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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.

Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
1882-1883
Call number
photCL 264
Creator
Farciot, Charles O(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of M.C. Erskine, 1925.
Dimensions
album 24 x 30 cm (9 x 12 in.)
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