The Seattle Hotel, Klondyke

Creator

Benjamin West Kilburn

Files

Creator Role

photographer publisher copyrighter

Description

The stereograph contains a black and white image of a hotel/store, which sits at the base of a tree-lined snowy mountain. A sled is parked at the front of the building, and various goods sit around the storefront. In the foreground, two men are pictured. The image is adhered to a peach-colored paper card mount.

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 right: Copyright 1898, by B. W. Kilburn. recto, bottom right: 12719. The Seattle Hotel, Klondyke. recto, within image on store: FIRST - CLASS - BEDS. / T. LUBELSKI. / GENERAL MERCHANDISE. / DRUGS & MEDICINE. recto, with image on store's left; SEATTLE / HOTEL verso, center: Photographed and Published by / B.W. KILBURN, = Littleton, N.H.

Subjects

Gold mines and mining--Alaska; Gold mines and mining--United States; Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--Gold discoveries

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

6579

Digital ID

FVW_06579

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.