Photographs of hunting, mining and scenery in Yukon and Alaska [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Photographs of hunting, mining and scenery in Yukon and Alaska [graphic].
- Creator
- Goetzman, M. W.
- Contributor
- Goetzman, H. J., Mrs.
- Published / Created
- 1894-1905.
- Abstract
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Photographs 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 moose
City 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 Club
Several 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 cat
- Description
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Accompanied 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. - Provenance
- Purchased from William P. Wreden, 1972.
- Extent
- 241 photographic prints (in 4 boxes and 1 folder) : 72.0 x 51.0 cm. and 20 x 25 cm. or smaller.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA Photos 120
- Related Resource Online
- View digital images from the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database
- Container / Volume
- Box 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Pictorial works
Photographic prints - Material
- b & w ;
- Subject (Geographic)
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Yukon Territory.
Yukon
Yukon Territory
Klondike River Valley (Alaska)
Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
Dawson (Yukon) - Subject (Name)
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Goetzman, H. J., Mrs.
Goetzman, Edith. - Subject (Topic)
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Photographers
Mining
Pictorial works
Railroads
Steamers
Gold discoveries - Subjects
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Goetzman, H. J., Mrs
Goetzman, Edith
Photographers > Yukon Territory
Mining > Yukon > Pictorial works
Railroads > Yukon Territory > Pictorial works
Steamers > Yukon Territory > Pictorial works
Klondike River Valley (Alaska) > Pictorial works
Klondike River Valley (Alaska) > Gold discoveries
Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) > Pictorial works
Dawson (Yukon) > Pictorial works
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 3883744
- Object ID (OID)
- 2006025