Stern-wheel steamer YUKON at Eagle, Alaska, circa 1915
On verso of image: At Eagle, boat and barge Filed in Alaska--Cities--Eagle The YUKON, along with her sister ship ALASKA, was built in 1913 for the summer trade to Fairbanks from Whitehorse. (pg. 223) Notes from Gordon Newell, ed., The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest (Seattle: Su...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/88 2023-05-15T18:44:10+02:00 Stern-wheel steamer YUKON at Eagle, Alaska, circa 1915 University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division United States--Alaska--Eagle 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/88 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC1029 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/88 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 Alaska Photograph Collection Stern wheelers--American--Alaska--Eagle General stores--Alaska--Eagle Yukon (Steamer) Paddle steamers--Alaska--Eagle Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska) Eagle Trading Company (Eagle Alaska) Eagle (Alaska)--Buildings structures etc Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:02:44Z On verso of image: At Eagle, boat and barge Filed in Alaska--Cities--Eagle The YUKON, along with her sister ship ALASKA, was built in 1913 for the summer trade to Fairbanks from Whitehorse. (pg. 223) Notes from Gordon Newell, ed., The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest (Seattle: Superior Publishing Co, 1966) Eagle is located on the left bank of the Yukon River at the mouth of Mission Creek, 6 miles west of the Alaska-Canada boundary. It was established as a log house trading station called "Belle Isle" by Moses Mercier about 1874 and operated intermittently until its development as a mining camp in 1898. The village, then with a population of about 800, was platted and named "Eagle City" for the American eagles nesting on nearby Eagle Bluff. The Eagle post office was established in 1898 and the Valdez-Eagle telegraph line was completed in 1903. The U.S. Army established the "Eagle City Camp" in 1899 at Eagle. A year later Fort Egbert was built; it was abandoned in 1911. Eagle currently has a population of about 140 and many older buildings have been preserved. [Source: Donald Orth. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1967.]. Other/Unknown Material Whitehorse Yukon river Alaska Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Belle Isle ENVELOPE(-55.357,-55.357,51.942,51.942) Bluff The ENVELOPE(166.833,166.833,-78.533,-78.533) Canada Eagle Bluff ENVELOPE(-128.961,-128.961,69.716,69.716) Egbert ENVELOPE(-69.649,-69.649,-69.951,-69.951) Fairbanks Moses ENVELOPE(-99.183,-99.183,-74.550,-74.550) Newell ENVELOPE(-59.533,-59.533,-62.333,-62.333) Pacific Yukon |
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On verso of image: At Eagle, boat and barge Filed in Alaska--Cities--Eagle The YUKON, along with her sister ship ALASKA, was built in 1913 for the summer trade to Fairbanks from Whitehorse. (pg. 223) Notes from Gordon Newell, ed., The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest (Seattle: Superior Publishing Co, 1966) Eagle is located on the left bank of the Yukon River at the mouth of Mission Creek, 6 miles west of the Alaska-Canada boundary. It was established as a log house trading station called "Belle Isle" by Moses Mercier about 1874 and operated intermittently until its development as a mining camp in 1898. The village, then with a population of about 800, was platted and named "Eagle City" for the American eagles nesting on nearby Eagle Bluff. The Eagle post office was established in 1898 and the Valdez-Eagle telegraph line was completed in 1903. The U.S. Army established the "Eagle City Camp" in 1899 at Eagle. A year later Fort Egbert was built; it was abandoned in 1911. Eagle currently has a population of about 140 and many older buildings have been preserved. [Source: Donald Orth. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1967.]. |
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Stern-wheel steamer YUKON at Eagle, Alaska, circa 1915 |
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Stern-wheel steamer YUKON at Eagle, Alaska, circa 1915 |
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Stern-wheel steamer YUKON at Eagle, Alaska, circa 1915 |
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Stern-wheel steamer YUKON at Eagle, Alaska, circa 1915 |
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Stern-wheel steamer YUKON at Eagle, Alaska, circa 1915 |
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stern-wheel steamer yukon at eagle, alaska, circa 1915 |
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ENVELOPE(-55.357,-55.357,51.942,51.942) ENVELOPE(166.833,166.833,-78.533,-78.533) ENVELOPE(-128.961,-128.961,69.716,69.716) ENVELOPE(-69.649,-69.649,-69.951,-69.951) ENVELOPE(-99.183,-99.183,-74.550,-74.550) ENVELOPE(-59.533,-59.533,-62.333,-62.333) |
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Belle Isle Bluff The Canada Eagle Bluff Egbert Fairbanks Moses Newell Pacific Yukon |
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Belle Isle Bluff The Canada Eagle Bluff Egbert Fairbanks Moses Newell Pacific Yukon |
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Whitehorse Yukon river Alaska Yukon |
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Whitehorse Yukon river Alaska Yukon |
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Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC1029 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/88 |
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