Henry Jacob Goetzman (b. 1864) 

Henry Jacob Goetzman ran a professional photography studio in Dawson from 1898 to 1904. Henry’s wife, Mary W., and daughter Edith were also involved in the business.((“H.J. Goetzman.” //Wikipedia,// 2024 website: H. J. Goetzman - Wikipedia)) Mary gave her occupation as photographer in the 1901 Canada census. Henry Goetzman left Dawson in 1904, but Mary stayed in Dawson and continued the business. Correspondence between two rival Dawson photographers, Duclos and Larson, indicated that ‘old lady Goetzman’ got into financial trouble and owed $3,400 but was helped out by Rev. Grant lending her that amount. In 1905, Duclos was complaining that Mary Goetzman was cutting in on his portrait business when competition from others was stiff.((Correspondence from J.E.N. Duclos to P.E. Larson, 8 May 1905, Alaska State Library, Manuscript Collection 30, folder 2-10.))
	
At the peak of the gold rush, Geotzman employed seven photographers who traveled the region capturing images of Dawson and the Klondike gold fields. A photo album, released in January 1901, included images of Wrangell, Alaska, the White Pass, the Yukon River, Eagle, Alaska, St. Michael near the mouth of the Yukon River, and Nome, Alaska. In October 1902, White Pass & Yukon Roue used Goetzman photos to advertise their transportation company.((“H.J. Goetzman Klondike gold rush photographs, 1897-1903.” //Archivegrid,// 2024 website: ArchiveGrid : H.J. Goetzman Klondike gold rush photographs, 1897-1903)) The Alaska/Northern Commercial Company commissioned Goetzman photographers to produce promotional photographs of their Dawson property and staff.((Margaret Archibald, //A Substantial Expresssion of Confidence: The Northern Commercial Company Store, Dawson, 1897-1951.//  Environment Canada, National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, 1982: 66.))
	
The Goetzman studio was located in several places in Dawson and the final studio, including negatives and photography supplies, was sold to J. Morte and H. Craig when Goetzman moved to San Francisco in 1904.((“H.J. Goetzman Klondike gold rush photographs, 1897-1903.” //Archivegrid,// 2024 website: ArchiveGrid : H.J. Goetzman Klondike gold rush photographs, 1897-1903))

Many Geotzman negatives were lost in a 1907 fire. The University of Washington Libraries in Seattle, Washington and the University of Alaska Fairbanks have collections of Goetzman photographs.((“H.J. Goetzman Klondike gold rush photographs, 1897-1903.” //Archivegrid,// 2024 website: ArchiveGrid : H.J. Goetzman Klondike gold rush photographs, 1897-1903))