Northwest Art Collection
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Prints, drawings and paintings by artists Mark Tobey, Kenneth Callahan, Helmi Juvonen, Robert Cranston Lee and others celebrate the Northwest. Many pieces hail from the 1934 Public Works of Art Project.
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Log Cabin on White Pass, British Columbia, April 25, 1899
Log Cabin was located between Skagway and Bennett, British Columbia along the White Pass trail. It served as a resting point for prospectors traveling the difficult route to the gold fields. Signs for restaurants, customs brokers, hotels and other stores can be seen on the buildings and tents throughout the photograph.
Identifier: spl_ap_00036
Date: 1899-08-25
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Muir Glacier, Alaska, June 25, 1899
A steamboat can be seen at the far left of the photograph and the Muir Glacier can be seen at the right.
Identifier: spl_ap_00053
Date: 1899?
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Unknown woman in Galesburg, Illinois, ca. 1880
Photograph taken by Thomas Harrison in Galesburg, Illinois.
Identifier: spl_lj_048
Date: 1880?
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Group of indigenous children at Fort Yukon, Alaska, ca. 1899
Identifier: spl_ap_00183
Date: 1899?
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Municipal News v. 55, no. 11, Jun. 14, 1965
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_55_11
Date: 1965-06-14
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White Pass and Yukon Railroad tunnel near White Pass City, Alaska, ca. 1899
During the Klondike Gold Rush, the White Pass was one of the routes used by prospectors to travel from Skagway to the Yukon gold fields. In April 1898 the White Pass and Yukon Railroad Company was formed in an effort to establish an easier way through the pass. Construction on the railroad began the following month. Thousands of workers worked around the clock in treacherous conditions to complete the project. The railroad track was completed at White Pass on February 20, 1899 and reached Lake Bennett on July 6, 1899. The final spike on the railroad was placed on July 29, 1900 in Carcross, B.C. White Pass City was a small community located near Heney Station which fell midway between Skagway, Alaska and Fraser, B.C.
Identifier: spl_ap_00039
Date: 1899?
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Dale Turner Interview, February 27, 1986
Rev. Dr. Dale Turner (1917-2006) served as the pastor of Seattle’s University Congregational Church from 1958 to 1982. Turner was born in Glen Dale, West Virginia and his family moved to Ohio shortly afterwards. Turner attended West Virginia Wesleyan College and pursued a career in coaching before deciding to change directions and study religion at the Yale Divinity School where he graduated in 1943. In 1948 he married his wife, Leone, and the couple moved to Kansas where Turner became the pastor for Lawrence’s Congregational Church and taught at the University of Kansas. In 1958, Turner moved to Seattle to become the minister for the University Congregational Church. He held the role for 24 years and was a vocal supporter of pacifism, gay rights and civil rights.
Identifier: spl_ds_dturner_01
Date: 1986-02-27
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Narcissa Latimer Denny, ca. 1885
Narcissa Latimer Denny was the daughter of Alexander and Sarah Latimer. She had four sisters: Eliza Alice Latimer Fowler (1856-1934), Harriet Ellen Latimer Stephens (1859-1938), Clara Latimer Bickford (1861-1934), and Emma Chesney Latimer Reynolds (1864-1946). Narcissa married Orion Denny on April 1, 1889.
Identifier: spl_lj_046
Date: 1885?
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