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L. Stark Humes collection of photographs of the Klondike region
Title
[L. Stark Humes collection of photographs of the Klondike region].
Production
[Alaska ; Yukon], [circa 1865-1939]
Physical Description
9.42 linear feet (16 boxes)
circa 600 photographs : black and white prints, cyanotype prints ; photographs 20 x 25 cm and smaller
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Place of creation and date supplied by cataloger.
Captions in English.
Provenance
Purchased from Vigilante Rare Documents on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2011.
Organization
Organized into eight series: I. Photographs by William Howard Case, 1889-1913. II. Photographs by Case & Draper, 1894-1908. III. Photographs by Robert Collier, circa 1890-1913. IV. Photographs by A. W. Hall, 1900-1903, undated. V. Stereograph Cards Published by the Keystone View Company, circa 1930. VI. Photographs by Identified Photographers, circa 1878-1939. VII. Photographs by Unidentified Photographers, circa 1865-1914. VIII. Printed Materials, circa 1914.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Ladell Stark Humes (1875 or 1876-1917) of Kansas was the son of Thomas J. Humes (Mayor of Seattle, 1897-1904) and Alma Roberts; he married Minnie Bell Vedder (1876- ) in 1902. A miner and clerk, Ladell Humes lived in Seattle, Washington, circa 1899 to 1917. He also worked as a postal carrier in Alaska during the early 20th century.
Summary
Photographs collected by Ladell Stark Humes of the Klondike region of the Yukon, as well as other areas in Alaska and Yukon Territory, circa 1865-1939. Photographers chiefly represented in the collection include William Howard Case, Case & Draper, Robert Collier, and A. W. Hall. Depicted are Native American men, women, and children; gold mining efforts; and town and landscape views.
Also present are stereographs produced by the Keystone View Company of Inuit men, women, and children of Kwigillingok, Alaska; and pages of a printed work created by an unknown creator about Alaska.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 17, 2020
References
L. Stark Humes Collection of Photographs of the Klondike Region. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
L. Stark Humes Collection of Photographs of the Klondike Region. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Cyanotypes (photographic prints)
Photographic prints.
Photographs.
Stereographs.
Occupation
Gold miners Alaska 19th century.
Gold miners Alaska 20th century.
Gold miners Yukon 19th century.
Gold miners Yukon 20th century.
Also listed under
Case & Draper, photographer.
Keystone View Company, publisher.
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