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The Klondyke Nugget Poster Collection, circa 1898-1904
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- The Klondyke Nugget Poster Collection
- Dates
- circa 1898-1904 (inclusive)18981904
- Quantity
- 2 chromolithograph posters (2 folders) ; 20"x30"
- Collection Number
- PH1218
- Summary
- Posters advertising performances of S.F. Cody's play The Klondyke Nugget
- 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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Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Samuel Franklin Cody (1867-1913) wrote and performed the stage play The Klondyke Nugget about gold prospecting during the Klondike Gold Rush. He was born in Texas as Samuel Franklin Cowdery, but later changed his last name to profit on the fame of Buffalo Bill Cody. He began his career in the Forepaugh Wild West Show. He traveled throughout the United States with his own Wild West troupe and then went to England with his autobiographical play, The Klondyke Nugget which was based on his claim of having prospected for gold in near Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush. The play apparently toured in the British Isles between around 1898 and 1904. Cody starred in the play along with his second wife and her son. Cody later achieved fame as an aviator when he was the first man to conduct a powered flight in England. He also created kites that were used for artillery spotting in World War I.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Two large chromolithograph posters for the play "The Klondike Nugget." written and produced by Samuel Franklin Cody.
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
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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folder:oversize | item | ||
1 | 1 |
John Bull encouraging people of different nationalities to
see The Klondyke Nugget Moody Bros,
Birmingham (publisher)
Titled: John Bull's Advice. See The Klondyke
NuggetSticker affixed to poster reads: Clarence Theatre, Pontypridd
[Wales] Dec. 19. .John Bull is the symbol or personification of the United Kingdom.
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circa 1898-1904 |
2 | 2 |
Scene from the play portraying dispute among armed
individuals David Allen & Sons, Ltd,
Belfast (publisher)
Titled: The Klondyke Nugget by S.F.
Cody. Sticker affixed to poster reads: Clarence Theatre, Pontypridd [Wales] Dec
19.
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circa 1898-1904 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)