Bridge on the lower Yukon River, Yukon Territory, circa 1898
Cover of photograph album. Cyanotype print. PH Coll 038.1. In the spring of 1898, the sternwheeler Philip B. Low began the journey to the interior Yukon gold fields at the mouth of the lower Yukon River at St. Michael, Alaska. The shipmaster was Henry Bailey and the crew probably consisted of seven...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/2940 2023-05-15T18:45:55+02:00 Bridge on the lower Yukon River, Yukon Territory, circa 1898 University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Canada--Yukon Territory 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. 2009. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2940 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC3783 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2940 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 Sternwheeler Philip B. Low photograph album. PH Coll 038 Bridges--Yukon Rivers--Yukon Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska) Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:03:53Z Cover of photograph album. Cyanotype print. PH Coll 038.1. In the spring of 1898, the sternwheeler Philip B. Low began the journey to the interior Yukon gold fields at the mouth of the lower Yukon River at St. Michael, Alaska. The shipmaster was Henry Bailey and the crew probably consisted of seven to fifteen men. Huskies were used as sled dogs to haul supplies and often accompanied miners to the gold fields During the Klondike Gold Rush, sternwheelers were often built at shipyards in Seattle, Victoria, Portland, and Vancouver, and then shipped and reassembled at the river site. Sternwheelers are paddle-wheel driven boats designed for travel on inland rivers. St. Michael, Alaska was a popular trading post and supply depot for miners traveling to the Yukon Valley gold fields. Other/Unknown Material Yukon river Alaska Huskies Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Yukon Canada St Michael ENVELOPE(58.492,58.492,-67.195,-67.195) |
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Cover of photograph album. Cyanotype print. PH Coll 038.1. In the spring of 1898, the sternwheeler Philip B. Low began the journey to the interior Yukon gold fields at the mouth of the lower Yukon River at St. Michael, Alaska. The shipmaster was Henry Bailey and the crew probably consisted of seven to fifteen men. Huskies were used as sled dogs to haul supplies and often accompanied miners to the gold fields During the Klondike Gold Rush, sternwheelers were often built at shipyards in Seattle, Victoria, Portland, and Vancouver, and then shipped and reassembled at the river site. Sternwheelers are paddle-wheel driven boats designed for travel on inland rivers. St. Michael, Alaska was a popular trading post and supply depot for miners traveling to the Yukon Valley gold fields. |
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Bridge on the lower Yukon River, Yukon Territory, circa 1898 |
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Bridge on the lower Yukon River, Yukon Territory, circa 1898 |
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Bridge on the lower Yukon River, Yukon Territory, circa 1898 |
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Bridge on the lower Yukon River, Yukon Territory, circa 1898 |
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University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Sternwheeler Philip B. Low photograph album. PH Coll 038 |
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Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC3783 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2940 |
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