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Fred Carlyon photographs, circa 1899
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Carlyon, Fred W
- Title
- Fred Carlyon photographs
- Dates
- circa 1899 (inclusive)18981903
- Quantity
- 32 photographic prints (2 boxes) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0299
- Summary
- Photographs of Tlingit natives in ritual dance costumes and locations in Southeast Alaska and Canada including boundary area that was in dispute
- 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
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The photographs were made during the period of the Klondike Gold Rush (roughly 1896-1900) and the ensuing boundary dispute between the United States and Canada. After the United States had purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, the boundary line between British Columbia and the Alaska Panhandle was established, at least from the US perspective, in accordance with Russian maps of the time. However, these maps were not entirely accurate, and because no official survey had been conducted, the issue was ignored until gold was discovered in the Klondike and the hordes of prospectors pouring into the region highlighted the need for a resolution to the problem. For instance, one point of contention was that prospectors were establishing settlements on land the Canadians considered to be within Canada. In 1903, the matter was settled by a tribunal of three Americans, two Canadians, and one British jurist, Lord Alverstone, who voted in favor of the Americans, thereby resolving the dispute.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Fred W. Carlyon was born June 6, 1865, in Union Grove, Wisconsin. After settling in Olympia, Washington, in 1883, Carlyon moved to Wrangell, Alaska, where he operated a jewlery/watchmaking shop from 1898 to 1906. He practiced photography as a hobby and probably to earn extra money. He was primarily active in the Stikine River District, B.C, and Wrangell, Alaska. After living on a ranch near Yelm, Washington, following his return from Alaska, he settled permanently in Olympia in 1923. There he developed a number of properties, including a racetrack and the Carlyon Beach Resort. Fred Carlyon died on March 3, 1956, in Olympia.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains photographs depicting Tlingit natives in ritual dance costumes, as well as views of Sitka, Skagway, Wrangell, and Icy Bay in Southeast Alaska and Glenora, British Columbia, and scenes along the Stikine River one of which is the disputed boundary line on the Stikine River.
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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Tlingit PeopleReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 1 | circa 1899 | |
1/1 | 2 | circa 1899 | |
1/1 | 3 | circa 1899 | |
1/1 | 4 | circa 1899 | |
1/2 | 5 | circa 1899 | |
1/2 | 6 | circa 1899 | |
1/2 | 7 | circa 1899 | |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/1 | 8 | circa 1899 |
AlaskaReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 9 | July 19, 1899 | |
1/3 | 10 | circa 1899 | |
1/3 | 11 | circa 1899 | |
1/3 | 12a |
City Brewery,
Juneau (Carlyon 436) Formerly the Northern Light Presbyterian Church. Matted photograph with caption written on photograph.
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circa 1899 |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/1 | 12b | City Brewery,
Juneau (Carlyon 436) Formerly the Northern Light Presbyterian Church. Matted photograph with caption written on photograph.
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circa 1899 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/4 | 13 | circa 1899 | |
1/4 | 14 | circa 1899 | |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/2 | 15 | circa 1899 | |
Box/Folder | |||
1/4 | 16 | circa 1899 | |
1/5 | 17a | circa 1899 | |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/2 | 17b | Wrangell, Alaska viewed from Mount Dewey (Carlyon
257) Matted photograph with caption written on photograph.
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circa 1899 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/5 | 18 | circa 1899 | |
1/5 | 19 | circa 1899 | |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/3 | 20 | circa 1899 | |
2/3 | 21 | circa 1899 |
CanadaReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/6 | 22 | circa 1899 | |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/4 | 23 | circa 1899 | |
2/4 | 24 | ca. 1899 | |
2/4 | 25 | circa 1899 | |
2/5 | 26 | circa 1899 | |
Box/Folder | |||
1/6 | 27a | July 3, 1899 | |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/5 | 27b | Scene at
Glenora, B.C., showing railroad grade (Carlyon 224) Matted photograph with caption written on photograph.
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July 3, 1899 |
2/5 | 28 | circa 1899 | |
2/5 | 29 | October 3, 1899 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Tlingit Indians--Costume--Alaska--Photographs
- Totem poles--Alaska--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Carlyon, Fred W
Geographical Names
- Alaska Panhandle (Alaska)--Photographs
- Wrangell (Alaska)--Photographs