Alaska
A group of 3 photographs of Alaska scenes incl. the finish line of the 6th Annual All Alaska Sweep Stakes in Nome. 1910s.

10 x 8 in. silver gelatin photograph featuring a large crowd of people gathered near the finish line of the "6th Annual All Alaska Sweepe [sic] Stakes" in Nome by H. G. Kaiser, 1913. Captioned and credited in the negative. Verso with pencil inscription reading, "mama and I at the finish of the races. I marked an x so you can easily find us." To the left side of the image, two women in coats and fur hats can be seen walking in the direction of the camera, and there are two small penciled "x" marks over their heads.

The All Alaska Sweepstakes was a yearly dog-sled race held in April from 1908 to 1917. It saw mushers race from Nome to Candle and back again.

[With:] 9 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. silver gelatin photograph of the "Mexican Hose Team" racing with their cart down a dirt road lined with onlookers. Treadwell, AK, 4 July 1912. Captioned and credited in the negative.

Treadwell was home to four gold mines including the Mexican Mine and the Ready Bullion Mine. It seems that each mine had its own hose team, and perhaps what is captured in this image is a race that took place as part of Independence Day festivities in the town.

[With:] 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. silver gelatin photograph of an Independence Day parade in Nome, Alaska by Lomen Bros, 4 July 1917. Captioned and credited in the negative. Vehicles decorated with American flags drive down a paved road lined with spectators. The storefronts also display American flags in the windows.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.