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Image of Portrait of Potlatch King Edgar L. Webster, Seattle, 1911
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Portrait of Potlatch King Edgar L. Webster, Seattle, 1911

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen who used imagery common to local Indigenous Peoples to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a…
ID Number:1977.6531.2
Date:1911
Image of Panoramic view of Dawson, circa 1903
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Panoramic view of Dawson, circa 1903

By 1899, Dawson had a population of around 15,000 people. It had a city government with a volunteer fire department, and its businesses and amenities included 50 to 60 restaurants, a hospital, and four churches. There were 35,000 people in the region, primarily working in the mining industry. By this time, individual miners had been replaced by large mining companies.This…
ID Number:1978.6557.8
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Sternwheeler
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Sternwheeler "W.K. Merwin" near Dawson, circa 1898

The sternwheeler "W.K. Merwin" carried passengers and freight up and down the Yukon River between St. Michael, on the Alaskan coast, and Dawson, near the Canadian Yukon gold fields. This photo, taken around 1898, shows the "W.K. Merwin" in the Yukon River near Dawson.
ID Number:1978.6557.11
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Two men in front of a log cabin in the Klondike, circa 1898
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Two men in front of a log cabin in the Klondike, circa 1898

In the Yukon Territory, miners and others cut most of the tree cover from nearby hillsides to fuel fires and to build buildings and sluices. This photo shows two men in front of a log cabin, possibly in Dawson. It was taken around 1898, possibly by Eric Hegg. There are few trees left in the area surrounding the cabin.
ID Number:1978.6557.13
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Tent city at Dawson, Yukon Territory, circa 1898
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Tent city at Dawson, Yukon Territory, circa 1898

Prospectors had hunted gold in the Klondike region since the 1880s. In August 1896, three men made a strike on Rabbit Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River. The strike was so large that they renamed the creek Bonanza. By the end of 1898, 40,000 people had poured into Dawson, Yukon Territory, to hunt for Klondike gold.This photo, probably taken…
ID Number:1978.6557.30
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Main street in Dawson, Yukon Territory, 1898
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Main street in Dawson, Yukon Territory, 1898

By the end of July 1898, over 40,000 people had poured into Dawson, Yukon Territory. A town had sprung up with restaurants, hotels, saloons, dentists, and other businesses catering to the newcomers. This photo, taken in 1898 by Eric Hegg, shows a street in Dawson, Yukon Territory. Lining the muddy street are wooden sidewalks, several restaurants and saloons, and a…
ID Number:1978.6557.40
Date:1898
Image of People and goods ready to start over Chilkoot Pass, circa 1898
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People and goods ready to start over Chilkoot Pass, circa 1898

The gold seekers packed their supplies from Sheep Camp to just below Chilkoot Pass. At this point, they assembled their goods, weighed them, and, if they could afford it, arranged have their supplies carried to the top of the pass by packers or tramway.In this photo from approximately 1898, possibly taken by Eric Hegg, people wait by their supplies and…
ID Number:1978.6557.41
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898
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Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898

The Alaska Steamship Company was formed in 1894, initially to ship passengers and fishing products between Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. In 1896 gold was discovered on the banks of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory, triggering a stampede of prospectors into Seattle and an era of prosperity that lasted for more than a decade. The Alaska Steamship Company…
ID Number:1978.6603.1
Date:Circa 1898
Image of Markus and Albert Mayer jewelry store in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, 1898
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Markus and Albert Mayer jewelry store in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, 1898

Soon after striking gold on the banks of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory, brothers Albert Mayer (1871-1929) and Markus Mayer (1877-1950) established a watch and jewelry making business in Dawson City. Their older brother, Joseph Mayer (1868-1937), started Joseph Mayer Bros. in Seattle, which began by selling souvenir spoons, flatware, and wholesale jewelry, and grew into a major…
ID Number:1979.6792.1
Date:1898
Image of Golden Potlatch Carnival March and Two Step
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Golden Potlatch Carnival March and Two Step

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:1980.7097A.1
Date:1912
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