Developing the Pacific Northwest: The Life and Work of Asahel Curtis

by William H. Wilson

Asahel Curtis arrived on the Puget Sound in 1888. The teenager labored on farms and later in his brother Edward's successful Seattle photography studio. By 1895 his extended family resided together in the city. With their support, Asahel set out for Skagway, Alaska, in 1897. Armed with a box camera, he captured numerous images of the Klondike gold rush, recording the trail, miners, gold creeks, and Dawson City. After he returned home in 1899 he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874223318
• ISBN13: 9780874223316
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Washington State University Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"