WAULarssandDuclosPHColl306.xmlGuide to the Larss and Duclos Photographs 1899-1912Larss (Per Edward) and Duclos (Joseph E. N.) PhotographsSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries©2009 (Last modified: 7/25/2025)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0306Larss and DuclosLarss and Duclos photographs1899-191293 photographic prints (1 box)20 glass negatives (1 box)43 nitrate negatives (1 box)Collection materials are in English.Photographs of town of Dawson and surrounding areas, Yukon Territory, 1899-1912

The partnership of Per Edward Larss and Joseph E.N. Duclos was formed in Dawson in August 1899 after acquiring the business of E.A. Hegg which was originally started in 1898. In 1904 Larss withdrew from the partnership and Duclos continued the business until 1912. Besides portrait work, they carried thousands of views in stock including scenes along the White Pass, around Dyea, Skagway, Bennett and Whitehorse.

The collection includes Dawson town life, celebrations, business establishments, street scenes, group portraits of miners and residents, dogsleds, mining claims, winter scenes, and steamers.

View the digital version of the collection

Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Request at UW

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Processed by Kate Norgon, 2018.

Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)--PhotographsDawson (Yukon)--PhotographsPhotographsCity and Town LifeMines and Mineral Resources

 

Dawson, Yukon TerritoryLandscapes1/11Dawson City with tent encampments in foreground and Yukon River in backgroundbetween 1899 and 19121/12Aerial view of Dawson City from the Midnight Dome looking south between 1899 and 1904

Written on photo: Larss & Duclos Succ[esso]rs to Hegg & Co.

 1/13 Panorama of Dawson City with Yukon River in backgroundbetween 1899 and 1904

Date written on photo August 1897, but Duclos and Larss did not arrive in Dawson until 1898. Possibly error in date or copied by Larss and Duclos.

 1/14Girl with dogs on rocky outcrop over riverbetween 1899 and 1904 1/15Rocky Klondike River Bank Trail with log houses above river bank (Larss & Duclos 70)1899 1/16Aerial view of Dawson City1902

Written on photo: Larss & Duclos Pioneer Photos.

 Steamboats1/27Sternwheeler John J. Healy docked in Dawson between 1899 and 1904 1/28Sternwheeler Victorian boarding passengers in Dawson for trip to Whitehorse (Larss & Duclos 42)July 8, 1899 1/29Sternwheeler Yukoner boarding passengers in Dawson for first tripJune 3, 1900 1/210Sternwheel steamboat and tug boat docked at Caribou Crossing, Yukon Territory1900

Caribou Crossing renamed Carcross in 1902.

 Town Scenes1/311Exterior of Good Samaritan Hospital buildingbetween 1899 and 1904 1/312Grave of Willie Stott surrounded by wood fencebetween 1899 and 1904

Grave marker reads: At Rest Willie Stott Died Nov. 11 1898.

 1/313Front Street with view of businesses and advertisement banners (Larss & Duclos 70)1899 1/314North American Transportation and Trading Company (N.A.T. & T. Co.) buildings decorated with bunting for Fourth of JulyJuly 4, 1900 1/315Interior of Arctic Brotherhood Hall stage decorated with flags and buntingFebruary 6, 1908

Written on photo: A.B. Hall's Elaborate Decorations by the Dawson Aerie No. 50 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Honor of the Tenth Anniversary of the Founding of the Order.

 1/316Avery home and backyard gardenAugust 1909

Sign on door in photo: The Avery Backyard Garden. Dawson [illeg.] August 11th, 1909.

 1/317Outdoor religious ceremony, possibly First Communion, including procession of girls and boys in formal wear and bower over alterJuly 14, 1912

Written on photo: Mission Procession Dawson.

 Groups1/418Group of men and women with dogs in front of Cascade Steam Laundry buildingbetween 1899 and 1904 1/419Group of female prostitutes in street holding wood-cutting tools between 1899 and 1904

Written on photo: A Group of Hard Workers, Dawson, Y.T.

 1/420Chef and kitchen staff at Fairview Hotel kitchenbetween 1899 and 1904 1/421a-b Group of men assaying gold in general store (Larss & Duclos 37)Fall 1899

Written on photo: Paying with Gold Dust.

 1/422Group of men and women outside Palace Grand Theatre with band members on balcony and women looking out windowsbetween 1899 and 1900

Written on verso: Savoy Theatre; this is Palace Grand Theatre, Dawson. Name was changed to Savoy in 1900 and in 1901 to the "auditorium." Built by Charles Meadows in 1899 and opened in July 1899.

 1/423Group of men and women outside Palace Grand Theatre and on balcony where banner hangs reading "Savoy Theatre" 1900

Palace Grand Theatre renamed Savoy Theatre in 1900; renamed Savoy Auditorium in 1901.

 1/424Men with teams of horses and mules hitched to wagons on street in front of "Jas. E. Wilson Freighter" building1900 1/425Group of men with pack horses on street in front of building (Larss & Duclos 36)1900

Written on photo: A "Wash Up" from 14 & 15 Eldorado Consisting of 1/4 million.

 1/426Men and women dining at banquet for "Sweet Marie's" birthday party1900 1/427Group portrait of men in winter wear outside People's Party Headquarters for municipal electionFebruary 6, 1902

Written on photo (visible on glass plate negative): ...of the First Municipal Election Held in Dawson, Y.T. February 6th, 1902. H.G. Macauley, Mayor. ...H.O. Norquay, Jas. F. Mcdonald, Geo. Murphy, P. Vachon, Thomas Adair and T.G. Wilson, Aldermen.

 1/428Group of men and women at banquetOctober 3, 1906

Written on photo: Geo. Snell's Bridal Party at the White House.

 1/429 Uniformed Renzoni and Regina hockey team members in front of Dawson Amateur Athletic Association (D.A.A.A.) buildingApril 1910 1/430Group portrait of uniformed Renzoni and Regina hockey team members in front of Dawson Amateur Athletic Association (D.A.A.A.) buildingApril 1910 Town Celebrations1/531Large crowd in North West Mounted Police Square for Fourth of July celebrationJuly 4, 1899 1/532Crowd on Front Street for the Dawson Daily News Big Mining Edition ParadeOctober 3, 1899

Likely an E.A. Hegg photograph, copied by Larss and Duclos.

 1/533Marching band in parade formation in front of North American Transportation and Trading Company (N.A.T. & T. Co.) building for grand opening of department storeOctober 21, 1899 1/534Marching band in front of N.A.T. & T. Co. building for grand opening of department storeOctober 21, 1899 1/535Crowd of people watching public obstacle course races during Victoria Day celebrationMay 24, 1900 Performances1/636Tableau on stage at Palace Grand Theater with orchestra in pit below and British flag as stage backdropFebruary 15, 1900

Written on photo: Tableau Representing Great Britain and Her Colonies at a Concert Given in Aid of the Widows and Orphans Created by the War with the Transvaal, Palace Grand. Flashlight Photo.

 1/637Arctic Brotherhood Dramatic Club on stage in costume for performance of The Island of Kokomolobetween 1904 and 1912

Written on photo: Flash Photo. By Duclos.

 1/638Costumed cast of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera PatienceApril 1905

Written on photo: Chorus And Principals Opera "Patience" April 24 25 & 26th, Dawson Y.T.

 Yukon Field Force Drills1/739-41Uniformed Yukon Field Force soldiers performing exercises on fort grounds1900 Dog Sledding1/842Portrait of sled dogbetween 1899 and 1904

Written on photo: A Native of Klondyke.

 1/843Musher with dog sled carrying woman bundled in furs next to Larss and Duclos studio in Dawson (Larss & Duclos 4) between 1899 and 1904 1/844Musher with dog sled carrying woman bundled in furs between 1899 and 1904 1/845Group of people with dog sled in front of steamboat near Dawson (Larss & Duclos 89) between 1899 and 1904 1/846Group of men with dog sled in town of Dawson (Larss & Duclos 60) between 1899 and 1904 1/847-48Musher with dog sled carrying passengers outside of Dawsonbetween 1899 and 1904 1/849-51Musher with dog sled on snow covered ground1900 1/852Men with dog sleds in snow covered forest1900

Written on photo: Traveling on the Creeks in the Klondyke at 60 Below Zero.

 1/853a-b Men with dog sleds on snow covered ground in front of riverApril 1900

Written on photo: Returning from the "Hunt" in the Rocky Mountains, Klondyke District.

 Gold Mining

Mining claims were referred to as a claim number "above" or "below," e.g. "12 Above" meaning claim number 12 above discovery of gold on the river or creek claim was located.

Adams Hill1/954a-bGroup of men standing with mine carts on hillside (Larss & Duclos 33)between 1899 and 1904 Bonanza Creek1/1055Two miners next to rocker box on claim along Bonanza Creekbetween 1899 and 1912

Written on photo: [illeg.] Bonanza Right Limit.

 1/1056Miners at McLaughlin, Collins & McCrorie claim along Bonanza Creekbetween 1899 and 1904

Written on photo: Bench [illeg.] 6 Bonanza Left[?] Limit owned by McLaughlin Collins & McCrorie.

 1/1057Miners with rocker box at claim on Cheechako Hill along Bonanza Creekbetween 1899 and 1904

Written on photo: Rupert's Claim Chee Char Cho Hill Opposite No. 1 Bonanza L.L.

 1/1058Miners operating windlasses on Claim No. 13 Above along Bonanza Creekbetween 1899 and 1904 1/1059Miners next to windlass on Claim No. 13 Above along Bonanza Creekbetween 1899 and 1904 1/1060Tents on hillside above W.M. Cowley's claim No. 22 Above along Bonanza Creekbetween 1899 and 1904 1/1061Miners at work around trench and sluice boxes at W.M. Cowley's claim No. 22 Above along Bonanza Creekbetween 1899 and 1904

Written on photo: No. 22 Above on Bonanza Showing Pay Streak. W.M. Cowley's Claim.

 1/1062Miners in front of W.M. Cowley's claim No. 22 Above along Bonanza Creekbetween 1899 and 1904 Eldorado Creek1/1163Miners standing near sluice boxes at claim No. 1 along Eldorado Creek between 1899 and 1904 1/1164Wilson Mitchell and Company's claim No. 1 along Eldorado Creekbetween 1899 and 1904 1/1165Tents surrounding sluice boxes and large gravel pit of A.F. Stander's claim No. 4 along Eldorado Creekbetween 1899 and 1904 1/1166Miners below trusses for sluice boxes of A.F. Stander's claim No. 4 along Eldorado Creekbetween 1899 and 1904 1/1167Miners with cart in front of sluice boxes on C.J. Berry's claim No. 6 along Eldorado Creekbetween 1899 and 1904 1/1168Miners with dogs on gravel pile of Claim No. 10 along Eldorado Creek1900 1/1169Large group of miners on dirt pile of Claim No. 27 along Eldorado Creek1900 1/1170Large pay dirt piles on Claim No. 27 along Eldorado Creek in winter1900

From attached material: Beside the shaft are shown piles of pay dirt to be sluiced as soon as the spring thaw brought water from thawing glaciers and snow banks.

 Hunker Creek1/1271Miners with wheelbarrow and mining pan on Claim No. 6 Below along Hunker Creek1900 1/1272Man standing below ground beside ladder covered in snow and ice on C.J. Johanson's claim No. 9 Below along Hunker Creek1900

Written on photo: The Golden Ladder on 9 Below Hunker [illeg.] C.J. Johanson's.

 Klondike River1/1373No. 6 Canadian Klondike Mining Company cold dredge mining structure on Klondike RiverNovember 7, 1909 Sulphur Creek1/1474Miners on gravel pile beside sluice box on Claim No. 18 Below along Sulphur Creekbetween 1899 and 1904

Written on verso: T. Mokelbust Claim, 18 Below Discovery, Sulphur Creek.

 1/1475Group of men eating meal at tables indoors on G.P. Sprowl's claim No. 36 along Sulphur Creekbetween 1899 and 1904 Unidentified Mining Areas1/1576 Pack horse in front of bench mine claimbetween 1899 and 1904 1/1577Tents in front of bench mine claimbetween 1899 and 1904 1/1578Men in front of tent on deforested land of McKenzie Brothers bench mine claimbetween 1899 and 1904 1/1579a-cMan turning crank of windlass in snowMarch 1900

Written on photo: Turning the Wheel of Fortune in the Klondyke at 60 Below Zero.

 1/1580Governor General of Canada's visit to the Klondike showing group of men and women on horseback with mine in background August 15, 1900

Written on photo: The Earl and Lady Minto and Party at J.D. McGillivray's Mine [illeg.]

 1/1581Dirt piles and buildings of Robinson's claim along river1902

Possibly A.W. Robinson's claim No. 2 Above on Upper Dominion Creek.

 Winter Scenes1/1682Territorial Governor Ogilvie and Fire Chief Stewart with dog in horse-drawn sled1900 1/1683 Men with dog and canoe on snow covered shore of Indian River1900 1/1684Men with horse and sled crossing partially frozen Klondike RiverSpring 1900

Written on photo: Crossing the Klondyke Under Difficulties Just Before the Breaking of Ice.

 1/1685Snow covered trees on top of the Midnight Dome outside of DawsonOctober 1900 1/1686Snow covered trees on top of the Midnight Dome looking out over Quartz CreekOctober 1900 1/1687Man and woman in horse-drawn sled1901 Portraits1/1788Studio portrait of man wearing fur coat, hat, and glovesbetween 1899 and 1904