Docking Facilities in Alaska (1898)
Warning to merchants and shippers!."The old method of landing outfits and freight by boats and lighters on the beach at high water is dangerous and occasions great and unnecessary loss and damage.Insist on having your freight landed at the Dyea dock where it will be properly warehoused and care...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:advert/311 2023-05-15T16:00:23+02:00 Docking Facilities in Alaska (1898) Dyea Wharf & Tram University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division United States March 19, 1898 Scanned from text at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2008 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/advert/id/311 unknown Early Advertising ADV0104 University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [Digital ID Number or Negative Number] http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/advert/id/311 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ For information on permissions for use and reproductions pleasevisit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page:http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use Trade Register, Vol 10 (12), p. 25 University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Pacific Northwest Collection. 979.705 TRA Piers & wharves--Alaska--Dyea Shipping Docks--Alaska--Dyea Advertisement; text 1898 ftuwashingtonlib 2018-04-28T22:54:39Z Warning to merchants and shippers!."The old method of landing outfits and freight by boats and lighters on the beach at high water is dangerous and occasions great and unnecessary loss and damage.Insist on having your freight landed at the Dyea dock where it will be properly warehoused and cared for instead of being damaged on the beach and exposed to weather." During the Gold Rush, Dyea was a major destination for ships transporting stampeders. From its location on the Taiya River, prospectors traveled north over Chilkoot Pass to Lake Bennett, where they could float to Dawson City. In 1900, Dyea was abandoned by most of its inhabitants because of the construction of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad (in Skagway). Klondike Gold Rush Steamships, ferries and boats Transportation and communication Klondike Gold Rush Other/Unknown Material Dawson Skagway Alaska Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Chilkoot Pass ENVELOPE(-135.237,-135.237,59.699,59.699) Dawson City ENVELOPE(-139.433,-139.433,64.060,64.060) White Pass ENVELOPE(-135.143,-135.143,59.613,59.613) Yukon |
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Warning to merchants and shippers!."The old method of landing outfits and freight by boats and lighters on the beach at high water is dangerous and occasions great and unnecessary loss and damage.Insist on having your freight landed at the Dyea dock where it will be properly warehoused and cared for instead of being damaged on the beach and exposed to weather." During the Gold Rush, Dyea was a major destination for ships transporting stampeders. From its location on the Taiya River, prospectors traveled north over Chilkoot Pass to Lake Bennett, where they could float to Dawson City. In 1900, Dyea was abandoned by most of its inhabitants because of the construction of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad (in Skagway). Klondike Gold Rush Steamships, ferries and boats Transportation and communication Klondike Gold Rush |
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Docking Facilities in Alaska (1898) |
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