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[Harry B. Madland photograph album of Alaska and Yukon Territory].
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[Harry B. Madland photograph album of Alaska and Yukon Territory]Creator/Contributor:
Madland, Harry B., creator, creator.Abstract:
Chiefly snapshot photographs documenting the activities of Harry B. Madland during his time as a wholesaler in Alaska in the
early 20th century. Images chiefly document natural scenery and waterways. Also depicted are boats of various sizes and functions,
including large steamers, smaller engine craft and canoes; and various winter scenes of railways. Includes 2 commercial photographs
pertaining to the sled dog team involved in the 1911 search and discovery of the bodies of four members of the Royal Northwest
Mounted Police of the Fort MacPherson to Dawson patrol. A few business enterprises are depicted, including Scott & Madland
General Merchandise, Innoko Trading Co., and Gordon's General Merchandise. Also includes a 2-page typescript letter from Harry
to his brother Bob describing his initial 1907 journey from Seattle to Fairbanks, where he established his first business
in the region, H.B. Madland, Wholesalers' Agent. Madland is possibly among the many unidentified persons depicted throughout
the album.
Date:
1907 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ak -- n-cn-ykAlaska -- Photographs
Alaska -- Description and travel
Yukon -- Photographs
Alaska -- Photographies
Alaska -- Descriptions et voyages
Madland, Harry B
Note:
Title devised by cataloger.
Compiled and chiefly photographed by Harry B. Midland.
Photographs detached from album pages or laid into album: refiled into separate folder.
Also includes a typescript letter filed in a separate folder.
No captions or other descriptive information for nearly all images.
Includes two commercial photographs by T. Doody of Dawson, Y.T.
Purchase from McBride Rare Books ; 2023.
Harry B. Madland photograph album of Alaska and Yukon Territory, BANC PIC 2024.042, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Type:
graphicpersonal correspondence.
Photograph albums.
Personal correspondence.
Correspondance privée.
Physical Description:
photoprint
approximately 180 photographs in 1 album and 1 folder : chiefly gelatin silver prints mounted to album leaves ; prints various
sizes, album 26 x 35 cm
Language:
English