File:Alaska Exploration Company building on waterfront in unknown town, ca. 1899 - DPLA - bafd6b88ebc0e617bfa22d5768386e35.jpg

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Alaska Exploration Company building on waterfront in unknown town, ca. 1899 (

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Creator

Arthur Clarence Pillsbury (1870–1946)
Description	American photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	1870	1946
Location of birth	Medford
Work location	Western North America
Authority file	: Q4798272 VIAF: 72912746 ISNI: 0000000027683375 LCCN: n87826834 WorldCat

; Pillsbury and Cleveland

Title

Alaska Exploration Company building on waterfront in unknown town, ca. 1899

Description

The Alaska Exploration Company was active during the 1897 Gold Rush, operating several steamboats in Alaska and establishing trading posts frequented by prospectors. The company merged with the Alaska Commercial Company and the Empire Transportation company in 1901 to became the Northern Navigation Company and Northern Transportation Company.; [No caption.]; Location unknown.

Date

circa 1899

Collection

Seattle Public Library

	Location	Seattle , United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 36′ 24″ N, 122° 19′ 58″ W
	Established	1890
	Website	www.spl.org
	Authority file	: Q7442157 VIAF: 147059007 ISNI: 0000000107435179 LCCN: n50059684 NRHP: 82004253 GND: 4841883-3 WorldCat

Source/Photographer

This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

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DPLA identifier: bafd6b88ebc0e617bfa22d5768386e35
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_ap_00008

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