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Photographs of Alaska: travel during the Klondike Gold Rush., 1900-1905

Overview of the Collection

Title
Photographs of Alaska: travel during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Dates
1900-1905 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 container., (.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (32 items.)
Collection Number
PC 118
Summary
Two related groups of snapshots by unknown photographers in Alaska ca. 1900-1905. The photographs include Alaskan scenes taken when Americans were into the region to make what they could of the last great gold strike of the 19th century. The first series consists of 12 mounted views with pencil captions and include images of a Native American woman and child selling curios, views of glaciers and mountain scenery. The second set of 20 travel photographs was taken aboard a 50-ton gasoline launch, the Valdez, and contains views of the "Copper Bullion" mine, Cape Spenser, and glaciers.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Content Description

Two related groups of travel photographs by unknown photographers in Alaska ca. 1900-1905. The photographs include Alaskan scenes taken when Americans were into the region to make what they could of the last great gold strike of the 19th century.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. PC 118, Photographs of Alaska: travel during the Klondike Gold Rush. . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The first series consists of 12 mounted views with pencil captions and include images of native children selling curios, views of glaciers and mountain scenery. The second set of 20 travel photographs were taken during a trip aboard a 50-ton gasoline launch, the Valdez, and contain views of the "Copper Bullion" mine, Cape Spenser.

Acquisition Information

Purchased in 2002 from Carmen Dl. Valentino, Catalogue 54, #44.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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

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Subject Terms

  • Indians of North America--Alaska--Photographs
  • Mines and mineral resources--Alaska
  • Steamboats -- Alaska--Pacific Coast--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Historical Photograph Collections. waps (creator)

Geographical Names

  • Alaska--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Landscape photographs. gmgpc

Finding aid prepared by Trevor Bond
2012

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