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Klondike: A Manual for Goldseekers Collection, 1897
Overview of the Collection
- Artist
- Knight & Noble-Ives
- Title
- Klondike: A Manual for Goldseekers Collection
- Dates
- 1897 (inclusive)18971897
- Quantity
- 12 drawings ((1 box)) : pen and ink
- Collection Number
- PH0597
- Summary
- Drawings used as illustrations for a book entitled Klondike: A Manual for Goldseekers, 1897.
- 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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Collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The discovery of gold in 1896 triggered the Klondike Gold Rush, which lasted until 1899. In a four-year period, more than 100,000 men and women set out for the gold fields of the Yukon in hopes of striking it rich. The book, Klondike: A Manual for Goldseekers , written by Charles A. Bramble (an editor for the journal Engineering and Mining ), was meant to serve as a how-to manual for those seeking gold, and it outlined the most popular routes to the gold fields. The illustrations were credited to "Knight & Noble-Ives." Noble-Ives was most likely the illustrator Sarah Noble-Ives (1864-1944), who was a prolific writer and illustrator of children's books as well as books on regional history.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of the thirteen original drawings that served as plate illustrations for a book by Charles A. Bramble entitled Klondike: A Manual for Goldseekers (New York: R.F. Fenno & Co., 1897). The drawings depict the everyday activities of miners en route to and working in the gold fields during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897. Activities depicted include crossing the Chilkoot Pass, towing supplies up the Yukon River, and mining the gold fields. The drawings are pen and ink on board.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | ||
| 1 | 1 | Cover, Klondike: A Manual for Goldseekers | 1897 |
| 2 | 2 | "Juneau, Alaska, Where the Trip Across the Mountains to the Gold Fields Begins" | |
| 3 | 3 | "Towing Supplies up the Yukon River" | |
| 4 | 4 | "International Boundary Across the Yukon River" | |
| 5 | 5 | "Spring Travel" and "Cutting Timber" | |
| 6 | 6 | "Five Finger Rapids" | |
| 7 | 7 | "The Ascent of Chilkoot Pass" | |
| 8 | 8 | "A Miner's Working Outfit" | |
| 9 | 9 | "Gold Miners at Work" | |
| 10 | 10 | "Forty Below Zero" | |
| 11 | 11 | "Miners Washing Gold" | |
| 12 | 12 | "Miners in Winter Costume" |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Gold miners--Yukon Territory--Klondike River Valley--Drawings
- Gold mines and mining--Yukon Territory--Klondike River Valley--Drawings
- Gold rushes--Yukon Territory--Klondike River Valley--Drawings
Geographical Names
- Alaska--Gold discoveries--Drawings
- Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--Gold discoveries--Drawings
- Yukon Territory--Gold discoveries--Drawings
Form or Genre Terms
- Drawings
Titles within the Collection
- Klondike: a manual for goldseekers
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
