Photographs of hunting, mining and scenery in Yukon and Alaska [graphic].Goetzman, M. W.1894-1905.engPhotographs documenting the Klondike gold rush, including views of miners and mining towns and transportation to the mines via railway, steamer, and dog sled. Views en route to the gold fields feature the Klondike, Yukon, Pelly and Stewart rivers, Lake Le Barge, the White Horse and Five Finger Rapids, the Five Fingers islands, Miles Canyon, and Chilkoot Pass. There are also photographs of hunting expeditions and of caribou and mooseCity views feature many images of Dawson City, where the Goetzmans were based, as well as views of Minto, Mayo City, Eagle City, Sitka, Gold Bottom, Gold Run, Forty Mile Town, Fort Wrangel, Bonanza Creek and Chechaco Hill. Posts and personnel of the Northwest Mounted Police posts are well documented, and there are also group portraits of Alaskan athletic teams, miners, prominent citizens, and the Dawson Rifle ClubSeveral photographs show the Goetzman's dog sled, decorated with advertisements for photographic supplies and services. There are also four studio portraits of Mrs. Goetzman, one of which includes her catAccompanied by a box list.Included with the photographs are a watercolor of the Five Fingers, a metal stamp with Mrs. H. J. Goetzman's signature in relief, and a letter written on a "Klondike mail card" made of birch bark, from Mrs. H. J. Goetzman to her daughter Miss Edith Goetzman, January 22, 1904.