Rail wharves at Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1899

By 1899, the port of Skagway had several large piers and a railroad line to Canada. This helped make Skagway, rather than Dyea, the main port of entry to the Yukon gold fields. This photo, probably taken around 1899, shows the rail wharves at Skagway. Freight and passengers could be unloaded here an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Callarman, F.A.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Gold rushes
Harbors
Piers & wharves
Railroad tracks
White Pass & Yukon Route (Firm)
Yukon
Canada
White Pass
Skagway
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7002
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Summary:By 1899, the port of Skagway had several large piers and a railroad line to Canada. This helped make Skagway, rather than Dyea, the main port of entry to the Yukon gold fields. This photo, probably taken around 1899, shows the rail wharves at Skagway. Freight and passengers could be unloaded here and loaded directly onto railroad cars for the trip through White Pass. Original title: Skagway, Alaska 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: gelatin, b&w; 17 x 24 cm.

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