▁Career ▁When ▁the ▁Curt is ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Washington ▁state ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁Edward ▁and ▁As ah el ▁were ▁just ▁te en agers . ▁As ▁their ▁care ers ▁grew , ▁their ▁choice ▁of ▁subjects ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁different . ▁Edward ▁spent ▁ 3 3 ▁years ▁document ing ▁the ▁traditional ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁American ▁Indians . ▁As ah el ▁photograph ed ▁Washington ' s ▁natural ▁resources ▁and ▁related ▁indust ries , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁early ▁cities ▁of ▁Washington ▁state , ▁historic ▁events , ▁and ▁its ▁population . ▁ ▁As ah el ' s ▁brother , ▁Edward ▁Sher iff ▁Curt is , ▁supported ▁the ▁family ▁by ▁opening ▁a ▁phot ography ▁studio ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁and ▁As ah el ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁the ▁brothers ▁agreed ▁that ▁As ah el ▁should ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁Y uk on ▁and ▁document ▁the ▁Kl ond ike ▁Gold ▁R ush . ▁As ah el ▁remained ▁there ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁altern ately ▁taking ▁pictures ▁and ▁working ▁a ▁small ▁and ▁largely ▁un product ive ▁claim . ▁As ah el ▁launched ▁his ▁phot ography ▁career ▁with ▁that ▁two ▁year ▁trip ▁to ▁Al aska ▁and ▁the ▁Kl ond ike . ▁Charles ▁A ins worth , ▁his ▁min ing ▁partner , ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁many ▁gold - se ek ing ▁min ers ▁As ah el ▁photograph ed ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁After ▁working