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Men on the street of Atlin, British Columbia, May 24, 1899
The Klondike was not the only gold mining area. In the late 1890s, gold was also found Atlin, British Columbia, to the east of White Pass. Many gold seekers left Dawson to try their luck in Atlin.//This photo, taken by Anton Vogee, shows a group of men in the street at Atlin, B.C. Three men ride a single horse (center…
ID Number:SHS11958
Date:1899
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Laundry woman during gold rush, circa 1902
While some women traveled to the gold fields with their husbands, others made the trip on their own. Women worked on mining claims, taught school, or set up businesses of their own. They did laundry, cooked meals, ran hotels and dance halls, and otherwise provided services to others in the community.This photo shows an African American woman at her laundry…
ID Number:SHS12965
Date:Circa 1902
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Weighing gold at the Jo Jo Hotel, circa 1900
During the Klondike and Nome gold rushes, gold dust and nuggets could be used to pay for almost anything: food, a hotel room, pack horses, a bottle of liquor, and many other business transactions.This photo shows two men weighing gold at the Jo Jo Hotel, probably so that the one on the left can have a room for the night.…
ID Number:SHS15038
Date:Circa 1900
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Portrait of Chin Yook-Nui, Seattle, circa 1925
This photograph shows Chin Yook-Nui (circa 1865-1946), the wife of prominent Chinese-American community leader, diplomat, and businessperson Goon Dip (circa 1862 -1933). Chin and Goon married in China in the late 1870s. At that time, Goon had previously lived in Portland, Oregon but returned to China for a few years. He moved back to Portland some time before 1882. Some…
ID Number:SHS15758
Date:Circa 1925
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Gold rush tent city, probably Lake Bennett, 1898
In early spring 1898, an estimated 10,000 gold seekers were camped on the shore of Lake Bennett waiting for the ice to clear. They assembled their supplies and built boats and scows to take them down the Yukon River. Until the railroad was completed in 1900, Bennett continued to be a major jumping off spot for the Klondike gold fields.…
ID Number:SHS15876
Date:1898