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Gold hunting in Alaska
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
Gold fields in the area of Norton Sound. "Compiled from correct observations taken on the ground during 1897 and 1898 and from data furnished by Edwin Engelstad and John A Dexter, the best authorities in Northwestern Alaska, both of whom are pioneer travelers in the country. Accepted by the Officer in command of the Military Forces at Fort St. Michael for the War Department at Washington, D.C." Submaps: Cape Nome Mining District; El Dorado & Discovery Mining District; Golsan Mining District. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Four maps on one sheet. Alt title from cover. Submaps: Bonanza Mining District; Cape York Mining Distr.; Cape Nome Mining Distr. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Visual Materials
A disbound album containing 179 photographs by photographer Arthur L. Bell documenting views, people, and events in and around Nome, Alaska, including Alaskan indigenous people, dog mushing, mining and dredging activities, ships and boats on the Bering Sea, winter sports activities, and town scenes. Photographs of indigenous peoples show them catching and cleaning fish, herding reindeer, and posing in front of an "Eskimo School" and igloos. The images of dog-racing include nine teams of dogs who competed in the 2nd All-Alaska Sweepstakes, the start and finish of that race, and the Hot Spring Race 1909. Photographs of mining activities show Little Creek, Wonder Creek, Dry Creek, Bourbon Creek, and the Nome District, among others. The ships and boats include several vessels pulled on shore for the winter, the wreck of the steamer "Sadie", and ships, including the "Corwin," offloading both in port and on the ice several miles out to sea. Winter activities also include horse racing, long distance foot races, sledding, skiing with a makeshift sail, and using an auto sled invented by W.A. Boice. The Nome photographs include the 4th of July parade and games, the Pioneer Parade, the Court House, the fire department working in winter, passengers being loaded onto a ship with a wire contraption, the wireless station, a captured brown bear. Some of the group photographs are labeled with the slang term "sourdough".
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An album with 42 cyanotypes depicting a route along Alaska's Inside Passage including Skagway, Metlakatla, and Ketchikan, and showing street scenes, boats, buildings, people, crest poles (or totem poles), scenic views, and railroad views. Several photographs are taken across bodies of water towards small coastal towns and villages. The images include the church of William Duncan, a Church of England missionary, and crest poles at the Tsimishian community. There is a photograph of the U.S.S. Iowa in dry dock at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington.
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including diaries and mining reports), photographs and maps related to the career of mining engineer Charles Janin. Subject matter in the collection focuses on minerals, mines and mining, especially in California, Mexico, Alaska, Canada, Russia (including Siberia), and Central and South America. There is information about gold, silver, platinum, and tin mining as well as gold dredging.
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including diaries and mining reports), photographs and maps related to the career of mining engineer Charles Janin. Subject matter in the collection focuses on minerals, mines and mining, especially in California, Mexico, Alaska, Canada, Russia (including Siberia), and Central and South America. There is information about gold, silver, platinum, and tin mining as well as gold dredging.
mssJaninc