Permanent Collection Photographs and Postcards

Juneau—Douglas City Museum

2005.01.006

2005.01

Donated by Harold Fossum, Mike Blackwell, Sean Boily, Mickey Lasley, Jerry Schrader, Mike Grummet, Bob Garrison, Jim Geraghty, Willette Janes, Maritime Hydraulics, Michelle Bonnet, Mark and Esther Millea, Greens Creek Mine, Coeur Alaska Inc., Rich Gordon, and Anchor Electric.

Print, photographic

Treadwell Mines — Alaska

Winter and Pond

Panoramic black and white photograph of Douglas Island showing the Treadwell Mines: 300, 700, Mexican, Ready Bullion. Photograph also shows town of Douglas, Mayflower Island and Gastineau Channel. Mining buildings, mills, docks, and various houses show along waterfront. Photograph taken prior to 1917. Photograph by Winter and Pond

Panoramic Images 006 007
The top two images are among the few references to the Treadwell Mines seen in the album. At that time, the Treadwell mining group was the most powerful mining company in the world , but that did not prevent the aggressive Bart Thane from attempting a hostile takeover in 1915. He failed, but the cave—in at Treadwell in 1917 sealed the fate of the mines across the channel.

Fossum, Harold
Blackwell, Mike
Boily, Sean
Lasley, Mickey
Schrader, Jerry
Grummet, Mike
Garrison, Bob
Janes, Willette
Bonnet, Michelle
Millea, Mark and Esther
Gordon, Rich

mill
seascape
aerial
Douglas
treadwell
Ready Bullion
700' Mine
Mexican
docks
waterfront
Mining