See photographs of the Klondike Gold Rush, California, Oregon and Washington taken by Arthur C. Pillsbury (1870-1946) between about 1896 and 1900.
Indigenous group in Fort Yukon, Alaska, ca. 1899
Identifier: spl_ap_00171
Date: 1899?
View this itemWave at Sun Rise Falls on Skykomish River, ca. 1900
Identifier: spl_ap_00152
Date: 1900?
View this itemGroup outside North American Transportation & Trading Company in Circle City, Alaska, ca. 1899
The United States Marshal office appears on the left and the North American Transportation & Trading Company warehouse appears in the center of the photograph. A sign reading "Forest Fires! Warning!" is posted on the outside of the Marshal's building. A group including four men and one woman stands outside of the warehouse and a sign at the doorway advertises fresh potatoes for sale.
Identifier: spl_ap_00185
Date: 1899?
View this itemSilver Bow Basin near Juneau, Alaska, ca. 1899
Silver Bow Basin runs along Gold Creek where gold was first discovered in 1880 by Richard Harris and Joe Juneau. The gold discovery led to the development of the nearby town of Juneau. Water jets and other mining equipment can be seen at the right of the photograph.
Identifier: spl_ap_00066
Date: 1899?
View this itemWhite Pass, ca. 1899
During the Klondike Gold Rush, the White Pass was one of the routes used by prospectors to travel from Skagway to the Yukon gold fields. In April 1898 the White Pass and Yukon Railroad Company was formed in an effort to establish an easier way through the pass. Construction on the railroad began the following month. Thousands of workers worked around the clock in treacherous conditions to complete the project. The railroad track was completed at White Pass on February 20, 1899 and reached Lake Bennett on July 6, 1899. The final spike on the railroad was placed on July 29, 1900 in Carcross, B.C.
Identifier: spl_ap_00145
Date: 1899?
View this itemAerial view of Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1899
View of Skagway, Alaska looking SW towards the Chilkoot Inlet. The White Pass and Yukon Railway roundhouse can be seen at the lower right and many tents and other homes can be seen in the distance. During the Klondike Gold Rush, the White Pass was one of the routes used by prospectors to travel from Skagway to the Yukon gold fields. In April 1898 the White Pass and Yukon Railroad Company was formed in an effort to establish an easier way through the pass. Construction on the railroad began the following month. Thousands of workers worked around the clock in treacherous conditions to complete the project. The railroad track was completed at White Pass on February 20, 1899 and reached Lake Bennett on July 6, 1899. The final spike on the railroad was placed on July 29, 1900 in Carcross, B.C.
Identifier: spl_ap_00133
Date: 1899?
View this item"T.C. Power" sternwheeler at Rampart City on the Yukon River, ca. 1899
Rampart City was established in 1897 and used as a stopping point for prospectors traveling on the Yukon River. A sign for the "North American Transportation & Trading Co." can be seen on the building at the left of the photograph. Two barges, the "John J. Mitchell" and another unidentified vessel, appear on either side of the "T.C. Power." The "T.C. Power" was constructed in 1898 and owned by the North American Transportation & Trading Company. The "John J. Mitchell" was a 80 ton barge that wrecked on the Yukon flats in 1905.
Identifier: spl_ap_00018
Date: 1899?
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