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  • Taku Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899

    Taku Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899

    Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence)

    The original Tlingit name for Foster Glacier was Taku Glacier. It was also known as Schulze Glacier in the 1880s and Foster Glacier in the 1890s before reverting to its first name.

    Identifier: spl_ap_00099

    Date: 1899?

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  • White Pass and Yukon Railroad at White Pass, ca. 1899

    White Pass and Yukon Railroad at White Pass, ca. 1899

    Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence); Pillsbury and Cleveland

    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_00040

    Date: 1899?

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  • Dyea, Alaska from Dyea Mt., ca. 1899

    Dyea, Alaska from Dyea Mt., ca. 1899

    Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence)

    Dyea was a short-lived town used by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush as an entrance to the Chilkoot Trail. It became less popular after a large avalanche blocked much of the trail on April 3, 1898 killing over 70 prospectors. In May 1898 White Pass & Yukon Route railroad route opened in the neighboring town of Skagway, offering a faster, safer way for prospectors and their gear to reach the gold fields.

    Identifier: spl_ap_00136

    Date: 1899?

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  • Taku Inlet, Alaska, ca. 1899

    Taku Inlet, Alaska, ca. 1899

    Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence)

    Identifier: spl_ap_00122

    Date: 1899?

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  • 70 Mile on the Yukon, ca. 1899

    70 Mile on the Yukon, ca. 1899

    Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence)

    Signs for "70 Mile Road House" and "A.C. Co.""(Alaska Commercial Company) appear on buildings at the right of the photograph. Exact location is unclear. The most likely candidate is near the present Seventymile River which is located south of the Yukon River between Circle City and Eagle, Alaska. Gold was discovered on Seventymile River in 1895.

    Identifier: spl_ap_00175

    Date: 1899?

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  • Indigenous cemetery in St. Michael, Alaska, ca. 1899

    Indigenous cemetery in St. Michael, Alaska, ca. 1899

    Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence)

    Identifier: spl_ap_00105

    Date: 1899?

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  • Group of indigenous children at Fort Yukon, Alaska, ca. 1899

    Group of indigenous children at Fort Yukon, Alaska, ca. 1899

    Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence)

    Identifier: spl_ap_00183

    Date: 1899?

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  • Le Conte Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899

    Le Conte Glacier, Alaska, ca. 1899

    Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence)

    Identifier: spl_ap_00082

    Date: 1899?

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  • White Pass and Yukon Railway in Skagway Canyon, ca. 1899

    White Pass and Yukon Railway in Skagway Canyon, ca. 1899

    Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence)

    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_00126

    Date: 1899?

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  • Yukon River valley, ca. 1899

    Yukon River valley, ca. 1899

    Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence); Pillsbury and Cleveland

    Identifier: spl_ap_00019

    Date: 1899?

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