Up for your consideration is the terrific item listed in the title. Please examine visuals as they are the main part of our description. The listing includes the individual photo and not the entire Seattle Arctic Club Mug book. The photo came from the book and we will be listing over 100 different Edward Curtis signed photographs over the next month or so all originating from this book. If you have any questions please send them our way. Thank-you.

*CIRCA 1910 PHOTO OF CHAS CHARLES H. ALDEN WHO WAS PART OF THE ARCTIC CLUB IN SEATTLE. THIS RARE PHOTO HAS BEEN SIGNED BOTH BY MR. EDWARD CURTIS & MR. ALDEN. 

HERE IS SOME HISTORICAL BACKGROUND REGARDING THIS PHOTOGRAPH (courtesy of Archives West):

Between 1897-1906 , 75,000 people moved into Alaska and the Yukon Territory, many of whom started their trips in Seattle. The Alaska Club was organized as a networking community for those who did business for Alaskans and those associated with the territory.

The Arctic Club was founded in 1907, largely through the efforts of E.A. Von Hasslocker and A.D. Coulter. The new club was designed to represent a broader swath of those affiliated with the new territories, and as a gathering place for Northwest business leaders and government officials. In 1908, the Arctic Club and Alaska Club merged and combined beneath the Arctic Club's title in an effort to the promote the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYP).

In 1917, the Arctic Club further established their prominence in Seattle with the construction of the ornate Arctic Building. Designed by local architect A. Warren Gould, the eight story Arctic Building was lavishly decorated with hand carved teakwood furnishings, oriental rugs, and marble and hardwood flooring. Amenities contained in the new building included lounges with billiards and pool, conference rooms, a barber shop, masseurs, volleyball and handball courts, and sleeping rooms for members and their guests.

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We try to list a wide variety of both vintage & modern sport & non sport collectibles (sports cards, autographs, memorabilia, military, ephemera, art, jewelry, buttons, pins, brooches, medals, badges, toys, belt buckles, car / automotive / automobilia, manuals, catalogs, farm / agriculture, etc) along with useful & new items on eBay so ...... PLEASE VIEW our other AUCTIONS, VISIT our STORE, READ our FEEDBACK & BID with CONFIDENCE!!!! Thank-you very much, Jim & Barb

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