Three women in Skagway, ca. 1900

By 1900, American and European women made up 23% of Skagway's population. Some were housewives or nuns. Others were secretaries, taught school, wrote for newspapers, cared for the sick, or ran shops and other businesses. This photo portrait, taken around 1900, shows three Skagway women wearing...

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Main Author: Unknown
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Gold rushes
Teachers
Women > Clothing & dress
Bushell
Daisy
Mrs
Doerrer
Laura
Doubler
Lou
Skagway
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7057
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Summary:By 1900, American and European women made up 23% of Skagway's population. Some were housewives or nuns. Others were secretaries, taught school, wrote for newspapers, cared for the sick, or ran shops and other businesses. This photo portrait, taken around 1900, shows three Skagway women wearing long warm coats and furs. They are (L to R) Mrs. Daisy Bushell, Lou Doubler, and Laura Doerrer. Mss. Doubler and Doerrer were teachers. 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w; 14 x 10 cm.

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