Jim Geoghegan, the photographer and adventurer in Alaska.
This is a self photograph of Jim with his camera in Alaska snow scene. Jim went to the Yukon, then to Alaska in 1897. After trying his hand at gold panning, he worked supplying meat and firewood to the mining camps. In 1906 his cabin burned, including all of his photographs and equipment. Then he we...
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ftwashingtonrh:oai:www.washingtonruralheritage.org:orcas/4656 2023-05-15T18:48:04+02:00 Jim Geoghegan, the photographer and adventurer in Alaska. Geoghegan, James T., 1869-1953 United States -- Alaska; 1900s (1900-1909); 1910s (1910-1919) image/jpeg http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org:2012/u?/orcas,4656 eng; eng Washington State Library Washington Rural Heritage Orcas Island Heritage -- James T. Geoghegan Collection; The materials in this collection are available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Rights may be reserved; responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, or reproduce rests with the user. For additional information, please contact the Orcas Island Historical Museum. Unpublished Orcas Island Historical Museum; holding institution: Orcas Island Historical Museum; extent and medium: 1 photographic print; dimensions: 3 x 2.25 in.; other physical details: b&w Mountaineering; Snowshoes & snowshoeing; Landscape & Nature; Still Image; ftwashingtonrh 2017-01-22T16:37:18Z This is a self photograph of Jim with his camera in Alaska snow scene. Jim went to the Yukon, then to Alaska in 1897. After trying his hand at gold panning, he worked supplying meat and firewood to the mining camps. In 1906 his cabin burned, including all of his photographs and equipment. Then he went into the road house business. Consequently all of his Alaska photographs date between 1906 and 1913 when he left Alaska and returned with his oldest brother, Richard, to Orcas. Still Image Alaska Yukon Washington Rural Heritage (Washington State Library) Yukon |
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This is a self photograph of Jim with his camera in Alaska snow scene. Jim went to the Yukon, then to Alaska in 1897. After trying his hand at gold panning, he worked supplying meat and firewood to the mining camps. In 1906 his cabin burned, including all of his photographs and equipment. Then he went into the road house business. Consequently all of his Alaska photographs date between 1906 and 1913 when he left Alaska and returned with his oldest brother, Richard, to Orcas. |
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Jim Geoghegan, the photographer and adventurer in Alaska. |
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Jim Geoghegan, the photographer and adventurer in Alaska. |
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Jim Geoghegan, the photographer and adventurer in Alaska. |
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Jim Geoghegan, the photographer and adventurer in Alaska. |
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Jim Geoghegan, the photographer and adventurer in Alaska. |
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jim geoghegan, the photographer and adventurer in alaska. |
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Washington State Library |
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Alaska Yukon |
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Unpublished Orcas Island Historical Museum; holding institution: Orcas Island Historical Museum; extent and medium: 1 photographic print; dimensions: 3 x 2.25 in.; other physical details: b&w |
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Washington Rural Heritage Orcas Island Heritage -- James T. Geoghegan Collection; |
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The materials in this collection are available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Rights may be reserved; responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish, or reproduce rests with the user. For additional information, please contact the Orcas Island Historical Museum. |
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