Charles Horton Metcalf Photograph Collection, 1896-1899
Scope and Contents
Klondike Gold Rush views from Dyea to Dawson, 1896-1899.
Dates
- 1896-1899
EAD
PCA0034Conditions Governing Access
The photos 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
William Richmond Booth, foreman of a pearl factory in Detroit, and Charles Horton Metcalf left their families and jobs in Michigan and went to the Klondike around 1896. They spent most of their time building flat-bottom boats to carry ore from the gold fields down to ships for export to smelters in San Francisco. William Booth came back to Michigan in 1898, but made another trip to Alaska, successfully transporting ore out of the gold fields for a period of time. Charles H. Metcalf recorded the initial expedition in photographs. William Booth died in Denver, Colorado on February 3, 1940.
Extent
1.0 Cubic Feet : 139 photographs
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
The glass lantern slides are stored at the Alaska State Museum.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The donation was received in two parts: in 1960 a series of 150 glass lantern slides was donated by Woodbridge Metcalf, son of Charles Horton Metcalf, to the Alaska State Museum, which transferred copies to the Alaska Historical Collections. In 1978, Harold Booth, son of William Richmond Booth, donated several manuscripts and a photo album (Acc. No. 1978-019).
Existence and Location of Copies
Photographs digitized and available for viewing via Alaska's Digital Archives: 002-003, 009, 018, 022, 051, 067-068, 076, 087-088, 091, 122-123, 131, 134, 139
Processing Information
The photos are numbered. A finding aid is available.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Charles Horton Metcalf Photograph Collection, 1896-1899
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Staff. Revised by: India Spartz, August 1998. ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Freya Anderson; Inventory added by Jack Kovaleski, July 2020
- Date
- 2020 July
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
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