Charles H Rogers photographs c 1897-1904

Historic Photograph Collections

Charles H. Rogers photographs, c. 1897-1904

Collection number: PH203_004

Image shown: "Yours very truly, Chas. H. Rogers, 1897." Charles H. Rogers photograph collection, PH203_004_01, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1299. All rights reserved.

Extent: .15 linear ft. (1 container)

Abstract

Alaska views. [Handtooled leather album of 24 images from Alaska, including local people, towns, activities.]

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Charles H. Rogers photographs, PH203_004-[item number], Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1299.

Biographical Sketch

Charles H. Rogers was a young man who participated in the Yukon gold rush . The obituary of a 72-year old Charles H. Rogers is listed in the St. Thomas Times-Journal of St. Thomas, Ontario, which is a feasible date.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of an handtooled leather album of 24 prints.

PH203_004_01: Yours very truly, Chas. H. Rogers-1897. [Portrait of young man in snow gear with snow shoes.] Date: 1897. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_02: A miner's home. [Log cabin on bare hillside.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_03: Mining on Mastodon Creek, Circle. [Men working sluices in valley along river.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska-Circle
PH203_004_04: Discovery, Eureka Creek, Rampart. [Six men and dog pose at diggings.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska-Rampart
PH203_004_05: Camp on Birch Creek, Circle. [Tents on log foundations amid snow.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska-Circle
PH203_004_06: Howkan-Jackson P.O. [View across water to a small town with unseen post office.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska-Howkan
PH203_004_07: The Guardian Angel, Howkan. [View of a large exterior carving of a thunderbird.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska-Howkan
PH203_004_08: Totem poles at Howkan [Rows of poles and several houses. Eagle is at center.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska-Howkan
PH203_004_09: Distress signals, Str. "Evans," July 1st, 1898. [View from deck of flag upside down. The "W. H. Evans" was built at Ballard, WA in 1898 and went aground on its first trip, on the Yukon flats.] Date: 1898 Jul 1. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska-Howkan
PH203_004_10: Icy Point, Alaska. [View across water to a rocky headland, probably Icy Strait Point.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_11: Fishing schooner, Nuka Bay. Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_12: Pardners. [Rogers poses with a friend, dressed in warm clothing and holding rifles.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_13: My first dog team. [Pair of sled dogs harnessed together, standing on riverbank.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_14: St. Michaels. [View across water showing several steamers.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_15: A sourdough. 1904. [Rogers, standing in back yard.] Date: 1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_16: Midnight, June 18, '99. [Bright scene of mining sluices along a creek.] Date: 1899 Jun 18. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_17: Nulato. View towards waterfront, showing rustic cabins and two wooden canoes.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska-Nulato
PH203_004_18: An Eskimo man. [Snapshot of a middle-aged man in hooded sealskin coat.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_19: Eskimos in their kyaks on Bering Sea. [Two people kayaking in traditional craft.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_20: In Chignik Bay. [Two tribal men in large kayak-three seat openings visible.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_21: An Aleut. [Young man seated in kayak. He wears a cloth coat.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_22: Belles of Moosehide Creek. [Three women, one possibly white, stand by an elevated log structure and a tent. Child in tent.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska
PH203_004_23: A little Injun. Dawson, Y.T. [Tribal child stands in snow, wearing mukluks, fur mitts and hat, and jacket.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Canada-Dawson, Yukon Territory
PH203_004_24: Indian children, Yakutat. [Five boys on porch of a cabin.] Date: 1897-1904. By: Rogers, Charles H. of AK. Loc: Alaska

Related materials

Special Collections has extensive manuscript and photograph collections relating to Alaska and the Yukon in the early 20th century, including the Clarence Andrews Collection.

Ownership

Publication rights: Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish images must be submitted to the Photographs Curator of Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Access restrictions: None.

Provenance: Unknown.

Processed by: Normandy S. Helmer

Date Completed: October 2005