Gold rush tent city, probably Lake Bennett, 1898
In early spring 1898, an estimated 10,000 gold seekers were camped on the shore of Lake Bennett waiting for the ice to clear. They assembled their supplies and built boats and scows to take them down the Yukon River. Until the railroad was completed in 1900, Bennett continued to be a major jumping o...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/7024 2023-05-15T18:45:58+02:00 Gold rush tent city, probably Lake Bennett, 1898 Unknown Bennett Lake (Yukon) Scanned from original photograph using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7024 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection shs15876 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7024 Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Seattle Historical Society Collection Camps Cities & towns Gold rushes Tents image; photograph ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:56:11Z In early spring 1898, an estimated 10,000 gold seekers were camped on the shore of Lake Bennett waiting for the ice to clear. They assembled their supplies and built boats and scows to take them down the Yukon River. Until the railroad was completed in 1900, Bennett continued to be a major jumping off spot for the Klondike gold fields. This photo, probably taken in 1898, shows the tent city at Bennett during the height of the Klondike stampede. In addition to the news depot and stationery store (near center), the town had three hotels, a bakery, a photo studio, and other businesses. 1 photographic print: gelatin, b&w; 20 x 25 cm. Other/Unknown Material Yukon river Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Yukon |
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In early spring 1898, an estimated 10,000 gold seekers were camped on the shore of Lake Bennett waiting for the ice to clear. They assembled their supplies and built boats and scows to take them down the Yukon River. Until the railroad was completed in 1900, Bennett continued to be a major jumping off spot for the Klondike gold fields. This photo, probably taken in 1898, shows the tent city at Bennett during the height of the Klondike stampede. In addition to the news depot and stationery store (near center), the town had three hotels, a bakery, a photo studio, and other businesses. 1 photographic print: gelatin, b&w; 20 x 25 cm. |
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Gold rush tent city, probably Lake Bennett, 1898 |
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Bennett Lake (Yukon) |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Seattle Historical Society Collection |
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Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection shs15876 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7024 |
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