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Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush collection
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The “Soapy” Smith Tragedy

1st edition, compiled and copyrighted by Shea and Patton. Item is said to have been written by H.B. LeFebre, of Skagway. It is a condensed history of the reign of terror and outlawry in White Pass and the Skagway country in 1898, the formation of the vigilance committee, Soapy Smith

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[Textual records related to Yukon gold rush]

Textual records consist of gold commissioner's court documents, receipts, certificate of the assignment of a placer mining claim, grants for placer mining, free miner's certificate, certificates of work, correspondence, Canadian Bank of Commerce and Bank of British North America checks, Canadian gold rush centennial maps, postcard, British Yukon Navigation Co. Ltd pass, and White Pass & Yukon Railway first class ticket.

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Textual records

The series contains textual records pertaining to the Klondike Gold Rush. The records reflect major activities such as commerce, travel, mining, and tourism in the Klondike. Legal records documenting the mining boom, including mining claims, grants, stock certificates, and court documents are present throughout the series. Records of individual miners and mining companies are included in the series as well as those of prevalent government bodies, including the office of the Gold Commissioner and the Department of the Interior. In addition to these activities, the series also reflects various works of individuals who journeyed north to the Klondike during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as promotional and informational material developed by travel and outfitting agencies. The series also contains records related to the Lind family’s personal connection to the Yukon, including the unpublished account of John G. Lind’s trip to the Klondike.

Significant record types include correspondence, receipts and checks, pamphlets and printed volumes, advertisements, postcards, diaries and journals, newspapers and newspaper clippings, sheet music, theatre programs, as well as guidebooks and souvenir books

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