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St. Michael, Alaska, circa 1900
The town of St. Michael, Alaska, is 124 miles southeast of Nome and around 85 miles from the mouth of the Yukon River. It was settled by Russian fur traders in 1835. In 1898 and 1899, Klondike gold seekers who could afford it sailed to St. Michael and rode a steamboat over 400 miles up the Yukon to the gold…
ID Number:SHS9554
Date:Circa 1900
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Mule train moving by the side of the Klondike River, circa 1904
Even after the opening of railroad and steamboat routes along the Yukon River and its tributaries, mules and other pack animals still carried some of the supplies to the Klondike gold fields. This was hard work, and good packtrain owners knew to pack their animals carefully and feed them well.In this photo, taken by Larss & Duclos around 1904, a…
ID Number:SHS9581
Date:Circa 1904
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Horse pack train in North Bend, 1906
North Bend, Washington, was named for a sharp curve in the Snoqualmie River, near where it flows over Snoqualmie Falls. The area was first homesteaded in 1865. By 1900, the hops and lumber industries had attracted more settlers. A trail led eastward across the Cascade Mountains through Snoqualmie Pass. The trail was used for pack horses and cattle drives but…
ID Number:SHS9756
Date:1906
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Klondikers sailing down Lake Bennett, May 30, 1898
In the spring of 1898, the air at Bennett was filled with the sound of hammering and sawing as gold seekers cut trees and built boats to head downstream. The ice on Lake Bennett broke up on May 29, 1898. Within a week, over 1,000 boats started across the lake and down the Yukon River to the Klondike gold fields.This…
ID Number:SHS9906
Date:1898
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The favorite dog team of Sheep Camp, circa 1898
Gold seekers who landed at Dyea, Alaska, carried their supplies to Sheep Camp and then to the foot of Chilkoot Pass. Some people in Dyea and Sheep Camp made a living carrying the stampeders' goods along the trail by dog team. This photo by Eric Hegg, taken around 1898, shows a dog team considered the favorite in Sheep Camp.
ID Number:SHS10426
Date:Circa 1898
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Dog team pulling a cart, Dawson City, circa 1898
After the snow melted in the spring, dog teams didn't rest. They continued to work, pulling carts instead of sleds. This photo shows a team of six dogs pulling a cart loaded with a trunk and other supplies, possibly belonging to the woman standing near the cart (left center). Eric Hegg took this photo in Dawson City sometime around 1898.…
ID Number:SHS10428
Date:Circa 1898
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Three delivery men with Rainier beer truck, 1905
Sometime around 1905, the Seattle Brewing & Malting Company began delivering its Rainier Beer by truck instead of horse-drawn wagon. In this photo, taken in downtown Seattle around 1905, three delivery men pose by the Rainier Beer delivery truck. The men wear leather aprons to protect their clothing. The top of the truck is piled with wooden crates for carrying…
ID Number:SHS10559
Date:1905
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First paying passengers of Boeing Commercial Air Service posing at Lake Union, Seattle, May 2, 1919
The first paying passengers of the Boeing Airplane Company were charged $15 for a 15-20 minute sightseeing tour over the city of Seattle, taking off in one of the Boeing factory's seaplanes from their Lake Union hangar.This image of the first customers was taken on the dock at Lake Union, with the seaplane behind. Third from the left is pilot…
ID Number:SHS11352A
Date:1919
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First paying passenger of Boeing Commercial Air Service in plane on Lake Union, Seattle, May 2, 1919
The first paying passengers of the Boeing Airplane Company were charged $15 for a 15-20 minute sightseeing tour over the city of Seattle, taking off in one of the Boeing factory's seaplanes from their Lake Union hangar.This image of the first one of the first commercial flights was taken on Lake Union. It is not clear if this image is…
ID Number:SHS11352B
Date:1919
City bus, Seattle, December 15, 1940
Caption on image: Seattle Transit System, Coach 919, No. 1, 12-15-40. Typed on verso: Modern Seattle trolley coach 1952 [sic].SHS category: Transportation
ID Number:SHS11558
Date:1952