Brainerd, Erastus

Name/Title

Brainerd, Erastus

Entry/Object ID

2025.001.036

Description

Photograph of Erastus Brainerd seated outside a log building. He is pictured holding a smoking pipe or cigar in his right hand and wearing casual attire. Likely c. late 1890s or early 1900s. Brainerd was an American journalist and art museum curator. During the Alaskan Gold Rush, he was the publicist who "sold the idea that Seattle was the Gateway to Alaska and the only such portal".

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Brainerd, Erastus

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Related Places

Place

City

Seattle, Washington

State/Province

Washington, Alaska

Region

Cascades and Plateau

Continent

North America

Country

United States of America

Related Events

Event

Alaska Gold Rush