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#FashionPlates were a way to portray styles and fashions through drawings and lithographs, before photography and modeling became the primary methods. These images come from the Daily Alaska Empire, 3/11/1929, 3/26/1931, and 10/3/1928.
It’s another #ChronAmParty and we’re looking at #FashionPlates from Alaskan newspapers from the 1910s through 1930s. From left to right these images come from the Valdez Daily Prospector, 9/15/1914, and the Cordova Daily Times, 11/3/1922.
In 1874 Cashman heard of a mining camp in British Columbia stricken by hunger and scurvy during winter. Along with several companions, she traveled by snowshoe for several weeks to carry supplies to the miners.
Newspapers: Douglas Island News, Cordova Daily Times, Daily Alaskan
Few people were as famous and well-liked in Alaska’s gold rush days as Nellie Cashman. Cashman was a prospector, philanthropist, and entrepreneur who spent several decades in the north and was known for her adventurous spirit and generosity.
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