Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2014.11.047 A—I
Accession#:
2014.11
Credit Line:
Donated by Linnea and Bernie Osborne.
Object Name:
Postcard
Title:
Postcards of the White Pass and Yukon Route of the Railroad
Place:
Yukon, Canada
Year Range from:
1900
Year Range to:
1930
Description:
Set of nine (9) sample postcards from box (2014.11.034 A—B) used at Paul Bloedhorn's jewelry shop. These nine postcards feature photographs of the White Pass and Yukon Route of the railroad.
A: Black and white horizontal postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape. Some of the mountains have snow on them. There is a railroad track running along the side of the mountain on the proper right edge of the image. White text near the lower proper left corner reads: "319. \ Sawtooth Range, White Pass & Yukon Route." In the upper proper left corner is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A319" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS".
B: Black and white horizontal postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountain valley. There is water running through the valley over rocks. There is a bridge above the valley on which a train is crossing. White text at approximately center starting at the proper right edge reads: "301. Steel Cantilever Bridge over Dead Horse Gulch." In the upper proper right corner is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A301" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS".
C: Black and white horizontal postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape. Some of the mountains have snow on them. There is a railroad track running along the side of the mountain on the proper right edge of the image. White text near the lower proper left corner reads: "305. \ Dead Horse Gulch. White Pass & Yukon Route." In the upper proper left corner is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A305" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". The text on the back is upside down along the lower edge.
D: Black and white horizontal postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape. Some of the mountains have snow on them. There is a lake in the middleground. White text reads: "285. Summit Lake. , White Pass & Yukon Route." At approximately center along the upper edge is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A285" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". The text on the back is upside down along the lower edge.
E: Black and white vertical postcard. Front has a photograph of a landscape. There is a stream running down a mountain or hill side. The banks are filled with trees and vegetation. A wooden foot bridge crosses the stream. White text reads: "284. \ Pitch Fork Falls \ White Pass & Yukon Route." At approximately center along the lower edge is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A284" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS".
F: Black and white vertical postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape and a train. The train is coming toward the photographer and has white smoke blowing out of its pipe. The mountainsides are rocky and lack vegetation. A few trees are visible in the background. Text in the lower proper left corner reads: "322. \ Rocky Point, White Pass & Yukon Route." At approximately center along the upper edge is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A322" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS".
G: Black and white horizontal postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape. Some of the mountains have snow on them. There is a railroad track running along the side of the mountain on the proper right edge of the image. There is an illustration of a scroll in the lower proper right corner with text which reads: "SAWTOOTH RANGE \ ALASKA". At approximately center along the upper edge is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A96" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". The number "96" is handwritten in pencil in the lower proper left corner.
H: Black and white horizontal postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape. Some of the mountains have snow on them. There is a stream or river running through the mountain valley. There is an illustration of a scroll in the lower proper right corner with text which reads: "SAWTOOTH RANGE \ ALASKA". At approximately center along the upper edge is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A95" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". The text on the back is upside down along the lower edge. The number "95" is handwritten in pencil in the upper proper right corner.
I: Black and white vertical postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape. The mountains have snow on them. There is a railroad track running along the side of the mountain on the proper right edge of the image. Just above center is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A3" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". The number "3" is handwritten in pencil in the upper proper right corner.
A: Black and white horizontal postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape. Some of the mountains have snow on them. There is a railroad track running along the side of the mountain on the proper right edge of the image. White text near the lower proper left corner reads: "319. \ Sawtooth Range, White Pass & Yukon Route." In the upper proper left corner is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A319" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS".
B: Black and white horizontal postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountain valley. There is water running through the valley over rocks. There is a bridge above the valley on which a train is crossing. White text at approximately center starting at the proper right edge reads: "301. Steel Cantilever Bridge over Dead Horse Gulch." In the upper proper right corner is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A301" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS".
C: Black and white horizontal postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape. Some of the mountains have snow on them. There is a railroad track running along the side of the mountain on the proper right edge of the image. White text near the lower proper left corner reads: "305. \ Dead Horse Gulch. White Pass & Yukon Route." In the upper proper left corner is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A305" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". The text on the back is upside down along the lower edge.
D: Black and white horizontal postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape. Some of the mountains have snow on them. There is a lake in the middleground. White text reads: "285. Summit Lake. , White Pass & Yukon Route." At approximately center along the upper edge is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A285" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". The text on the back is upside down along the lower edge.
E: Black and white vertical postcard. Front has a photograph of a landscape. There is a stream running down a mountain or hill side. The banks are filled with trees and vegetation. A wooden foot bridge crosses the stream. White text reads: "284. \ Pitch Fork Falls \ White Pass & Yukon Route." At approximately center along the lower edge is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A284" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS".
F: Black and white vertical postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape and a train. The train is coming toward the photographer and has white smoke blowing out of its pipe. The mountainsides are rocky and lack vegetation. A few trees are visible in the background. Text in the lower proper left corner reads: "322. \ Rocky Point, White Pass & Yukon Route." At approximately center along the upper edge is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A322" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS".
G: Black and white horizontal postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape. Some of the mountains have snow on them. There is a railroad track running along the side of the mountain on the proper right edge of the image. There is an illustration of a scroll in the lower proper right corner with text which reads: "SAWTOOTH RANGE \ ALASKA". At approximately center along the upper edge is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A96" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". The number "96" is handwritten in pencil in the lower proper left corner.
H: Black and white horizontal postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape. Some of the mountains have snow on them. There is a stream or river running through the mountain valley. There is an illustration of a scroll in the lower proper right corner with text which reads: "SAWTOOTH RANGE \ ALASKA". At approximately center along the upper edge is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A95" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". The text on the back is upside down along the lower edge. The number "95" is handwritten in pencil in the upper proper right corner.
I: Black and white vertical postcard. Front has a photograph of a mountainous landscape. The mountains have snow on them. There is a railroad track running along the side of the mountain on the proper right edge of the image. Just above center is purple text stamped on to the card which reads: "SAMPLE \ PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER \ THIS IS NO. _______ \ Scenic Photo Publishing Co. \ 614 1st Ave. SEATTLE". On the line for the number is "A3" handwritten in black ink. One the back is black typed text reading: "SCENIC PHOTO PUBLISHING CO. SEATTLE WASH \ POST CARD \ CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". There are two black horizontal lines between the "POST CARD" and "CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS". The number "3" is handwritten in pencil in the upper proper right corner.
People:
Osborne, Linnea
Osborne, Bernie
Osborne, George
Bloedhorn, Paul
Osborne, Bernie
Osborne, George
Bloedhorn, Paul
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