Asahel Curtis and companion on Skagway Trail, ca 1897 (MOHAI 7072)

Seattleite Asahel Curtis left for the Klondike in 1897 and stayed two years, taking photos for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. With today's tiny cameras and one-hour printing, it is easy to forget that he and the other gold rush photographers had to haul hundreds of pounds of glass photographic plates, heavy equipment, and chemicals through the wilderness and find places to set up their darkrooms.
This photo shows Seattle photographer Asahel Curtis (right) and an unidentified companion at their snowy campsite on the Skagway Trail through White Pass. Curtis is holding a large format camera which used glass plates to produce negatives.
Upper left corner of the photo is obscured by an overlapping photo on the album page.

Original photo in "Klondike Rush of '98" Photograph Album, 2010.3.14.
Subjects (LCTGM): Cameras; Camping; Gold rushes; Photographers; Tents; Trails & paths