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| Title | Ship leaving for the Alaska gold rush, Seattle, ca. 1905 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1905 |
| Caption | After gold was discovered in the Klondike and in Nome in the 1890s, people flocked to Seattle to load up on supplies and catch ships to Alaska. The stampede to the gold fields continued for more than a decade. This photo, taken from a Seattle pier in the summer of 1905 or 1906, shows a crowd on a ship headed to Alaska. Given the date of the photo, the men are probably traveling to Alaskan gold fields rather than the Klondike. |
| Notes | Handwritten on verso: Headed North to Klondike (note the Derby Hats). |
| Subjects | Sailing ships--Washington (State)--Seattle; Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Gold rushes--Alaska |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.PA5.27 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on linen: b&w; 6 x 8 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print as a 300 dpi TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, levels balanced, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 4789 |
