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Yukon Order of Pioneers, Seattle Lodge photograph album, circa 1912-1939

Overview of the Collection

Title
Yukon Order of Pioneers, Seattle Lodge photograph album
Dates
circa 1912-1939 (inclusive)
Quantity
150 photographs from 1 album, (2 boxes)
Collection Number
1966.3948 (accession)
Summary
Photographs of members of fraternal organization of Alaska and Yukon pioneers
Repository
Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass Library

P.O. Box 80816
Seattle, WA
98108
Telephone: 2063241126 x102
library@mohai.org
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public by appointment.

Languages
English.
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Historical Note

The Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) fraternal organization was formed on December 1, 1894 at Forty Mile, Yukon Territory, Canada. After several meetings throughout 1894, the group's charter was signed by 68 founding members at the opera house of entertainer and prospector George T. Snow. With the motto "Do unto others as you would be done by" as its abiding rule, the organization helped maintain law and order and settle disagreements among early prospectors and residents. The Forty Mile lodge and other early lodges were soon disbanded, and new lodges created, as prospectors left these towns and flocked to gold discoveries in Dawson and other locations.

In order to qualify for membership, pioneers were required to have been in the Yukon Territory on or before 1888, and membership was limited to Yukon pioneers only; Alaska stampeders were excluded. In 1906 and 1910 the Nome and Fairbanks YOOP lodges unsuccessfully asked the Grand Lodge if the Constitution could be amended so that Alaska pioneers of the time could become members. In response, these lodges turned in their charters and formed the first "Igloos" of the Alaska Pioneers.

In 1912, many of the miners had moved to Seattle and applied to form a lodge there; the Yukon Order of Pioneers Seattle Lodge No. 2 was founded that year by George T. Snow and Thomas W. O'Brien. Around 1921 Snow requested that the name of the Seattle Lodge be changed to the Yukon Alaska Pioneers.The answer was again "no," and shortly afterward, the Seattle lodge appears to have become the Alaska-Yukon Pioneers.

The Yukon Order of Pioneers still has two active lodges: Lodge No. 1 in Dawson City and Lodge No. 2 in Whitehorse.

Information Source: Yukon Order of Pioneers website

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Content Description

The Yukon Order of Pioneers photograph album consists largely of member portraits. The first page of the album displays a portrait of Alaska pioneer Ringwald Blix wearing an Alaska-Yukon Pioneers member badge. Aside from this portrait, the first part of the album consists of composite photographs, each depicting the Seattle No. 2 lodge YOOP banner in the center and two members wearing the YOOP sash, one portrait on either side. Several of the photographs are signed "James & Merrihew" and it likely most or all were taken by that Seattle photography studio. The photographs are inscribed on the front with the member's name, andoften with one or more of the following: birth date and/or place, death date and/or place, the date of arrival in the Yukon or Alaska, and place of arrival.

The second part of the album is largely comprised of individual portraits. These may be from a later date than the YOOP double portraits. Most of the photographs are inscribed similarly to the double portraits, along with occassional notations if and when a member was a Northern Chief. A few depict members wearing YOOP sashes, and many are wearing small "AYP" (probably Alaska-Yukon Pioneers) pins; many probably date from the period after the organization ceased to be the the Yukon Order of Pioneers and became the Alaska-Yukon Pioneers. Most of the individual portraits are signed by photographers Hartsook or Grady. Other photographers noted: Rogers, French, James & Merrihew, Bushnell, and Hamilton. A few group portraits of lodge members are interspersed throughout the album, including formal portraits, member families at annual picnics, and members at other events. All of the picnic photographs were taken by Frank Perkins or Perkins Studio.

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Use of the Collection

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Restrictions on Use

The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Yukon Order of Pioneers, Seattle Lodge Photograph Album, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle

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Administrative Information

Location of Collection

2a.4.10 (Box 1)

Location of Collection

2a.4.9 (Box 2)

Acquisition Information

Gift of Hans Greenaa, June 11, 1966.

Processing Note

The album was disassembled in 2013 due to deterioration of the photographs from contact with album pages, as well as general deterioration of the album. Photographs were individually foldered in the order in which they appeared in the album.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

  • Description: .1: Ringwald Blix wearing Alaska-Yukon Pioneers member badge
    Dates: circa 1923-1939
  • Description: .2: Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .3: Charles Patterson and Shepard
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .4: Group portrait of Seattle No. 2 YOOP members

    Includes George Snow and George W. Carmack.

    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .5: Joseph Mathews and J.A. McCann
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .6: Wallace Langley and Ed E. Kelly
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .7: Ed F. Becker and E.(?)A. Shea
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .8: Olaf A. Clasell and Thomas A. Martonnell(?)
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .9: Captain John A. O'Brien and Paul Denhart
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .10: J. T. Sterb (?) and D.E. Scott
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .11: John Oleson and Al. Christopher
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .12: James Funchion and Samuel G. Blackburn
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .13: Dan Gleason and C.M. Weymouth
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .14: H.A. Mielke and Jacob Berger
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .15: Thomas W. Howell and John C. McDougall (?)
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .16: Theo Allerton and J. Brandmiar
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .17: Ozro T. Finch and Thomas Carroll
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .18: J. Alex. (?) Fisher and C.L. Thompson
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .19: Cal (?) Mensant and E.W. Smith (?)
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .20: Herbert Barrett and E.S.C. Delapole
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .21: John Stanley and Frank Becker
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .22: M.J. Farrell and Richard Butler
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .23: C.M. Weymouth and Geo. J. Derfuer (?)
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .24: M. David Pence and unidentified
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .25: Frank Mortimer and Dr. Woods
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .26: H.F. (?) Thompson and John Montford
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .27: James O'Neill and J.C. Nelson
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .28: Dr. A.F. Edwards and unidentified
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .29: George Morry and D. Rossell
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .30: M.M. Donovan and Carl Erlund
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .31: Fred Jausa and unidentified
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .32: Sam Stanley and R.E. Nixon
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .33: John B. Bassett and Adolph Behrens
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .34: H.A. Ray (?) Stewart and James McNeil
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .35: Peter Bowman and Matt Schuler
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .36: J. MacKison and John Cudihee
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .37: D.W. Ring and C.B. Lee
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .38: George Butler and George T. Snow
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .39: John G. Johnson and A.H. Winten
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .40: Tom Larson and Capt. Lancaster
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .41: Captain J.C. Gruen and R.H. Mason
    Dates: circa 1912-1925
  • Description: .42: W.A. McDonald
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .43: Charles H. Lippy
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .44: McDonald
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .45: Unidentified man
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .46: B. Ferguson
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .47: B.J. Murphy
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .48: L.E. Andrews
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .49: Clayworth
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .50: Award presented to President Warren G. Harding by the Alaska-Yukon Pioneers, Seattle Lodge No. 1

    Engraving describes Harding as "the first President of the United States to pioneer in Alaska."

    Dates: 1923 July 27
  • Description: .51: Neil O'Hara
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .52: Rothwell
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .53: McLaughlin
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .54: Pahlka (?)
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .55: Rothermel
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .56: McElvoy
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .57: A. McLutach
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .58: Frederick William Zimmerman
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .59: William. Swartz
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .60: George Hodnott
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .61: A. St. Arnaut
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .62: Unidentified man
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .63: Hamilton
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .64: O.G. Freuch
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .65: Simon Poot
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .66: Joe Onell
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .67: F.E. Knowles
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .68: H.M. Powell
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .69: Phil Holland
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .70: Jake Kline
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .71: R.S. Johnson
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .72: C.J. Kearney
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .73: M.S.S.(?) Brown
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .74: McGeveen
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .75: E. Cummings
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .76: Thomas Cummings
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .77: Dr. Von Gunther
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .78: John Shaller
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .79: William Huson
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .80: D.E. Griffith
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .81: Ringwald Blix
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .82: A.A. Bass
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .83: Carl August Roslund
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .84: B.E. Slater
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .85: C.H. Wentzel
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .85a: Mrs. G.H. Wentzel

    Photo inserted loose behind that of C.H. Wentzel. Inscription on back: "who donated large family Bible to A.Y.P."

    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .86: Clark Fonnda (?)
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .87: Unidentified man
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .88: Billy Cooper
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .89: Dobson Rubin(?)
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .90: Grant Sweet
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .91: J.C. Ryan
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .92: Ringwald Blix
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .93: J. Fenn
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .94: J.T. McArthur
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .95: L.D. Becker
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .96: Group of men posed outdoors

    Ringwald Blix in front row.

    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .97: Group at Discovery Day Picnic at Hall's Lake
    Dates: 1927 August 14
  • Description: .98: Fred N. Atwood
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .99: Sam Olson
    Dates: 1939
  • Description: .100: Alaska-Yukon Pioneers Committee at Pier 52, Seattle, presenting key to city to Gunnar Kasson's lead sled dog Balto

    Caption on photograph: "Left to right: Dr. Woods - Brown - Behren - Powell - Goddard - Ferguson - R. Blix. In background-Boy Scouts"

    Dates: 1925 February 20
  • Description: .101: John Wick
    Dates: 1939
  • Description: .102: Dave Cunningham
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .103: William Sebelin
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .104: Simon Poot
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .105: V.L. Marion
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .106: A.J. Goddard
    Dates: 1923
  • Description: .107: A.J. Sather
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .108: E.T. Harney
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .109: Fred E. Bond
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .110: W.W. Crawford
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .111: Dr. Harry Feagles
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .112: F.S. Lang
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .113: Ernest A. Korthauer
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .114a: Unidentified man
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .114b: R.E. Knowles
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .115: Henry Willett
    Dates: circa 1920-1939
  • Description: .116-.117: Group at Discovery Day picnic at Halls Lake
    2 photographs

    Loose in album

    Dates: 1925 August 30
  • Description: .118: Group at Discovery Day picnic at Halls Lake

    Loose in album

    Dates: 1927 August 14
  • Description: .119: Group at Discovery Day picnic at Halls Lake
    Dates: 1925
  • Description: .120: Lomis
    Dates: 1939 December 5
  • Description: .121: Nathan Kresge
    Dates: 1939 December 5
  • Description: .122: A.S. Goddard
    Dates: 1939 December 5
  • Description: .123: A.A. Bass
    Dates: 1939 December 5
  • Description: .124: Phil Holland
    Dates: 1939 December 5
  • Description: .125: Cliff Bolger
    Dates: 1939 December 5
  • Description: .126: Tom E. Fleming
    Dates: 1939 December 5
  • Description: .127: Heilcher (?)
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .128: Charles "Slim" Williams, John Logan and dog "Blizzard"
    Grady , Seattle (photographer)

    Handwritten on photo: "Chas. "Slim" Williams, left, and John Logan and dog "Blizzard" left Fairbanks May 14 [19]39 by motorcycle over International Hiway arrived Seattle Dec 2 1939"

    Page also includes clipping from Seattle Post-Intelligencer showing Williams and "Blizzard."

    Dates: 1939
  • Description: .129: George A. Kendall
    Dates: 1939
  • Description: .130: Arnold Sather
    Dates: 1939
  • Description: .131: Ringwald Blix
    Dates: 1939
  • Description: .132: Thomas Blakney
    Dates: 1939
  • Description: .133: T.G. Wilson
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .134: James G. Stevens
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .135: Kristian Falkenberg
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .136: T.W. Buschmann
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .137: Frank Cutter
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .138: Eugene F. LaPorte
    Dates: 1939
  • Description: .139: William Cook
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .140: Captain E.C. Miller
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .141: Edwin Wilkensen
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .142: Jack Clayworth
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .143: John B. Gravena
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .144: William Sebelin
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .145: Fred Rexinger
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .146: Gus Johnson
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .147: John W. Duncan
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .148: J.N. DeMar
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .149: Donald McDonald
    Dates: circa 1939
  • Description: .150: W.J. Widman
    Dates: circa 1939

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Subject Terms

  • Gold rushes--Yukon Territory
  • Fraternal organizations--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Gold rushes--Alaska
  • Pioneers--Alaska--Forty Mile

Corporate Names

  • Yukon Order of Pioneers. Seattle Lodge
  • Alaska-Yukon Pioneers

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photograph albums
  • Portrait photographs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Bushnell, Corry A. (photographer)
    • Perkins, Frank (photographer)

    Corporate Names

    • James & Merrihew (photographer)

Finding aid prepared by Jody Hendrickson
2009

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