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Information for prospective settlers in Alaska
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Alaska souvenir photographs
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An album with 29 commercial card photographs of Alaska, produced by brothers W.H. Partridge, E.J. Partridge, and Sam C. Partridge. Places shown include Fort Wrangle (i.e. Fort Wrangel, now the town of Wrangell), Sitka, Juneau, Muirs Glacier, Chilkat, Takou Inlet, and Killisnoo. Some of the photographs include settlers and/or indigenous people. One image shows the crew of the steamship Idaho, with some individuals identified on the verso. Two of the photographs of Muir Glacier and one of the photographs of Juneau, which uses the town's earlier name, Harrisburg, are from the studio of Isaac G. Davidson of Portland, Oregon (Items 13, 15-16). Based on research it appears likely that most of the photographs are by W.H. Partridge; it is possible that some are by E.J. Partridge.
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Photographs of Edward Schieffelin's Prospecting Trip in Alaska
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This album contains 45 photographs taken by Charles O. Farciot that document Edward Schieffelin's gold prospecting trip through Alaska via the Yukon River in 1882 and 1883. Views include many close portraits of Alaskan natives and their families; the towns of St. Michael, Nuklukayet, and Anvik; Fort Yukon; Fort Reliance; trading posts; Schieffelin and his dog sled team; and Fort Yukon missionaries interacting with Alaskan natives; various steamships, including the "New Racket"; the Yukon River; Alaskan native chieftains and shamans; a group of the only Caucasian men in St. Michael; and one view of an Inuit cemetery. The photographs are mounted double-sided into an accordion fold book album. There are typeset captions, probably created by photographer Charles Farciot. Some refer to photographic exposure and timing.
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