Photographs of
Alaska: travel during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Dates:
1900-1905 ( inclusive )
Quantity:
1 container. (.5 linear feet of shelf space.) (32 items.)
Collection Number:
PC
118
Summary:
Two related groups of snapshots by
unknown photographers in Alaska ca. 1900-1905. The photographs include Alaskan
scenes taken when Americans were into the region to make what they could of the
last great gold strike of the 19th century. The first series consists of 12
mounted views with pencil captions and include images of a Native American
woman and child selling curios, views of glaciers and mountain scenery. The
second set of 20 travel photographs was taken aboard a 50-ton gasoline launch,
the Valdez, and contains views of the "Copper Bullion" mine, Cape Spenser, and
glaciers.
Repository:
Washington State University Libraries:
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Funding for encoding this finding
aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Content Description
Two related groups of travel photographs by unknown photographers in
Alaska ca. 1900-1905. The photographs include Alaskan scenes taken when
Americans were into the region to make what they could of the last great gold
strike of the 19th century.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
This collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation :
[Item Description]. PC 118, Photographs of
Alaska: travel during the Klondike Gold Rush. . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
The first series consists of 12 mounted views with pencil captions and
include images of native children selling curios, views of glaciers and
mountain scenery. The second set of 20 travel photographs were taken during a
trip aboard a 50-ton gasoline launch, the Valdez, and contain views of the
"Copper Bullion" mine, Cape Spenser.
Acquisition Information :
Purchased in 2002 from Carmen Dl. Valentino, Catalogue 54, #44.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Series 1:
Photographs, Mounted Views
Container(s)
Description
box-image
1 / 1
Alaskan (Native American) woman
and child selling curios
Approaching Valdez, Alaska,
showing its famous glacier 29 miles long on its nearest traverse, June 22,
1901
1 item.
1 / 14
"Copper Bullion" foundry. Mr.
Howell Hinds, on the left, Mr. George C. Wing, at side of boulder, Mr. L. J.
Rua (?) - the seller of the mine on top of boulder, June 23,
1901
1 item.
1 / 15
The "Valdez" in Boulder Bay -50
ton gasoline launch provided for the trip by Mr. Hinds., June 23,
1901
1 item.
1 / 16
Cape Spencer about 6
p.m., June 28,
1901
1 item.
1 / 17
"The Copper King" all that we
found of it at the end of our visit to copper mountain, in search of the
same
1 item.
1 / 18
Approaching, and a view of
Valdez, Alaska, June 22
1901
1 item.
1 / 19
Off the entrance to Muir Glacier
at say 10 pm., June 28,
1901
1 item.
1 / 20
Boulder Bay from heights above
"Copper Bullion" Prince William Sound Alaska
1 item.
1 / 21
"Copper Bullion" Mr. Hinds on
left; Golding (?) touching the boulder; L. J Rua the seller., June 23,
1901
1 item.
1 / 22
In Icy Strait (Ice floats in the
foreground), June 28,
1901
1 item.
1 / 23
On the way to the "Copper King"
prospect"
1 item.
1 / 24
A Glimpse at Virgin Bay
Alaska., 1901
1 item.
1 / 25
Looking toward "Copper
King"
1 item.
1 / 26
Virgin Bay where our camp
was.
1 item.
1 / 27
Approaching, and a view of,
Valdez, Alaska., June 22,
1907
1 item.
1 / 28
On the way towards
"Copper-King"
1 item.
1 / 29
[Forested Hillside]
1 item.
1 / 30
[Glacier view from
bay]
1 item.
1 / 31
[duplicate of Glacier view from
bay]
1 item.
1 / 32
Toward the Pacific from Virgin
Bay, Alaska. The foregound is the rail of the Valdez., June
1901
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