REFERENCE CODE: AkAMH

REPOSITORY NAME:
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center
625 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-929-9235
Fax: 907-929-9233
Email: resourcecenter@anchoragemuseum.org

Guide prepared by: Sara Piasecki, Archivist

TITLE: Iditarod Gold Rush Photograph

COLLECTION NUMBER: B2018.009

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Dates: June 2, 1910

Extent: 1 item

Language and Scripts: The collection is in English.

Name of creator(s): Unknown

Administrative/Biographical History:
The gold rushes to the Inland Empire districts of Iditarod and Ruby reached their peak
between 1910 and 1912. Prospectors traveled by steamship to the Alaskan coast, and then by
smaller craft up the Yukon, Innoko, or Kuskokwim Rivers.

Scope and Content Description:
One black-and-white photograph, measuring 4 ¾” x 6 ¾”, mounted to board and adhered to
glass, showing the crowd on the dock in Seattle prior to the departure of the steamboat S.S.
Victoria for Nome. Written in ink on the image are the phrases “S.S. Victoria to Nome, Alaska”
and “Iditarod or Bust, Seattle June 2, 1910.” In pencil on the mount, the following description
is written: “S.S. Victoria at Pier #2 Seattle about to sail for Nome, Alaska, nearly 5,000 people
see off. The ‘password’ is Iditarod or bust (630 passengers) (new diggings). In the Bering Sea
ice for 18 days. Very rough after 2
nd
day out. All sick except for crew. Storm [illegible] Bering
Sea [illegible]. Return to Seattle July 11, voyage of 30 days.”

Arrangement: Not applicable



CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACCESS AND USE

Restrictions on Access: The collection is open for research use.

Physical Access: Original item in poor condition, adhered to glass.

Technical Access: No special equipment is needed to access the materials.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use:
The Anchorage Museum is the owner of the materials and makes available reproductions for
research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the
Anchorage Museum before any reproduction use. The Anchorage Museum does not
necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission
for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation:
Iditarod Gold Rush Photograph; Anchorage Museum, B2018.009

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Acquisition and Appraisal Information
Donated by David Boysel in June 2018, who purchased it in California.

Processing Note
Glass with adhered print removed from frame.


SUBJECTS
Gold mines and mining -- Alaska -- Iditarod
Iditarod (Alaska) -- Gold discoveries

Guide written: July 3, 2018