Scrapbook, 1899-1950.

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Scrapbook, 1899-1950.

This collection consists of a copy of a scrapbook complied by Myrtle Ashby. It contains poems, songs, clippings, and funeral cards. Among the items are articles concerning Oscar Ashby's activities in Alaska, his fiftieth wedding anniversary, his funeral, and the death of Richard T. Harris.

.1 cu. ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7486795

OCLC Western Training, W7L

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Ashby, Myrtle.

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Myrtle Ashby was a relative of Oscar (Olly) W. Ashby of Tacoma, Washington. Olly Ashby came to Alaska in the early 1880s to work with Richard Harris on Harris' claims near Juneau. Ashby later mined on the Stewart River, around Dawson, and in the Nome area. He married Mary Minter in 1894. Oscar Ashby died in 1949. From the description of Scrapbook, 1899-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42926091 ...

Harris, Richard Tighe, 1833-1907

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Ashby, Oscar W., d. 1949.

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