George Butler and George T. Snow, ca. 1920
This double portrait depicts Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) Seattle Lodge No. 2 members George Butler and George T. Snow wearing YOOP sashes, with the YOOP banner depicted in the center. The Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) fraternal organization was formed on December 1, 1894 at Forty Mile, Yukon Ter...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/4355 2023-05-15T18:49:03+02:00 George Butler and George T. Snow, ca. 1920 Merrihew United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/4355 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1966.3948.38 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/4355 Yukon Order of Pioneers, Seattle Lodge photograph album, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). Yukon Order of Pioneers, Seattle Lodge photograph album Yukon Order of Pioneers. Seattle Lodge No. 2 (Seattle Wash) Banners—Washington (State)—Seattle Sashes(Clothing)—Washington (State)—Seattle Snow George 1847-1925 Butler image; photograph ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:55:06Z This double portrait depicts Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) Seattle Lodge No. 2 members George Butler and George T. Snow wearing YOOP sashes, with the YOOP banner depicted in the center. The Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) fraternal organization was formed on December 1, 1894 at Forty Mile, Yukon Territory, Canada. With the motto "Do unto others as you would be done by" as its abiding rule, the organization helped maintain law and order and settle disagreements among early prospectors and residents. In order to qualify for membership, pioneers were required to have been in the Yukon Territory on or before 1888. In 1912, many of the miners had moved to Seattle and applied to form a lodge there; the Yukon Order of Pioneers Seattle Lodge No. 2 was founded that year by George T. Snow and Thomas W. O'Brien. George Snow, born James Fink, changed his named when he became active in the theater. Snow and his family performed in Port Townsend, Washington, and Victoria, British Columbia, from 1884 to 1886 before moving to Juneau, Alaska in 1887 to run the Opera House. In 1894, Snow took his family over the Chilkoot Pass into the Yukon Territory, living at Circle City and Forty Mile, where he founded the Yukon Order of Pioneers on December 1, 1894. After several meetings throughout 1894, the group's charter was signed by 68 founding members at the Snow opera house. Handwritten on photo: Geo Butler. Born June 8 – 1871 at Port Townsend Washington. Arrived on Yukon June 1896. Geo. T. Snow. Born July 27 – 1847 at Boston, Mass. Arrived on Yukon May 1888. Signed on photo: Merrihew, Seattle 1 photographic print: b&w; 10 x 13 in. Other/Unknown Material Alaska Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada Chilkoot Pass ENVELOPE(-135.237,-135.237,59.699,59.699) Yukon |
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Yukon Order of Pioneers. Seattle Lodge No. 2 (Seattle Wash) Banners—Washington (State)—Seattle Sashes(Clothing)—Washington (State)—Seattle Snow George 1847-1925 Butler |
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Yukon Order of Pioneers. Seattle Lodge No. 2 (Seattle Wash) Banners—Washington (State)—Seattle Sashes(Clothing)—Washington (State)—Seattle Snow George 1847-1925 Butler Merrihew George Butler and George T. Snow, ca. 1920 |
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Yukon Order of Pioneers. Seattle Lodge No. 2 (Seattle Wash) Banners—Washington (State)—Seattle Sashes(Clothing)—Washington (State)—Seattle Snow George 1847-1925 Butler |
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This double portrait depicts Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) Seattle Lodge No. 2 members George Butler and George T. Snow wearing YOOP sashes, with the YOOP banner depicted in the center. The Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) fraternal organization was formed on December 1, 1894 at Forty Mile, Yukon Territory, Canada. With the motto "Do unto others as you would be done by" as its abiding rule, the organization helped maintain law and order and settle disagreements among early prospectors and residents. In order to qualify for membership, pioneers were required to have been in the Yukon Territory on or before 1888. In 1912, many of the miners had moved to Seattle and applied to form a lodge there; the Yukon Order of Pioneers Seattle Lodge No. 2 was founded that year by George T. Snow and Thomas W. O'Brien. George Snow, born James Fink, changed his named when he became active in the theater. Snow and his family performed in Port Townsend, Washington, and Victoria, British Columbia, from 1884 to 1886 before moving to Juneau, Alaska in 1887 to run the Opera House. In 1894, Snow took his family over the Chilkoot Pass into the Yukon Territory, living at Circle City and Forty Mile, where he founded the Yukon Order of Pioneers on December 1, 1894. After several meetings throughout 1894, the group's charter was signed by 68 founding members at the Snow opera house. Handwritten on photo: Geo Butler. Born June 8 – 1871 at Port Townsend Washington. Arrived on Yukon June 1896. Geo. T. Snow. Born July 27 – 1847 at Boston, Mass. Arrived on Yukon May 1888. Signed on photo: Merrihew, Seattle 1 photographic print: b&w; 10 x 13 in. |
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George Butler and George T. Snow, ca. 1920 |
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George Butler and George T. Snow, ca. 1920 |
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George Butler and George T. Snow, ca. 1920 |
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George Butler and George T. Snow, ca. 1920 |
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George Butler and George T. Snow, ca. 1920 |
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george butler and george t. snow, ca. 1920 |
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United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) ENVELOPE(-135.237,-135.237,59.699,59.699) |
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British Columbia Canada Chilkoot Pass Yukon |
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British Columbia Canada Chilkoot Pass Yukon |
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Alaska Yukon |
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Alaska Yukon |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). Yukon Order of Pioneers, Seattle Lodge photograph album |
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Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1966.3948.38 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/4355 |
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Yukon Order of Pioneers, Seattle Lodge photograph album, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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