Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
Title taken from front. Monument to the pack animals that died during the Gold Rush of 1897-1898, located at Inspiration Point, along the White Pass and Yukon Railroad route, Southeast Alaska. Monument reads: "The dead are speaking. In memory of us...
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Descriptive Narrative: Playing cards (all original 52) and leather case. White Pass & Yukon Route. Different scenes.
History: Gift of Caryl Sale Krug and John W. Krug, 1998. Collected by William W. Sale and Neeta Tobey Sale, residents of Nome,...
View of the Trail of 1898 (the old trail to the Klondike) taken from Inspiration Point on the White Pass and Yukon railroad route near Skagway, Alaska. From verso: "Scene along the Whitehorse [sic] and Yukon RR near Skagway, Alaska." July 10, 1927.
Front of the Palace Theatre, part of the Hellenthal -- First National Bank building; posters on display include several for the movie "War Nurse;" there is also a poster for "Inspiration," a Garbo film; and a poster for "The Snappy Caballero"