See photographs of the Klondike Gold Rush, California, Oregon and Washington taken by Arthur C. Pillsbury (1870-1946) between about 1896 and 1900.
Boat in front of Le Conte Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899
Identifier: spl_ap_00083
Date: 1899?
View this itemThree carved Tlingit figures under tree, Klukwan, Alaska, ca. 1899
Klukwan is a Tlingit village that was located on the Dalton Trail, a route used by prospectors during the gold rush.
Identifier: spl_ap_00102
Date: 1899?
View this itemSkagway, Alaska and Chilkoot Inlet looking south, ca. 1899
Identifier: spl_ap_00135
Date: 1899?
View this itemHootalinqua on the Yukon River, ca. 1899
Hootalinqua was a small outpost located at the convergence of the Yukon and Teslin Rivers. It served as a stopping point for prospectors making their way to the gold fields.
Identifier: spl_ap_00148
Date: 1899?
View this itemChilkat Indians watching Klukwan Potlatch ceremony, Alaska, October 11, 1898
Identifier: spl_ap_00107
Date: 1898-10-11
View this itemMen on Homan River rapids, ca. 1899
Although the caption for the photo identifies it as "Homer River" it is likely Homan River which flows between Homan Lake and Bennett Lake in British Columbia. One man stands on a log on the lower left and a second stands further upriver.
Identifier: spl_ap_00132
Date: 1899?
View this itemWomen of the Desert - Navaho
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The first volume, featuring the Navajo, Apache and Jicarilla tribes, was published in 1907.
Identifier: spl_nai_01_027
Date: 1906
View this itemTwo men in small boat on Yukon River, ca. 1899
Exact location of the photograph is unknown. Camp equipment and supplies are set up on the waterfront near the boat.
Identifier: spl_ap_00150
Date: 1899?
View this itemMan at waterfront and glaciers in Alaska, ca. 1899
Uncaptioned photograph showing Alaskan glaciers, blocks of ice and waterway at an unknown location. A man with a walking stick stands at the left of the photo at the water's edge.
Identifier: spl_ap_00060
Date: 1899?
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