Jeff Smith's Parlor, 1898

Jeff Smith, nicknamed Soapy, was one of Skagway's most famous con men. He arrived in 1898 and started to take advantage of those whose mind was on the gold rush. Men were attracted to Jeff Smith's Parlor where they could enjoy liquor, gambling, and women, and lose money or gold in the proc...

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Main Author: Webster & Stevens
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Gold rushes
Bars
Jeff Smith's Parlor (Firm)
Skagway
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5227
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spelling ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/5227 2023-05-15T18:19:53+02:00 Jeff Smith's Parlor, 1898 Webster & Stevens Skagway (Alaska) Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5227 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1983.10.13072 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5227 PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection Gold rushes Bars Jeff Smith's Parlor (Firm) image; photograph ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:55:33Z Jeff Smith, nicknamed Soapy, was one of Skagway's most famous con men. He arrived in 1898 and started to take advantage of those whose mind was on the gold rush. Men were attracted to Jeff Smith's Parlor where they could enjoy liquor, gambling, and women, and lose money or gold in the process. This 1898 photo shows a group of men standing on the wooden sidewalk outside Jeff Smith's Parlor in Skagway, Alaska. The building has been reconstructed and is now a tourist attraction. Original photograph: 1898?. Copied after 1902 by Webster & Stevens 1 negative : glass, b&w; 10 x 8 in. Other/Unknown Material Skagway Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections
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topic Gold rushes
Bars
Jeff Smith's Parlor (Firm)
spellingShingle Gold rushes
Bars
Jeff Smith's Parlor (Firm)
Webster & Stevens
Jeff Smith's Parlor, 1898
topic_facet Gold rushes
Bars
Jeff Smith's Parlor (Firm)
description Jeff Smith, nicknamed Soapy, was one of Skagway's most famous con men. He arrived in 1898 and started to take advantage of those whose mind was on the gold rush. Men were attracted to Jeff Smith's Parlor where they could enjoy liquor, gambling, and women, and lose money or gold in the process. This 1898 photo shows a group of men standing on the wooden sidewalk outside Jeff Smith's Parlor in Skagway, Alaska. The building has been reconstructed and is now a tourist attraction. Original photograph: 1898?. Copied after 1902 by Webster & Stevens 1 negative : glass, b&w; 10 x 8 in.
format Other/Unknown Material
author Webster & Stevens
author_facet Webster & Stevens
author_sort Webster & Stevens
title Jeff Smith's Parlor, 1898
title_short Jeff Smith's Parlor, 1898
title_full Jeff Smith's Parlor, 1898
title_fullStr Jeff Smith's Parlor, 1898
title_full_unstemmed Jeff Smith's Parlor, 1898
title_sort jeff smith's parlor, 1898
url http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5227
op_coverage Skagway (Alaska)
genre Skagway
Alaska
genre_facet Skagway
Alaska
op_source Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection
op_relation Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
1983.10.13072
http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5227
op_rights PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
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