University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
PH0597
Knight & Noble-Ives
Klondike: A Manual for Goldseekers
Collection
1897
12 drawings ((1 box)) : pen and ink
Collection
materials are in
English.
Drawings used as
illustrations for a book entitled Klondike: A Manual for
Goldseekers, 1897.
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.
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.
Collection is open to the public.
Request at UW
Processed by Rebekah Dalby, 2002.
Gold mines and mining--Yukon Territory--Klondike River Valley--Drawings
Gold miners--Yukon Territory--Klondike River Valley--Drawings
Gold rushes--Yukon Territory--Klondike River Valley--Drawings
Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--Gold discoveries--Drawings
Yukon Territory--Gold discoveries--Drawings
Alaska--Gold discoveries--Drawings
Drawings
Klondike: a manual for goldseekers
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Alaska
Expeditions and Adventures
Mines and Mineral Resources
Pioneers
Fine Arts
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"