#134- 896

Case & Draper.

Type of Alaskan Amazon

[Original Photograph]. Juneau, Alaska: Case & Draper, 1906. Very good. Original photograph measuring 15.5 X 12.5 inches in decorative wooden frame. Dark gray matting with thin silver border. Small 1.5 inch tear to right side of photograph, but has been professionally repaired and is very subtle. A beautiful image with rich, soft textures.

Studio portrait of a young native woman against a black backdrop. She holds what appears to be a decorative bow and arrow in her hands. On her head she wears a bold headdress which matches the necklace around her neck. Around her waist is a fur and her nose is pierced. A strong image.

The W.H. Case and H.H. Draper photography studios opened in 1898, in a small tent in Skagway, Alaska. The partners later moved their business to a two-story building on Broadway near 4th Avenue, where they also sold curios, photographic supplies, Alaska Native handicrafts and game specimens. By 1907, the partnership between Case and Draper had been mutually dissolved; Draper kept the Skagway shop while Case opened a new store in Juneau (Alaska). Case and Draper were best known for their portraits and photographs of the life and customs of the Tlingit Indians, early Skagway and the Gold Rush of 1898. Their views were reproduced in a variety of Alaskan books, including the Soapy Smith Tragedy, and on postcards and White Pass &Yukon Railway souvenir playing cards. Collection includes views of southeast Alaska, portraits, and Tlingit Indians, 1898-1920.

Price:  $1500 US  Please Inquire

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