Our trip across Alaska and Klondike as far as Dawson City

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  Dawson City and the Yukon Territory photograph album and ephemera, (bulk 1898-1910)

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  Photographs and ephemera from a disbound album chiefly related to Dawson City and the Yukon territory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which was presumably compiled by Dawson City grocer J.H. Ahlert. Photographs depict the Klondike Gold Rush and include images of mining camps, prospectors, mountain passes including the Chilkoot Pass, rivers, dog sleds, and the streets, businesses, and inhabitants of Dawson City. The photographs primarily consist of commercial photographs (chiefly 16.5 x 21.5 cm) signed on the negatives by Larss & Duclos of Dawson. Notably, item 33 is an image of the Larss & Duclos photograph studio building in Dawson with the photographers standing in front with a camera on a dog sled. Additional identified photographers include E.A. Hegg, E.O. Ellingsen, W.P. Kelly, Draper & Co., Case & Draper, the Lomen Bros. and Ordway. There are also two color prints of elevated views of Dawson, presumably from the 1930s-1940s. The collection also includes pieces of ephemera related to J.H. Ahlert including printed business letterhead and bills for the Ahlert & Forsha grocery business in Dawson; Ahlert's Canadian customs pass; booklets and programs related to the Yukon Masons; and a handbill listing the gold scale used in Dawson City. Also included is an envelope and luggage tags identifying the family members as they travelled from Yukon Territory to their address in Pasadena, California.

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  William Flinn's trip across the plains [microform]: 1849

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  Microfilm of a typescript of William Flinn's account of crossing the plains to California in 1849. His family started from Pine, Indiana, and sailed to the Ohio River. They then took a steamer up the Mississippi River to Kansas City. Shortly after being their journey, Flinn's brother and mother died from cholera. Flinn also describes camping near Sioux Indians, crossing the South Platte River, crossing the Rocky Mountains along the Green River, passing through Salt Lake City, seeing Chimney Rock and Court House Rock, traveling near the Sweet Water River, his grandmother's attempt at finding a cut off (she was later brought back to camp by a local Indian), and finally arriving in Yuba County and camping for the winter on the Feather River. Flinn notes that he then took a boat to Sacramento, where he remained until 1850.

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  Photographs of Edward Schieffelin's Prospecting Trip in Alaska

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  This album contains 45 photographs taken by Charles O. Farciot that document Edward Schieffelin's gold prospecting trip through Alaska via the Yukon River in 1882 and 1883. Views include many close portraits of Alaskan natives and their families; the towns of St. Michael, Nuklukayet, and Anvik; Fort Yukon; Fort Reliance; trading posts; Schieffelin and his dog sled team; and Fort Yukon missionaries interacting with Alaskan natives; various steamships, including the "New Racket"; the Yukon River; Alaskan native chieftains and shamans; a group of the only Caucasian men in St. Michael; and one view of an Inuit cemetery. The photographs are mounted double-sided into an accordion fold book album. There are typeset captions, probably created by photographer Charles Farciot. Some refer to photographic exposure and timing.

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  Photographs of Edward Schieffelin's Prospecting Trip in Alaska, 1883

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  This collection consists of photographs taken by Charles O. Farciot of Edward Schieffelin's gold prospecting trip through Alaska via the Yukon River. The photographs are mounted on leaves and have captions. The images depict a variety of scenes: Alaskan native families; a missionary preaching to and interacting with Alaskan natives; various steamships, including the "New Racket"; the towns of St. Michael, Nuklukayet, and Anvik; dogsledding teams; trading posts; the Yukon River; Alaskan native chieftains; Alaskan native shamans; Fort Yukon; Fort Reliance; and a Native American cemetery.

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  Zimmerman, J. Franklin. Letter to Klondike diary (1 piece)

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  This collection consists mainly of correspondence detailing the lives and activities of the Zimmerman family, especially J. Franklin Zimmerman and his sisters who were in Alaska, the Klondike, and the prairie provinces of Canada. Included is a 136 page diary by J. Franklin that details his journey with his friend Lawrence "Brunky" Weber from Skagway, Alaska over the White Pass and then on to Dawson. The diary begins after they arrived at Fort Wrangel on February 14, 1898 and goes on to describe their traveling conditions, buying of supplies, customs rules, boat making on Tagish Lake, mining along the Dominion River, mining claims, and descriptions of the surrounding environment and towns.

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  C.E. Reynolds letter to Miss Ella E. Reynolds

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  In this 18 page letter to his sister, C.E. Reynolds documents his excitement and "gold fever." Upon hearing of the steamer "City of Portland" landed at Seattle with $3,000,000 worth of gold dust, he concluded that the only cure was to "try it," so he boarded the steamer "Queen" in Seattle landing in Skagway. He goes on to describe the difficulties of transporting gear and goods from Skagway to Lake Bennett, Dawson City and then a further journey of six hundred miles. He then goes into the mineral wealth of the region, prospecting and the types of mining and claims. There are a few pages concerning climate, geography, flora and fauna. Another couple of pages describe miners' cabins, and the high cost of food and clothing. Yet another couple of pages describe the many dogs he encountered. He and his company of six men had six dogs to pull the provisions, tents and bedding. The letter ends with him thanking his sister for her patience and after all the detailed account thinks he could not do the subject justice even though he had been repeatedly asked to speak about his experiences.

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