Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack, ca. 1920
This double portrait depicts Yukon Order of Pioneers Seattle Lodge No. 2 members Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack wearing YOOP sashes, with the YOOP banner depicted in the center. George W. Carmack was a gold miner in the Yukon Territory. With Tagish Indian partners Skookum Jim Mason and Tagish Ch...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/4356 2023-05-15T18:30:04+02:00 Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack, 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/4356 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1966.3948.2 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/4356 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 Carmack George W. (George Washington) 1860-1922 Lawson Frank image; photograph ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:55:06Z This double portrait depicts Yukon Order of Pioneers Seattle Lodge No. 2 members Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack wearing YOOP sashes, with the YOOP banner depicted in the center. George W. Carmack was a gold miner in the Yukon Territory. With Tagish Indian partners Skookum Jim Mason and Tagish Charlie; and prospector Robert Henderson of Nova Scotia, Carmack is discovered rich gold deposits on Rabbit Creek; Carmack was given official credit for the discovery, though some accounts give actual credit to Skookum Jim. The discovery, later named Bonanza Creek, launched the Klondike Gold Rush in 1896. 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, and membership was limited to Yukon pioneers only; Alaska stampeders were excluded. 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. Handwritten on photo: Frank Lawson, Geo. W. Carmack 1 photographic print: b&w; 10 x 13 in. Other/Unknown Material Tagish Alaska Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Bonanza ENVELOPE(-119.820,-119.820,55.917,55.917) Canada Indian Tagish ENVELOPE(-134.272,-134.272,60.313,60.313) Yukon |
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Yukon Order of Pioneers. Seattle Lodge No. 2 (Seattle Wash) Banners—Washington (State)—Seattle Sashes(Clothing)—Washington (State)—Seattle Carmack George W. (George Washington) 1860-1922 Lawson Frank |
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Yukon Order of Pioneers. Seattle Lodge No. 2 (Seattle Wash) Banners—Washington (State)—Seattle Sashes(Clothing)—Washington (State)—Seattle Carmack George W. (George Washington) 1860-1922 Lawson Frank Merrihew Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack, 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 Carmack George W. (George Washington) 1860-1922 Lawson Frank |
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This double portrait depicts Yukon Order of Pioneers Seattle Lodge No. 2 members Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack wearing YOOP sashes, with the YOOP banner depicted in the center. George W. Carmack was a gold miner in the Yukon Territory. With Tagish Indian partners Skookum Jim Mason and Tagish Charlie; and prospector Robert Henderson of Nova Scotia, Carmack is discovered rich gold deposits on Rabbit Creek; Carmack was given official credit for the discovery, though some accounts give actual credit to Skookum Jim. The discovery, later named Bonanza Creek, launched the Klondike Gold Rush in 1896. 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, and membership was limited to Yukon pioneers only; Alaska stampeders were excluded. 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. Handwritten on photo: Frank Lawson, Geo. W. Carmack 1 photographic print: b&w; 10 x 13 in. |
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Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack, ca. 1920 |
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Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack, ca. 1920 |
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Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack, ca. 1920 |
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Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack, ca. 1920 |
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Frank Lawson and George W. Carmack, ca. 1920 |
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frank lawson and george w. carmack, ca. 1920 |
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United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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ENVELOPE(-119.820,-119.820,55.917,55.917) ENVELOPE(-134.272,-134.272,60.313,60.313) |
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Bonanza Canada Indian Tagish Yukon |
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Bonanza Canada Indian Tagish Yukon |
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Tagish Alaska Yukon |
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Tagish 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 1966.3948.2 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/4356 |
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Yukon Order of Pioneers, Seattle Lodge photograph album, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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