See photographs of the Klondike Gold Rush, California, Oregon and Washington taken by Arthur C. Pillsbury (1870-1946) between about 1896 and 1900.
Bering discovers Alaska
Parker McAllister, born in 1903 in Massachusetts, was a Seattle Times artist from 1924 to 1965. McAllister started his career as an illustrator at 14 for a Spokane publication; he joined the art staff at the Seattle Times in 1920. His first Sunday magazine cover was a poster-type illustration celebrating the University of Washington crew races in spring 1924. During McAllister's career, he created illustrations depicting “local color” events and situations now routinely handled by photographers. As the technology improved, he expanded his repertoire - he illustrated articles, drew covers for special sections and the weekly Seattle Sunday Times Magazine, and drew diagrams, comics, cartoons, and portraits for the Times’ editorial page. In 1956, an exhibition of his watercolor and oil paintings of Pacific Northwest scenes and historical incidents - including some paintings from the “Discovery of the Pacific Northwest” series - were exhibited at the Washington State Historical Society Museum in Tacoma. He was also a member of the Puget Sound Group of Men Painters. McAllister retired from the Seattle Times in 1965; he passed away in Arizona in 1970.
Identifier: spl_art_291985_15.137
Date: 1955
View this itemIndigenous woman sitting outside of building, ca. 1899
The caption appears to be a play on a George Wither's poem which reads "If she think not well of me, What care I how fair she be?" The identity and location of the woman are unknown.
Identifier: spl_ap_00098
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 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 itemChief Kyan totem pole in Ketchikan, Alaska, ca. 1899
Chief Kyan was a Tlingit chief who, in 1885, sold 160 acres to Mike Martin, one of the city of Ketchikan's founders. The totem pole shows the lineage of the Chief's family. The bear at the base of the pole represents Chief Kyan's family. The Thunderbird in the center represents his wife's family and the crane at the top represents his wife.
Identifier: spl_ap_00080
Date: 1899?
View this itemSkagway, Alaska and Chilkoot Inlet looking south, ca. 1899
Identifier: spl_ap_00135
Date: 1899?
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 itemChilkat Indians watching Klukwan Potlatch ceremony, Alaska, October 11, 1898
Identifier: spl_ap_00107
Date: 1898-10-11
View this itemPencil sketches of CCC camps: K.P. duty - peeling spuds.
Identifier: spl_art_N779Pe10
Date: 1934
View this item"Australian" steamboat at Canyon City in Yukon Territory, ca. 1899
A similar photograph in the University of Washington’s Eric A. Hegg’s photographs identifies the location at Miles Canyon Landing, about 6 miles south of Whitehorse on the Yukon River. This location was used by the Canyon and White Horse Rapids Tramway Company between 1897 and 1900 to portage steamer cargo around Miles Canyon and the Whitehorse Rapids. Location information for Canyon City has been provided based on information from the National Park Service. The "Australian" was constructed by the Canadian Development Company in Bennett, British Columbia in 1899.
Identifier: spl_ap_00151
Date: 1899?
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