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Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection

[Klondike photograph album] Hegg, Eric A., 1867-1948

Description

A celebrated Swedish-American photographer based in Washington, Eric A. Hegg joined the 1897 stampeders heading to the Klondike. He hired photographer P.E. Larss to help him document the arduous journeys of those taking the Chilkoot and White Pass Trails over the mountains, as well as their river journeys down the Klondike. He had a travelling darkroom built inside the bow of a small boat designed for his travels. Hegg's album includes the travel scenes and portraits taken at the height of the Rush in 1898.

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Title
[Klondike photograph album]
Creator
Hegg, Eric A., 1867-1948
Date Created
1898
Description
A celebrated Swedish-American photographer based in Washington, Eric A. Hegg joined the 1897 stampeders heading to the Klondike. He hired photographer P.E. Larss to help him document the arduous journeys of those taking the Chilkoot and White Pass Trails over the mountains, as well as their river journeys down the Klondike. He had a travelling darkroom built inside the bow of a small boat designed for his travels. Hegg's album includes the travel scenes and portraits taken at the height of the Rush in 1898.
Extent
1 album (38 photographs : black and white ; 21 x 15 cm)
Subject
Gold rushes; Landscapes (Representations); Horses; Travelers
Geographic Location
Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska); Chilkoot Pass; Bennett Lake (B.C.)
Genre
Photographs
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1820-AB-18-02; RBSC_ARC_1820_AB_18_02; 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-18-02
Date Available
2024-07-04; 2024-07-03T23:06:20Z
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
10.14288/1.0446543
Aggregated Source Repository
DSPACE7
DigitalResourceOriginalRecord
https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/plind/items/1.0446543/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