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University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH1354Hartshorn, Florence M., 1869-1943Photographs of Florence Hartshorncirca 18988 photographic prints (1 folder) ; sizes varyCollection materials are in English.Photographs of Florence and Albert Hartshorn in various locations of Washington State, British Columbia, and Yukon Territory.

Florence M. Hartshorn was born in 1869 in Michigan. In 1898, she joined her husband Albert in the Yukon, where he owned a blacksmith shop. They had one daughter, Hazel Hartshorn Goslie. Florence Hartshorn saw firsthand the bodies of approximately 3,000 packhorses and mules that perished in the trek over White Pass during the Klondike Gold Rush, an experience that would influence her for the rest of her life. In many interviews with reporters, she recounts how her horse hesitated to step over heaps of horse corpses, and that she pressed a lemon peel against her nose to protect against the terrible smell. In response, Hartshorn worked with the Alaska Division of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and the Ladies of the Golden North to fund the erection of a monument dedicated to the pack animals that died at White Pass. The monument was dedicated on August 24th, 1929 at what is now known as Dead Horse Gulch. By 1930, Florence and Albert were divorced and Florence moved to Seattle. Florence passed away on October 21st, 1943.

Florence and Albert Hartshorn at White Pass and Log Cabin, British Columbia, Canada, as well as images of waterfalls and a pack train.

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Processed by Martin Sloot and Stefanie Terasaki, 2015. Processing completed 2015.

Transferred from Alaska and Yukon Territory Subject Files, 2015.

Material Described Separately:

Florence M. Hartshorn Papers (Manuscript Collection 0570)

Hartshorn, Florence M., 1869-1943--PhotographsAtlin (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--PhotographsWhite Pass (B.C.)--PhotographsVisual Materials Collections (University of Washington)PhotographsExpeditions and AdventuresAlaskaBritish Columbia

Guide to the Photographs of Florence Hartshorn 11Florence Hartshorn on horseback, White Passcirca 1898 12Florence Hartshorn on horseback in front of log cabin restaurant, White Passcirca 1898

Written on verso: Mrs. Hartshorn who took it upon herself to place the monument at Dead Horse gulch.

Same image as item 3a.

13aFlorence Hartshorn on horseback in front of log cabin restaurant, White Passcirca 1898 13bLake at White Passcirca 1898 14aAlbert Hartshorn foraging outside a log cabin, Log Cabin, British Columbiacirca 1898

Albert Hartshorn was born 1869 in Michigan. He was the husband of Florence Hartshorn and worked as a blacksmith.

14bWaterfall at White Passcirca 1898 15aPack train at White Passcirca 1898 15bProspector carrying supplies, White Pass, Canadacirca 1898 16Florence and Albert Hartshorn's Log Cabin in Atlin, Canadacirca 1898

Written on verso: My home Atlin, BC