On the Deck of the SS Islander, 1898. Buildings; Government Black and white photograph of

Black and white photograph of a bucket line dredge that appears to be caught up in debris

The tripods appear to have cable running from it

Very faded black and white view of two men working at what appears to be a mining operation

Photograph of the Royal Alexandra Hotel

Photograph of four unidentified people sitting around a campfire

On the Deck of the SS Islander, 1898. Buildings; Government Black and white photograph ofCrowd on the deck of the SS Islander looking out onto the dock and houses of Douglas Island near Juneau, 1898. The crowd is dressed in winter coats and appears to be exclusively men. George Brownlee is at the beginning of his trip to the Klondike. A rather large church can be seen on the Island with some large under construction buildings.