O.D. Goetze photographs and other material, 1898-1913.

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O.D. Goetze photographs and other material, 1898-1913.

Photographs depicting mining operations, Native Alaskans, and other scenes in Alaska between 1898 and 1908; regrading operations and the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle in 1909; the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904; and depictions of other western U.S. towns. Also includes publications about Alaska, papers, and ephemera.

3 boxes (1 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8148642

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Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)

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Register sign-in for visitors to the Alaska Building at the AYP Exposition, University of Washington, Seattle, summer 1909. From the description of Visitors' register, Alaska Building, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909 Jun-Nov. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 50018045 Anna Earnest appears to have been an employee at Ezra Meeker's Pioneer Exhibit during the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909. Meeker, who was then active in promoting ...

Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : St. Louis, Mo.)

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Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company Records have remained in the custody of the St. Louis Art Museum (formerly St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts) since their creation during the period 1901-1909. Although the World's Fair itself was in operation from April to Dec. 1904, years of preparation by the Art Department preceded the exhibition of American and foreign art works, and many months were required to conclude departmental affairs following the closing. The Art Dept. Chief, Halsey C. Ives, was al...

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...

Goetze, O. D. (Otto Daniel)

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Otto D. Goetze was born in Missouri in 1871 to a German immigrant family of twelve children. Goetze left Missouri as a young man, moving to Walla Walla, Wash., then to Oregon, and later to Seattle. Goetze went to Alaska around 1898 as the Gold Rush began and established a photography studio in Nome. Though he returned to the mainland at least once during this time--to photograph the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904--Goetze remained in Alaska photographing Gold Rush activity and Alaska natives unti...

Alaska Steamship Co.

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The Alaska Steamship Company, incorporated in 1894, shipped freight and passengers between Seattle and southeast Alaska, ca. 1901-1950. In 1953 the company expanded into container service, but due to increased fuel and insurance costs, strong competition from other types of container vessels such as barges and tugboats, and union demands, the Alaska Steamship Company ceased operations in 1971. From the description of Alaska Steamship Company photograph collection, 1939-1971 (bulk 195...