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William Gilcher collection

  • CA yuk yuk-348
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1900-1901]

The collection consists of photographs of Gilcher's tin shop in Dawson City, Yukon and of the men in the Dawson Sheet Metal Workers Union Hall, as well as a dance program to the Dawson Fire Department's first annual ball April 20, 1900.

Gilcher, William

William Braga fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-790
  • Fonds
  • Copied 2006 (originally created 1942-1987)

The fonds consists of 181 digital photographs scanned from slides and prints loaned to the Yukon Archives by William Braga. The images include many scenes of Dawson City, Yukon - buildings, scenic views, people, the building of the dike in 1987, and a visit by Prince Philip in 1959. Also included are photographs of the Arlington Roadhouse, Johnsons Crossing, a dredge at Sixty Mile, Whitehorse, Miles Canyon, and work camps on the Canol Road. Some people are identified including the students of the Dawson City high school class of 1942.

Braga, William, b. ca. 1928

William D. Taylor collection

  • CA yuk yuk-841
  • Collection
  • Copied 1993 (originally created [ca. 1910-ca. 1933])

The collection consists of photographs of the steamers Thistle and Kluahne and a homemade snowmobile at Champagne, Yukon. Identified people include Frank Slim, John Drury, Isaac Taylor, Charlie Burns, Harold Newton, Albert Taylor, Norman Ryder and Captain Jackson.

Taylor, William D., 1912-1998

William F. Manson fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-555
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1898-1900?]

The fonds consists of William Francis Manson's account discussing the town of Quesnel, B.C. circa 1900 and the effectiveness of law enforcement in the region. Manson writes about the numerous gold seekers he met on their way to the Klondike Gold Fields in the Yukon around 1898 and their ill-preparedness for the journey. He found that they were green-horns in their business dealings and in overestimating the speed they could make and the supplies they could reasonably expect to carry.

Manson, William Francis

William B. Ballou fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-87
  • Fonds
  • Copied [ca. 1982] (originally created 1889-1918)

The fonds consists of photocopies of William Ballou's correspondence from 1889-1918. There are letters written to his mother and other relatives, as well as some maps and newspaper clippings. Most of the letters are written from the Rampart, Alaska area.

Ballou, William B., 18- -19-

William A. Moffat fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-605
  • Fonds
  • Copied before 1987 (originally created 1898-1900)

The fonds consists of copies of papers relating to the death of Alexander F. Moffat, as applied for by his brother William. Included are William Moffat's application to the Renfrew Surrogate Court in Ontario for Letters of Administration of his brother's estate, and Deeds of Renunciation completed by the remainder of Alexander F. Moffat's surviving immediate family. Included also is the report completed by Corporal G.M. Skirving of the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) who was sent from Dawson City, Yukon to the Porcupine and Peel rivers in search of information respecting the Moffat party; and a typed copy of the last letter Alexander (Roy) Moffat wrote, addressed to other members of his travelling party.

Moffat, William A., 1874?-1951?

William A. Geddes fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-340
  • Fonds
  • Copied 1977 (originally created [ca.1920-1943])

This fonds consists of copies of photographs which mainly depict Anglican Church activities and clergy throughout the Yukon. Subjects include churches, mission schools, hostels, First Nations people, children, events and activities at Carcross, Dawson City, Mayo, Moosehide, Old Crow and Whitehorse, as well as a number of individuals, many of whom are identified and listed in the inventory.

Geddes, William A.

Will Childs fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-215
  • Fonds
  • Copied 1984 (originally created 1899-1900)

The fonds consists of photocopies of two hand-written letters sent from Whitehorse and Dawson City, by Will Childs, to his brother and sister, Mary. The letters are dated November 25, 1899 and June 14, 1900. He describes his experiences travelling to the Klondike, and in Dawson City, Yukon. He gives details of the cost of living in Dawson City and the tough life of a miner.

Childs, Will, b. 1879

Willard Kuhlman fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-513
  • Fonds
  • 1951-1952

The fonds consists of original photographs taken by Willard Kuhlman during the course of the joint U.S. and Canadian military exercise "Operation Eager Beaver" in the Kluane area between 1951 and 1952. The photographs document the construction of airstrips and buildings, Kluane Camp, Fort Beaver, and scenes of Whitehorse, Yukon. The fonds also includes postcards of Whitehorse with typewritten correspondence on the verso relating to military and camp life.

Kuhlman, William

Whitney and Pedlar fonds

  • CA yuk yuk-941
  • Fonds
  • Microfilmed 1985 (originally created 1906-1924)

The fonds consists of account ledgers for the firm of Whitney and Pedlar, Whitehorse, Yukon, 1906-1924. The first ledger is accounts receivable, 1906-1911. The second ledger is accounts payable for 1912-1924. Both ledgers include an alphabetical index. The ledgers include accounts of Whitney and Pedlar branch stores, accounts with various banks and with individuals.

Whitney and Pedlar

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