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Creator Role

photographer publisher copyrighter

Description

The stereograph contains a black and white image of four men stopped along the Chilkoot Trail with a sled loaded with supplies. Two other supply sleds are pictured in the image's foreground as well as the background. Trees, rocks, and snow surround the trail. The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount, and documentary information appears on the card's reverse. .

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1898

Measurement

3 1/2 X 7 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card mount

Inscription

recto, vertical left: JAMES M. DAVIS, / New York, St. Louis, Liverpool, Toronto, Sydney. recto, vertical right: Copyright 1898, by B. W. Kilburn. recto, bottom right: 12738. On the Chilcoot [sic] trail to the Gold fields of the Klondyke. verso, center: Photographed and Published by / B.W. KILBURN, = Littleton, N.H.

Subjects

Chilkoot Pass; Gold mines and mining--Alaska; Gold mines and mining--United States

Work Type

stereograph

Class

photos

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.

Related Source

See item # 6584

ID

6584

Digital ID

FVW_06584

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.

On the Chilcoot Trail to the Gold Fields of the Klondyke

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