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Ed. Schieffelin starting on a prospecting tour

Description: This collection consists of photographs taken by Charles O. Farciot of Edward Schieffelin's gold prospecting trip through Alaska via the Yukon River. Views include portraits of Alaskan natives and their families; the towns of St. Michael, Nuklukayet, and Anvik; trading stations; and a missionary preaching and interacting with Alaskan natives.
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Production date: 1882-1883.
Call number: photCL 264
Creator: Farciot, Charles O(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of M.C. Erskine, 1925.
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Winter. Ed. Schieffelin feeding his dogs

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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. Views include portraits of Alaskan natives and their families; the towns of St. Michael, Nuklukayet, and Anvik; trading stations; and a missionary preaching and interacting with Alaskan natives.

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[Portrait of Edward Schieffelin, 1882]

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House constructed by the Schieffelin party at Nuklakyat [Nuklukayet], 950 miles above the mouth of the Yukon River

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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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Wharf and rear of San Michael. Indian camping grounds, while they are waiting for the arrival of Steamer "St. Paul," to assist unloading. June, 1884 [1883 is the correct year; Schieffelin left Alaska just before 1884.]

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Portage of 150 miles, from the Behring [Bering] Sea across the mountains, to the Yukon River. Started from the Signal Service Office at San Michael Feb. 3, 36° below zero

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Ed. Schieffelin starting on a prospecting tour

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Winter. Ed. Schieffelin feeding his dogs

[Portrait of Edward Schieffelin, 1882]

House constructed by the Schieffelin party at Nuklakyat [Nuklukayet], 950 miles above the mouth of the Yukon River

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

Wharf and rear of San Michael. Indian camping grounds, while they are waiting for the arrival of Steamer "St. Paul," to assist unloading. June, 1884 [1883 is the correct year; Schieffelin left Alaska just before 1884.]

Portage of 150 miles, from the Behring [Bering] Sea across the mountains, to the Yukon River. Started from the Signal Service Office at San Michael Feb. 3, 36° below zero