Crowded barge docking at Nome waterfront, June 9, 1906

The coastal waters were too shallow for large ships, so smaller skiffs and barges were used to lighter freight and passengers form the ships to shore. Caption on photo: Landing at Nome, Alaska. Original negative created by B.B. Dobbs (Dobbs 844). Printed by Lomen Bros. with added Lomen Bros. Studio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dobbs, B. B. (Beverly Bennett)
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Barges
Crowds > Alaska > Nome
Spectators > Alaska > Nome
Piers & wharves > Alaska > Nome
Waterfronts > Alaska > Nome
Nome (Alaska) > Buildings
structures
etc.
Docks > Alaska > Nome
Nome
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/6141
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Summary:The coastal waters were too shallow for large ships, so smaller skiffs and barges were used to lighter freight and passengers form the ships to shore. Caption on photo: Landing at Nome, Alaska. Original negative created by B.B. Dobbs (Dobbs 844). Printed by Lomen Bros. with added Lomen Bros. Studio signature and number. PH Coll 328.553

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