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Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection

Alaska, Album of Gold Rush Photographs Metcalf, Charles Horton

Description

This album was given to Metcalf's sister-in law. Written in is a 4 line poem apparently in Metcalf's hand. "Second Edition" written at the end of the poem. Metcalf was a Detroit businessman who went to the Klondike during the Gold Rush and returned to give local citizens lantern slide shows of his adventure. Photographs unidentified excerpt for numbers in corners, and a few photographs have Metcalf's copyright. Photographs include images of harbours, street scenes, ship building, camps, etc.

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Title
Alaska, Album of Gold Rush Photographs
Creator
Metcalf, Charles Horton
Date Created
[between 1896 and 1899]
Description
This album was given to Metcalf's sister-in law. Written in is a 4 line poem apparently in Metcalf's hand. "Second Edition" written at the end of the poem. Metcalf was a Detroit businessman who went to the Klondike during the Gold Rush and returned to give local citizens lantern slide shows of his adventure. Photographs unidentified excerpt for numbers in corners, and a few photographs have Metcalf's copyright. Photographs include images of harbours, street scenes, ship building, camps, etc.
Extent
1 album (24 photographs : black and white ; 11 x 9 cm)
Subject
Gold rushes; Miners; Camping; Boats
Genre
Photographs
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1820-AB-18-01; RBSC_ARC_1820_AB_18_01; RBSC-ARC-1820
Collection
Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush collection. RBSC-ARC-1820-AB-18-01
Date Available
2024-07-04; 2024-07-03T23:06:00Z
Provider
Vancouver: University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
Catalogue Record
https://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/phil-lind-klondike-gold-rush-collection
DOI
10.14288/1.0446432
Aggregated Source Repository
DSPACE7
DigitalResourceOriginalRecord
https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/plind/items/1.0446432/source.json

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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca