Miles Canyon, ca. 1898
Miles Canyon was one of the most dangerous parts of the Yukon River between Lake Bennett and Dawson. It was only 100 feet wide, with steep cliffs, a whirlpool midway, and a large rock at the lower end. The gold rush stampeders could pay professional guides to take them through the canyon, but many c...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/7246 2023-05-15T16:00:21+02:00 Miles Canyon, ca. 1898 Hegg, Eric A., 1867-1948 Miles Canyon (Yukon); Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska) Scanned from original photograph using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, 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/7246 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection shs48 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7246 Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Seattle Historical Society Collection Gold rushes Rapids Rivers image; photograph ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:56:21Z Miles Canyon was one of the most dangerous parts of the Yukon River between Lake Bennett and Dawson. It was only 100 feet wide, with steep cliffs, a whirlpool midway, and a large rock at the lower end. The gold rush stampeders could pay professional guides to take them through the canyon, but many couldn't afford the expense. This photo shows Miles Canyon around 1898. That summer, a wooden-railed tramway was completed around Miles Canyon and White Horse Rapids, and travelers who could afford it could ride around the canyon in safety. 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w; 22 x 27 cm. Other/Unknown Material Dawson Yukon river Alaska Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Miles Canyon ENVELOPE(-135.034,-135.034,60.666,60.666) Yukon |
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Miles Canyon was one of the most dangerous parts of the Yukon River between Lake Bennett and Dawson. It was only 100 feet wide, with steep cliffs, a whirlpool midway, and a large rock at the lower end. The gold rush stampeders could pay professional guides to take them through the canyon, but many couldn't afford the expense. This photo shows Miles Canyon around 1898. That summer, a wooden-railed tramway was completed around Miles Canyon and White Horse Rapids, and travelers who could afford it could ride around the canyon in safety. 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w; 22 x 27 cm. |
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Hegg, Eric A., 1867-1948 |
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Hegg, Eric A., 1867-1948 |
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Hegg, Eric A., 1867-1948 |
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Miles Canyon, ca. 1898 |
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Miles Canyon, ca. 1898 |
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Miles Canyon, ca. 1898 |
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Miles Canyon, ca. 1898 |
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Miles Canyon (Yukon); Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska) |
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ENVELOPE(-135.034,-135.034,60.666,60.666) |
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Miles Canyon Yukon |
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Miles Canyon Yukon |
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Dawson Yukon river Alaska Yukon |
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Dawson Yukon river Alaska 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 shs48 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7246 |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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