Excavations at the Pantheon Saloon

Anchorage, Alaska.: National Park Service. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. Light wrinkling to front and rear covers at the spine.; A highly-detailed assessment of an archeological excavation of this saloon in Skagway, Alaska. Converted from a hardware store to a saloon in 1898, the site assessment and cataloging of artifacts occurred during excavations in 1987, 1995, and 1996. At the time of this book's publishing, The Pantheon Saloon was being restored to its appearance of 1905-1907. Lists of 110 figures and 13 tables. The Appendices catalog found artifacts and examples are bottles, doll heads, dog collar tags, table china, cans, vials, suspender supports, toilet tank parts, lamp chimneys, toothbrush, whistles, and hundreds of items. The book covers the history of the saloon, the surrounding town, mining in the area, and gives a view of life in an Alaskan mining town at the turn of the century. Text contributions by Catherine Holder Spude, Thomas Wake, Ph.D., Linda Scott Cummings and Thomas E. Moutoux, Steve L. Martin, and Virginia S. Popper. Most drawings and photographs by K. Graham. Fold-out drawing of the excavated utility trench. Approximately 375 pages including main text and appendices A through M. In white wraps with black and white photos on front and rear covers. Clean and about Near Fine.; Archaeological Investigations in Skagway, Alaska; Vol. 9; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 375 pages .