Florence M. Hartshorn photographs , 1897-1900

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hartshorn, Florence M., 1869-1943
Title
Florence M. Hartshorn photographs
Dates
1897-1900 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.2 linear feet, (1 container)
Collection Number
PH 203_005
Summary
Florence M. Hartshorn (1869-1943) was a photographer who lived in the Yukon during the gold rush. The collection consists of an album and loose prints made by Mrs. Hartshorn and her husband, documenting the landscape of the region, entrepreneurs and residents.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

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Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Florence M. Hartshorn was born in Michigan in 1869, as was her husband, Albert K. Hartshorn. They had one daughter, Hazel Hartshorn Goslie. In July 1898 she arrived in Skagway, Alaska, and traveled north to Log Cabin, British Columbia, where her husband had established a blacksmith shop. This was the peak of the Yukon gold rush, and she saw first-hand the rugged conditions and the creativity by which the people survived. Florence began assisting photographer E.J. Hamacher at Lake Bennett in 1898. The Hartshorns lived in Canada until the 1920s. By the 1930s, Florence had moved to Seattle and the couple were divorced. In the late 1920s she helped raise money for a monument to be placed in Dead Horse Gulch, commemorating the thousands of pack animals that died transporting supplies to the gold fields. Florence M. Hartshorn died in Washington State in 1943.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of an album of 17 prints and 14 loose prints, made by Mrs. Hartshorn and her husband, documenting the landscape of the region, entrepreneurs and residents during the Yukon gold rush, 1899-1900.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Gold miners--Alaska--Photographs
  • Gold miners--Yukon--Photographs
  • Gold mines and mining--Alaska--Photographs
  • Gold mines and mining--Yukon--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Hartshorn, Albert K., 1869-

Geographical Names

  • Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints--Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)--1899-1900