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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)19121939
- 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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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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
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
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.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Description | Dates |
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.1: Ringwald Blix wearing Alaska-Yukon Pioneers member badge | circa 1923-1939 |
.2: Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack | circa 1912-1925 |
.3: Charles Patterson and Shepard | circa 1912-1925 |
.4: Group portrait of Seattle No. 2 YOOP members
Includes George Snow and George W. Carmack.
|
circa 1912-1925 |
.5: Joseph Mathews and J.A. McCann | circa 1912-1925 |
.6: Wallace Langley and Ed E. Kelly | circa 1912-1925 |
.7: Ed F. Becker and E.(?)A. Shea | circa 1912-1925 |
.8: Olaf A. Clasell and Thomas A. Martonnell(?) | circa 1912-1925 |
.9: Captain John A. O'Brien and Paul Denhart | circa 1912-1925 |
.10: J. T. Sterb (?) and D.E. Scott | circa 1912-1925 |
.11: John Oleson and Al. Christopher | circa 1912-1925 |
.12: James Funchion and Samuel G. Blackburn | circa 1912-1925 |
.13: Dan Gleason and C.M. Weymouth | circa 1912-1925 |
.14: H.A. Mielke and Jacob Berger | circa 1912-1925 |
.15: Thomas W. Howell and John C. McDougall (?) | circa 1912-1925 |
.16: Theo Allerton and J. Brandmiar | circa 1912-1925 |
.17: Ozro T. Finch and Thomas Carroll | circa 1912-1925 |
.18: J. Alex. (?) Fisher and C.L. Thompson | circa 1912-1925 |
.19: Cal (?) Mensant and E.W. Smith (?) | circa 1912-1925 |
.20: Herbert Barrett and E.S.C. Delapole | circa 1912-1925 |
.21: John Stanley and Frank Becker | circa 1912-1925 |
.22: M.J. Farrell and Richard Butler | circa 1912-1925 |
.23: C.M. Weymouth and Geo. J. Derfuer (?) | circa 1912-1925 |
.24: M. David Pence and unidentified | circa 1912-1925 |
.25: Frank Mortimer and Dr. Woods | circa 1912-1925 |
.26: H.F. (?) Thompson and John Montford | circa 1912-1925 |
.27: James O'Neill and J.C. Nelson | circa 1912-1925 |
.28: Dr. A.F. Edwards and unidentified | circa 1912-1925 |
.29: George Morry and D. Rossell | circa 1912-1925 |
.30: M.M. Donovan and Carl Erlund | circa 1912-1925 |
.31: Fred Jausa and unidentified | circa 1912-1925 |
.32: Sam Stanley and R.E. Nixon | circa 1912-1925 |
.33: John B. Bassett and Adolph Behrens | circa 1912-1925 |
.34: H.A. Ray (?) Stewart and James McNeil | circa 1912-1925 |
.35: Peter Bowman and Matt Schuler | circa 1912-1925 |
.36: J. MacKison and John Cudihee | circa 1912-1925 |
.37: D.W. Ring and C.B. Lee | circa 1912-1925 |
.38: George Butler and George T. Snow | circa 1912-1925 |
.39: John G. Johnson and A.H. Winten | circa 1912-1925 |
.40: Tom Larson and Capt. Lancaster | circa 1912-1925 |
.41: Captain J.C. Gruen and R.H. Mason | circa 1912-1925 |
.42: W.A. McDonald | circa 1920-1939 |
.43: Charles H. Lippy | circa 1920-1939 |
.44: McDonald | circa 1920-1939 |
.45: Unidentified man | circa 1920-1939 |
.46: B. Ferguson | circa 1920-1939 |
.47: B.J. Murphy | circa 1920-1939 |
.48: L.E. Andrews | circa 1920-1939 |
.49: Clayworth | circa 1920-1939 |
.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."
|
1923 July 27 |
.51: Neil O'Hara | circa 1920-1939 |
.52: Rothwell | circa 1920-1939 |
.53: McLaughlin | circa 1920-1939 |
.54: Pahlka (?) | circa 1920-1939 |
.55: Rothermel | circa 1920-1939 |
.56: McElvoy | circa 1920-1939 |
.57: A. McLutach | circa 1920-1939 |
.58: Frederick William Zimmerman | circa 1920-1939 |
.59: William. Swartz | circa 1920-1939 |
.60: George Hodnott | circa 1920-1939 |
.61: A. St. Arnaut | circa 1920-1939 |
.62: Unidentified man | circa 1920-1939 |
.63: Hamilton | circa 1920-1939 |
.64: O.G. Freuch | circa 1920-1939 |
.65: Simon Poot | circa 1920-1939 |
.66: Joe Onell | circa 1920-1939 |
.67: F.E. Knowles | circa 1920-1939 |
.68: H.M. Powell | circa 1920-1939 |
.69: Phil Holland | circa 1920-1939 |
.70: Jake Kline | circa 1920-1939 |
.71: R.S. Johnson | circa 1920-1939 |
.72: C.J. Kearney | circa 1920-1939 |
.73: M.S.S.(?) Brown | circa 1920-1939 |
.74: McGeveen | circa 1920-1939 |
.75: E. Cummings | circa 1920-1939 |
.76: Thomas Cummings | circa 1920-1939 |
.77: Dr. Von Gunther | circa 1920-1939 |
.78: John Shaller | circa 1920-1939 |
.79: William Huson | circa 1920-1939 |
.80: D.E. Griffith | circa 1920-1939 |
.81: Ringwald Blix | circa 1920-1939 |
.82: A.A. Bass | circa 1920-1939 |
.83: Carl August Roslund | circa 1920-1939 |
.84: B.E. Slater | circa 1920-1939 |
.85: C.H. Wentzel | circa 1920-1939 |
.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."
|
circa 1920-1939 |
.86: Clark Fonnda (?) | circa 1920-1939 |
.87: Unidentified man | circa 1920-1939 |
.88: Billy Cooper | circa 1920-1939 |
.89: Dobson Rubin(?) | circa 1920-1939 |
.90: Grant Sweet | circa 1920-1939 |
.91: J.C. Ryan | circa 1920-1939 |
.92: Ringwald Blix | circa 1920-1939 |
.93: J. Fenn | circa 1920-1939 |
.94: J.T. McArthur | circa 1920-1939 |
.95: L.D. Becker | circa 1920-1939 |
.96: Group of men posed outdoors
Ringwald Blix in front row.
|
circa 1920-1939 |
.97: Group at Discovery Day Picnic at Hall's Lake | 1927 August 14 |
.98: Fred N. Atwood | circa 1920-1939 |
.99: Sam Olson | 1939 |
.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"
|
1925 February 20 |
.101: John Wick | 1939 |
.102: Dave Cunningham | circa 1920-1939 |
.103: William Sebelin | circa 1920-1939 |
.104: Simon Poot | circa 1920-1939 |
.105: V.L. Marion | circa 1920-1939 |
.106: A.J. Goddard | 1923 |
.107: A.J. Sather | circa 1920-1939 |
.108: E.T. Harney | circa 1920-1939 |
.109: Fred E. Bond | circa 1920-1939 |
.110: W.W. Crawford | circa 1920-1939 |
.111: Dr. Harry Feagles | circa 1920-1939 |
.112: F.S. Lang | circa 1920-1939 |
.113: Ernest A. Korthauer | circa 1920-1939 |
.114a: Unidentified man | circa 1920-1939 |
.114b: R.E. Knowles | circa 1920-1939 |
.115: Henry Willett | circa 1920-1939 |
.116-.117: Group at Discovery Day picnic at Halls Lake 2 photographs
Loose in album
|
1925 August 30 |
.118: Group at Discovery Day picnic at Halls Lake
Loose in album
|
1927 August 14 |
.119: Group at Discovery Day picnic at Halls Lake | 1925 |
.120: Lomis | 1939 December 5 |
.121: Nathan Kresge | 1939 December 5 |
.122: A.S. Goddard | 1939 December 5 |
.123: A.A. Bass | 1939 December 5 |
.124: Phil Holland | 1939 December 5 |
.125: Cliff Bolger | 1939 December 5 |
.126: Tom E. Fleming | 1939 December 5 |
.127: Heilcher (?) | circa 1939 |
.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."
|
1939 |
.129: George A. Kendall | 1939 |
.130: Arnold Sather | 1939 |
.131: Ringwald Blix | 1939 |
.132: Thomas Blakney | 1939 |
.133: T.G. Wilson | circa 1939 |
.134: James G. Stevens | circa 1939 |
.135: Kristian Falkenberg | circa 1939 |
.136: T.W. Buschmann | circa 1939 |
.137: Frank Cutter | circa 1939 |
.138: Eugene F. LaPorte | 1939 |
.139: William Cook | circa 1939 |
.140: Captain E.C. Miller | circa 1939 |
.141: Edwin Wilkensen | circa 1939 |
.142: Jack Clayworth | circa 1939 |
.143: John B. Gravena | circa 1939 |
.144: William Sebelin | circa 1939 |
.145: Fred Rexinger | circa 1939 |
.146: Gus Johnson | circa 1939 |
.147: John W. Duncan | circa 1939 |
.148: J.N. DeMar | circa 1939 |
.149: Donald McDonald | circa 1939 |
.150: W.J. Widman | circa 1939 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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)