We are listing a large group of Mining and Mining related photos from 1899 - 1900 of the Yukon Territory, including Miners' tent cities and a photo of the Dewey Hotel in Grand Forks.  We will later list more very interesting photos from the same group.   We believe the photos we are listing to be from Grand Forks or more likely Dawson.  It is possible some are in the White Horse area or even Alaska.  Because of the Miles Canyon photo and the Dewey Hotel photo, we believe they are from Dawson or Grand Forks.  All photos are the same size and coloring and weight.  We do welcome info from you experts as to location.  We love a mystery but it would be great to learn for certain where these photos were taken.  ***We just located a few more from this grouping of miners and towns that are identified as the Dasher family mining in Alaska.  Some of the group are from the Yukon Territory and some are from Alaska. 

National Park Service:   "By midsummer of 1898, there were 18,000 people at Dawson, with more than 5,000 working the diggings.  By August, Many of the stampeders had started for home, most of them broke.  The next year saw a still larger exodus of miners when gold was discovered at Nome, Alaska."  July of 1899, Photographer E. A. Hegg sold his business to P. E. Larss and moved to Nome.  The studio burned in 1898 and was rebuilt (perhaps this explains why some of these photos are from the Yukon and Alaska).    The Kinsey Brothers also photographed Grand Forks and the area.

PLEASE NOTE:  The above scans are pretty close to the original.  The original is a lovely brown and has very good contrast.  Please read below and study our scans for condition.

DESCRIPTION:  This is an interesting and historical antique photo.  This is a view of The Dewey Hotel, and per the sign, offering an American and a European Plan.  Miners and dignitaries are lined up for the photo.  Most of the well dressed gents' attire is not immaculate.  The hotel opened in Grand Forks, Yukon Territory in 1899, and we believe this was when the photo was taken.  It may have been taken by E.A. Hegg's partner, P.E. Larss who took over Hegg's business in 1898.  Or it could be Hegg's partner, J. E. Duclos, or another Yukon photographer.  Wish we knew.   We have a good group of photo of the same genre in this group that we have listed and are listing.  Please read the blue text above for provenance and info.  We added close ups for better viewing.  The photo is a lovely brown with a slight golden tinge and has very good contrast.  All photo in this group are remarkably sharp.  It is in good condition with slightly bumped corner tips and slight wear at some tips.  Notice that the tip is missing from the top right corner.  There is a very slight vertical bend very close to the left edge.  The photo is just slightly curled at the edges.  It measures about 4 1/4 by 7 1/4 inches and we believe this to be from 1899.  What a wonderful and historic photo of The Dewey Hotel in Grand Forks! 

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The purple lettering is not on the original photo.