Fred E. Hovey Photograph Collection, ca. 1898-1899
Scope and Contents
Images include members of the Dalton Trail expedition in 1898 or 1899, camps in which they stayed and sights along the way, life in the camps and on the trail, the Chilkoot Trail and the summit. Some images were taken in Seattle and Victoria, B.C.
Dates
- circa 1898-1899
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PCA0352Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted; however, it is very fragile. The photographs may not be photocopied. Please consult the librarian for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.
Historical Note
The album has no provenance. A selection of photographs from the album illustrates the book, Gold-Seeking On The Dalton Trail, by Arthur R. Thompson, 1900 (PZ7.T3714G7). According to historian Michael Gates, it is possible that the photographs in the Hovey album are the work of Arthur R. Thompson. Thompson, along with Fred E. Hovey and Henry Dow Banks, was a member of the “Mysterious 36,” who came to southwest Yukon in the spring and summer of 1898, looking for gold. The prospecting party traveled the Dalton Trail, from Pyramid Harbor to the goldfields of the Klondike via Chilkoot Pass. Note: The MacBride Museum in Whitehorse has the Henry Banks album, which contains many of the same photographs found in the Fred Hovey collection.
An inscription in the album reads: "To A.C. Burrage, With the highest appreciation of the noble efforts by which we endeavored to make the expedition a success. [signed] Fred E. Hovey."
Extent
2 folders (103 black and white photographs) : 1 album ; 1 folder of photocopies of album pages ; 18 x 29 cm
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition
The Fred E. Hovey Album was purchased from the Skinner Auction House of Massachusetts in January 1994. Acc. No. 1994-009.
Processing Information
The album is in poor condition. Note that one detached page was re-attached to the album. The photographs are numbered and Mylar sleeves were added to separate the images. The album has been photocopied and is also on Alaska’s Digital Archives. Please use one of these sources to view the album photographs.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Fred E. Hovey Photograph Collection, ca. 1898-1899
- Subtitle
- The Dalton Trail
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: India Spartz, June 1994 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Ginny Jacobs, June 2019 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Dec. 2021 ; Inventory added by: Jacki Swearingen
- Date
- 2021 December
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository
PO Box 110571
Juneau AK 99811-0571 US
907-465-2920
907-465-2925
907-465-2151 (Fax)
asl.historical@alaska.gov