Title

Dr. Sheldon Jackson and Government Reindeer, Haines, Alaska

Creator

Keystone View Company
B. L. Singley

Files

Creator Role

manufacturer publisher copyrighter

Description

The stereograph features a black and white image of reindeer and men standing in snow against a background of trees and mountains. These reindeer were purchased from Norway in response to legislation that William McKinley signed in 1897. The reindeer were to carry supplies to gold miners across the Chilkoot Pass to the newly established town of Dawson, Alaska in response to rumors that the miners were starving and without supplies. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded corners. Includes descriptive information on the card's reverse.

Description Source

National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/klgo-reindeer-rescue.htm (accessed September 17, 2018).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1898

Measurement

3 1/2 X 7 1/16 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card

Inscription

recto, at left of card: Keystone View Company, / Manufacturers and Publishers recto, at right of card: Meadville, Pa. St. Louis, Mo. / Copyright 1898, by B. L. Singley. recto, at bottom of card: 9272-Dr. Sheldon Jackson and Government Reindeer, Haines, / Alaska.

Subjects

Gold mines and mining

Work Type

stereograph

Class

photos

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

6691

Digital ID

FVW_06691

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.