Soldiers, barracks, and construction materials, Fort Davis, Alaska, circa 1900

On verso of image: Fort Davis, Alaska PH Coll 877.5 Fort Davis is located at the mouth of Nome River at Norton Sound, 4 miles southeast of Nome on the Seward Peninsula. It was a U.S. Army post established in 1900 and named for General Jefferson Columbus Davis, commander of the military district of A...

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Soldiers > American > Alaska > Fort Davis Barracks > American > Alaska > Fort Davis Military facilities > American > Alaska > Fort Davis Building materials > Alaska > Fort Davis Lumber > Alaska > Fort Davis Group portraits
Military bases
American > Alaska > Fort Davis Fort Davis (Alaska) > Buildings
structures
etc
Norton Sound
Nome
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
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spelling ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/167 2023-05-15T17:23:55+02:00 Soldiers, barracks, and construction materials, Fort Davis, Alaska, circa 1900 University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division United States--Alaska--Fort Davis Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/167 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC1024 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/167 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Walter R. Bennett Nome and Fort Davis Photograph Collection. PH Coll 877 Soldiers--American--Alaska--Fort Davis Barracks--American--Alaska--Fort Davis Military facilities--American--Alaska--Fort Davis Building materials--Alaska--Fort Davis Lumber--Alaska--Fort Davis Group portraits Military bases American--Alaska--Fort Davis Fort Davis (Alaska)--Buildings structures etc Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:02:44Z On verso of image: Fort Davis, Alaska PH Coll 877.5 Fort Davis is located at the mouth of Nome River at Norton Sound, 4 miles southeast of Nome on the Seward Peninsula. It was a U.S. Army post established in 1900 and named for General Jefferson Columbus Davis, commander of the military district of Alaska in 1867. Much unrest resulted from claim jumping, filing errors, and lack of authority at the outset of the Nome gold rush in 1899 and 1900. The Army was stationed here to maintain order.[Source: Donald Orth. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1967.] Other/Unknown Material Nome Seward Peninsula Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Norton Sound ENVELOPE(69.507,69.507,-49.202,-49.202)
institution Open Polar
collection University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections
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topic Soldiers--American--Alaska--Fort Davis Barracks--American--Alaska--Fort Davis Military facilities--American--Alaska--Fort Davis Building materials--Alaska--Fort Davis Lumber--Alaska--Fort Davis Group portraits
Military bases
American--Alaska--Fort Davis Fort Davis (Alaska)--Buildings
structures
etc
spellingShingle Soldiers--American--Alaska--Fort Davis Barracks--American--Alaska--Fort Davis Military facilities--American--Alaska--Fort Davis Building materials--Alaska--Fort Davis Lumber--Alaska--Fort Davis Group portraits
Military bases
American--Alaska--Fort Davis Fort Davis (Alaska)--Buildings
structures
etc
Soldiers, barracks, and construction materials, Fort Davis, Alaska, circa 1900
topic_facet Soldiers--American--Alaska--Fort Davis Barracks--American--Alaska--Fort Davis Military facilities--American--Alaska--Fort Davis Building materials--Alaska--Fort Davis Lumber--Alaska--Fort Davis Group portraits
Military bases
American--Alaska--Fort Davis Fort Davis (Alaska)--Buildings
structures
etc
description On verso of image: Fort Davis, Alaska PH Coll 877.5 Fort Davis is located at the mouth of Nome River at Norton Sound, 4 miles southeast of Nome on the Seward Peninsula. It was a U.S. Army post established in 1900 and named for General Jefferson Columbus Davis, commander of the military district of Alaska in 1867. Much unrest resulted from claim jumping, filing errors, and lack of authority at the outset of the Nome gold rush in 1899 and 1900. The Army was stationed here to maintain order.[Source: Donald Orth. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1967.]
author2 University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
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title Soldiers, barracks, and construction materials, Fort Davis, Alaska, circa 1900
title_short Soldiers, barracks, and construction materials, Fort Davis, Alaska, circa 1900
title_full Soldiers, barracks, and construction materials, Fort Davis, Alaska, circa 1900
title_fullStr Soldiers, barracks, and construction materials, Fort Davis, Alaska, circa 1900
title_full_unstemmed Soldiers, barracks, and construction materials, Fort Davis, Alaska, circa 1900
title_sort soldiers, barracks, and construction materials, fort davis, alaska, circa 1900
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op_coverage United States--Alaska--Fort Davis
long_lat ENVELOPE(69.507,69.507,-49.202,-49.202)
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genre Nome
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
genre_facet Nome
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
op_source University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Walter R. Bennett Nome and Fort Davis Photograph Collection. PH Coll 877
op_relation Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
AWC1024
http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/167
op_rights For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use
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