Lu Jacobson Collection of Latimer and Denny Family Material
See letters, photographs and other ephemera from two of Seattle's early families.
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View of Long Lake, B.C. from Long Lake Hotel, ca. 1899
Long Lake lay along the Chilkoot Trail, a Tlingit trade route between Skagway, Alaska and Lake Bennett (on the border of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory) that was used by many prospectors during the gold rush. The hotel was located at the south end of the lake. Signs on the side of the hotel advertise beds, lemonade and a bakery.
Identifier: spl_ap_00096
Date: 1899?
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Man on bicycle pulling sled near summit of White Pass Trail, ca. 1899
During the Klondike Gold Rush, the White Pass was one of the routes used by prospectors to travel from Skagway to the Yukon gold fields.
Identifier: spl_ap_00115
Date: 1899?
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Five indigenous women at Alert Bay, B.C., ca. 1899
Identifier: spl_ap_00091
Date: 1899?
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Emma Chesney Latimer Reynolds, ca. 1880
Emma Chesney Latimer Reynolds was the daughter of Alexander and Sarah Latimer and sister to Narcissa Latimer. Emma married Charles Reynolds in 1886 in Minnesota.
Identifier: spl_lj_020
Date: 1880?
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Municipal News v. 55, no. 7, Apr. 12, 1965
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_55_07
Date: 1965-04-12
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Unknown young woman, ca. 1880
Exact date and location of the photograph are unknown.
Identifier: spl_lj_047
Date: 1880?
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"Joseph Closset" stern wheeler at Five Finger Rapids on Yukon River, ca. 1899
The Joseph Closset frequently traveled the Yukon River to carry prospectors to the gold fields during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Identifier: spl_ap_00156
Date: 1899?
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