University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0877Walter R. Bennett
Nome and Fort Davis photograph collectionapproximately 1900-19053 folders (20 photographs)Collection materials are in
English.Photographs of
construction and a snowstorm at Fort Davis, Alaska and views of Nome,
AlaskaFort Davis, just outside of Nome, Alaska, was established in 1900 and
named after the former commander of the military district of Alaska, General
Jefferson Columbus Davis. Fort Davis and several other military bases in
Alaska, were established in the late 19th and early 20th century as a result of
the gold rush. Both the military base and the town of Nome grew following the
discovery of gold in 1898 by Jafet Lindeberg, Erik Lindblom and John Brynteson,
know collectively as the "Three Lucky Swedes." By 1905, the town of Nome had
become more established, with houses and buildings replacing the tents
originally used by prospectors.
Arranged in 2 series.
- Fort Davis
- Nome, Alaska
The images depict life in the early days of Nome and Fort Davis,
Alaska. Several pictures show the construction of Fort Davis and the Main
Street of Fort Davis in the winter, covered by snow. The last pictures in the
collection show life in Nome, Alaska in the years immediately following the
1899 gold rush.
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Probably a gift of Walter R. Bennett, approximately 1986.
Processed by Emily Craig; processing completed in 2010. Revised 2014
by Susan Fitch.
Tranferred from the Alaska Subject Files, 2010.
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Bennett, Walter R.--PhotographsGoetze, O. D.s (Otto Daniel)Fort Davis (Alaska)--PhotographsNome (Alaska)--PhotographsPhotographsAlaskaCity and Town Life
Fort Davisapproximately 190011Bird's-eye view of barracks on beach at Fort
Davis1900Otto D. Goetze Construction1900?OS52Construction workers at Fort
Davis1901Saaroni & Hammond,
Nome, Alaska 13Construction workers at Fort
Davis1900? 14Construction crew standing on snow
drifts (Goetze A135)between 1900 and 1905?Otto D. Goetze Handwritten on verso: Possibly Fort Davis, Alaska.
15Soldiers and lumber in front of
buildings at a Fort Davis barracks construction site1900? Snowstorm1900?16A large snow bank and buildings on
Main Street, Fort Davis1900? 17A person standing among snow piles on
Main Street, Fort Davis1900? 18A man with two children, one wearing
skis, on a snowbank on Main Street, Fort Davis1900? 19A man wearing skis and a child in the
snow next to a Fort Davis building1900? 110Man, woman and child standing on a
snowbank at Fort Davis, Alaska1900? 111Two people in the snow near Fort
Davis' Main Street1900? 112A group of women and children in the
snow on Main Street, Fort Davis1900? 113A group of men and women at entrances
to snow-buried buildings, possibly Fort Davis1900? XH614A group of men, women and children
with sled-pulling caribou in front of a snow-covered Main Street, Fort
Davis1900?Nome, Alaskaapproximately 1900115People landing on the beach near
buildings at Nome Alaska1900? 116Stores and tents, Nome,
Alaska1901? 117Iñupiat children and adults with
household goods, near Nome, Alaska1901? 118Tents along the beach at Nome,
Alaska1901? OS519Nome City from Lane's Derrick on
SpitMay 23, 1901Saaroni & Hammond,
Nome, Alaska OS520Looking down Nome Spit at tents and
buildings on the beach, Bering Sea on the right1902?