Brackett Family Collection, 1898-1899

Collection

Identifier: PCA 374

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Views of Skagway, on the trail to the Klondike gold fields and the Brackett family in Alaska. Also images of Alaskan Native men and women, unidentified. Captions were taken from the photographs when available. Other information supplied from donation papers and Cynthia Driscoll Brackett’s book, One Woman's Gold Rush. Snapshots from Mollie Brackett's Lost Photo Album 1898-1899.

Dates

1898-1899

Conditions Governing Access

The photographs may be viewed, however, the images may not be photocopied.

Conditions Governing Use

Request for permission to publish or reproduce material from the collection should be discussed with the Librarian.

Biographical Note

In 1897, former Minneapolis mayor George Augustus Brackett and four of his seven sons came to Alaska to construct a railroad to the Klondike gold fields. Due to a lack of funds, the men changed their plans and built a toll road over the Dead Horse Trail. However, miners balked at the idea of paying to haul supplies over the trail and eventually a compromise with the Canadian government allowed the Brackett's to operate the toll road until the White Pass and Yukon Railway was completed in 1899. For more information about the Brackett family see: One Woman's Gold Rush. Snapshots from Mollie Brackett's Lost Photo Album 1898-1899.

Extent

33 Photographic Prints (1 folder) : 33 photos

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The images were copied from originals supplied by Cynthia Brackett Driscoll, great-granddaughter of George Augustus Brackett (Acc. No. 1996-048).

Processing Information

The photographs were copied from original images supplied by Cynthia Brackett Driscoll of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The images are numbered and sleeved in Mylar.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding aid for the Brackett Family Collection, 1898-1899
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: India Spartz, 1996. ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson
Date: 2019 May
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English