, N.W.T. 1898 |
| No # | Dyea, Alaska. 1897. Dogsled team (photographer unknown) |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
