The early Yukon, Alaska and the Klondike discovery : as they were before the great Klondike stampede swept away the old conditions forever / by one who was there, Wm. Douglas Johns, 1895-ca. 1940.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Hegg, Eric A., 1867-1948

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Eric A. Hegg was born in Bollnas, Sweden, in 1868 and came to America with his parents when he was three years old, settling in Wisconsin. Hegg studied art and photography (possibly as an apprentice to a local photographer). At fifteen, he opened his own studio in Washburn, Wisconsin. At the age of twenty-one, Hegg moved to the Puget Sound area, and by 1897, he owned two photo studios in Bellingham Bay, Washington. In that year, he left for the gold fields with a group of men from Bellingham Bay...

Johns, William Douglas, b. 1858.

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William Douglas Johns, journalist and prospector, was raised in Chicago and served as a correspondent for The Chicago Record during the heyday of the gold rush. Johns arrived in Circle City (Alaska) in 1895 and wrote a series of articles for his newspaper at the start of the rush. He also staked out claim No. 12 on the El Dorado which he later regrettably sold. From the description of The early Yukon, Alaska and the Klondike discovery : as they were before th...

Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence)

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Arthur Pillsbury (1870-1946) was an American photographer, scientist, inventor, explorer, author, and lecturer. He was a pioneer in many areas of photography, including time-lapse, underwater, macro, micro, and x-ray. From the description of Arthur C. Pillsbury photographs and slides, circa 1890s-1960s. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 123235446 Arthur Clarence Pillsbury (1870-1946) was a photographer and film maker based in Yosemite, California. He attended S...