Henry and Inga Kolloen with unidentified man weighing gold with scales at the Jo Jo Hotel, Gold Run Creek, Dawson, Yukon Territory, circa 1900

Handwritten on verso: (Hans) Henry and Inga Kolloen at Joe Joe's - weighing gold. PH Coll 731.4 Henry and Inga Sojolseth Kolloen were Norwegian Americans who left Seattle in 1898 to seek gold in Alaska during the Gold Rush. The couple traveled separately to the Yukon Territory, where they were...

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Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Gold
Scales
Kolloen
Henry
Inga Sjolseth
Norwegian Americans
Jo Jo Hotel (Dawson
Yukon)
Canada
Gold Run
Gold Run Creek
Inga
Yukon
Dawson
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2294
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Summary:Handwritten on verso: (Hans) Henry and Inga Kolloen at Joe Joe's - weighing gold. PH Coll 731.4 Henry and Inga Sojolseth Kolloen were Norwegian Americans who left Seattle in 1898 to seek gold in Alaska during the Gold Rush. The couple traveled separately to the Yukon Territory, where they were unsuccessful in finding gold. The couple then apparently settled down to run the Jo Jo Hotel located on Gold Run Creek in Dawson.

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