Riverboat "White Horse," ca. 1905

The steamer "White Horse," nicknamed "The Old Gray Mare" was one of many Yukon River steamers which carried miners and other travelers to the Klondike gold fields near Dawson. At Five Finger Rapids, the Yukon divided into five channels around four rocky islands. The rapids were s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doody, J.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Gold rushes
Rivers
Sternwheelers
White Horse (Ship)
Yukon
Steamboat
Dawson
Yukon river
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/5506
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Summary:The steamer "White Horse," nicknamed "The Old Gray Mare" was one of many Yukon River steamers which carried miners and other travelers to the Klondike gold fields near Dawson. At Five Finger Rapids, the Yukon divided into five channels around four rocky islands. The rapids were so dangerous that a cable was installed and steamboats pulled themselves along through the channel. This photo, probably taken in 1905, shows the sternwheeled steamboat "White Horse" passing through Five Finger Rapids on the Yukon River. Original copy negative. Original photograph: Doody, J., 1905? Copied after 1905 by Webster & Stevens 1 negative: nitrate, b&w; 6.5 x 8.5 in.

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