Sheldon Museum photograph collection [graphic], 1898-1976.
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Sheldon, Stephen H.
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Stephen Sheldon was born in Ohio in 1885. After attending Ohio State University's school of engineering, he went to work on the S.S. Northwestern. He made seven trips to Nome aboard the Northwestern then moved permanently to Alaska and went to work with Michael J. Heney, building the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad. Between seasons, he worked as a storekeeper in a remote supply station. After the railroad was completed, he moved to Haines where he later became Deputy U.S. Marshall. He mar...
Barley, Harrie C.
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Harrie C. Barley was company photographer for the White Pass and Yukon Route in the spring of 1898, documenting the construction and early operation of the 110-mile narrow gauge railway from Skagway to Whitehorse. Barley, whose dangerous risks were well-known and documented in company records, was not particularly liked by the construction crews. He injured himself at least once while photographing the railroad. Barley also photographed the Atlin, B.C. area during the gold rush in 1899-1900. [Fr...
Hakkinen, Elisabeth S.
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Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center
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Blankenberg, John M.
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John Martin Blankenberg was born in Tragdor, Norway, October 24, 1860. He came to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush and worked as a photographer in Dawson, Haines, and possibly other locations. Little is known of his personal life. He was married at one time and spent the latter part of his life in Tenakee, Alaska, which is where he died August 19, 1939. He is best known for his photos of Haines, the Tlingit Indians, and activities on the Chilkoot Pass, Lake Bennett and Lake Lindeman. ...
La Roche, Frank
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Frank LaRoche was born in Philadelphia on June 20, 1853. He began his photographic career in Pennsylvania, traveling from Florida to Iowa. In 1889, he opened LaRoche Studios in Seattle, Washington. He married Ida M. Crary in Seattle and had a son, Frank Jr., who also became a photographer and opened another studio in Bremerton, Washington. From 1890-1902, the father and son frequently traveled to Alaska photographing Southeast Alaska and the Klondike Gold Rush. The book, "Enroute to the Klondike...
