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B.T. Dyer and Crosby Keen's dogsled on record trip from Seattle to Nome, April 10, 1906
On April 11, 1906, the Nome Nugget reported that Nome residents B.T. Dyer and Crosby Keen had arrived from Seattle in a record breaking 35 days. They had gone by ship to Valdez and then traveled on to Fairbanks. The men said that if they hadn't run into heavy snow on the trails and storms on the Yukon River, they…
ID Number:1983.10.13156
Date:1906
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Angokwakzhuk and family, Nome, Alaska, 1905
In this 1905 photo, the Inupiat carver Angokwakzhuk (known as Happy Jack) stands next to his wife, Assongoyi, and daughter, Rose Ann Omelak, near a wooden building in Nome, Alaska. All three wear traditional fur parkas with fur-rimmed hoods.During the Nome gold rush, in the early years of the 20th century, Frank H. Nowell, a Seattle photographer, spent several years…
ID Number:1983.10.13161
Date:1905
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Herd of reindeer at Port Clarence, Alaska, 1900
Beginning in 1892, the United States government brought reindeer from Asia and Europe into Alaska as a new food source for the Native Peoples. The idea was to replace hunting with herding, particularly after newly arrived gold miners had killed so much of the local game.This 1900 photo by Eric Hegg shows a herd of reindeer near Port Clarence, on…
ID Number:1983.10.13163
Date:1900
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Chilkoot Pass, circa 1898
Some of the people rushing to the Klondike gold fields went by ship to Dyea, Alaska, and continued into Canada on foot by way of Chilkoot Pass. The Canadian government required each person to bring enough food and equipment to last a year. This generally weighed a thousand pounds or more, and it took several trips to carry it over…
ID Number:1983.10.13188
Date:Circa 1898
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Kenworth Touring Motor Coach, Seattle, circa 1937
Kenworth Truck Company, now a subsidiary of Paccar, has been manufacturing medium and heavy-duty trucks near Seattle since 1916. The company also made fire trucks, and transit and school buses. In 1937 and 1938 Kenworth built five Kenworth Touring Motor Coaches. As of 2009, three of those are still in existence -- one in Sitka, Alaska; one in Montana; and…
ID Number:1983.10.13738
Date:Circa 1937
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Ferry Kalakala, Seattle, 1946
The ferry "Kalakala" began service in 1935. Its streamlined design made it internationally famous and popular with visitors and residents alike. The ferry made six daily runs between Seattle and Bremerton, and made summer evening excursions around Puget Sound. Unfortunately, the ferry vibrated badly; it was difficult to handle and expensive to repair. Service ended in 1967, and the ferry…
ID Number:1983.10.16251.2
Date:1946
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Ferry "Kalakala" on Seattle waterfront, July 5, 1935
The ferry "Kalakala" began service in 1935. Its streamlined design made it internationally famous and popular with visitors and residents alike. The ferry made six daily runs between Seattle and Bremerton, and made summer evening excursions around Puget Sound. Unfortunately, the ferry vibrated badly; it was difficult to handle and expensive to repair. Service ended in 1967, and the ferry…
ID Number:1983.10.17698.2
Date:1935
Cartographic material
New Gold Fields of North-Western Alaska, 1899
Gold was discovered in the Nome, Alaska, area in 1898, drawing prospectors from the Klondike and other goldfields. More miners poured in when gold was discovered in Nome’s beach sands. To meet the needs of prospectors, D.A. Macdonald used 1897 and 1898 information to publish a map of the new mining districts of northwestern Alaska in 1899.The map includes information…
ID Number:1983.35.7
Date:1899
Postcard
Official emblem of Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1908
The official emblem of Seattle's 1909 Alaska-Yukon Exposition was designed by Adelaide Hanscom of Seattle. The emblem, with its three female figures, was used on programs, souvenirs, and other items. The woman on the left holds a ship and represents the Orient. The central figure holds gold nuggets and symbolizes Alaska. The one on the right holds a railroad engine,…
ID Number:1983.65.17
Date:1908
Postcard
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition grounds, Seattle, 1908
Caption on image: A Bit of Scenery on Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Grounds, Seattle, Wash., 1909. Official Post Card, Photo only Copyrighted 1908 A.Y.P.E. Co.Publisher's number: 5367
ID Number:1983.65.20
Date:1908