William W. Canby Glass Lantern Slide Collection, 1898-1899
Scope and Contents
This collection appears to contain the same images as in PCA 9, which is described by R.N. De Armond:
"These pictures seem to have been taken by a member of a party of gold seekers bound up the Yukon River, probably for Dawson and probably in the summer of 1898. It is surmised that they owned or traveled on the steamboat JENNIE M., since she is the vessel most often shown in the pictures. They wintered at some point along the river."
The images also include views of the church and graveyard at St. Michael, store and buildings at Nulato, Athapascan Indians, steamboats: Aurora, JENNIE M, RESEARCH, and SUNFLOWER; dog teams, groups of people, and interior views of cabins and their occupants, as well as fish camps and scenics along the river.
Dates
- 1898-1899
EAD
PCA0592Conditions Governing Access
The collection is unrestricted.
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.
Biographical Note
William Canby was a lawyer in Philadelphia, but his business card also indicates that he was a Draughtsman. The card reads:
W. W. Canby,
Draughtsman
Machine Designing ,
Patent Office Work
134 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia
Canby’s mother is Caroline Louise Prescott (born 1829) and his father is William J. Canby, grandson of the seamstress Betsy Ross (née Claypoole).
Extent
3 boxes (Collection is Located in the Glass Slides Cabinet in the Vault.) : 175 Glass Lantern Slides
Language of Materials
English
Acquistion
This collection was transferred from the Lincoln County Historical Association in Wiscasset, Maine, to the Alaska State Library Historical Collections in October 2015. Acc.# 2016-002.
River Trip Itinerary
May 21, 1898 left Seattle
June 17 arr. St. Michaels
July 13 left St. Michael
July 30 Nulato
Aug 6 Koyukuk River
Aug 24 Arr. Arctic City on K. [Koyukuk River]
Nov 12 Beaver City
March 16, 1899 JENNIE M. Allakaket
May 20 Ice broke up.
Snug Harbor Slough
June 8 Nulato
June 20 Yukon , Weare [variant name for Tanana Village]
June 19 Yukon Polisides [Yukon Palisades], B[?] up Tanana
Sept 9 Chinna R [probably Chena River]
Feb 23, 1900 P[enne?] Gulch
May 28 Weare [variant name for Tanana Village];
St[?]hael;
Dawson
Processing Information
This collection has been described at the item level. Glass slides were placed in envelopes and archival boxes. Stored in metal cabinet in vault.
- Title
- William W. Canby Glass Lantern Slide Collection, 1898-1899
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Sara Bornstein, Feb. 2016 ; Inventory by: Sandy Johnston, Dec. 2020 ; Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Dec. 2020 ; ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Connie Hamann
- Date
- 2021 February
- 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