Cabins and mining activities near Nome, ca. 1905

By 1901, many of Alaska's small scale mining operations had been replaced by large industrial mining companies. Miners lived in camps near the mining operations. This B.B. Dobbs photo shows cabins and mining activities somewhere near Nome. Piles of pay dirt dwarf the small buildings. The small...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dobbs, B. B. (Beverly Bennett)
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Gold mining
Gold rushes
Houses
Tents
Privies
Stores & shops
Work camps
Nome
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7266
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Summary:By 1901, many of Alaska's small scale mining operations had been replaced by large industrial mining companies. Miners lived in camps near the mining operations. This B.B. Dobbs photo shows cabins and mining activities somewhere near Nome. Piles of pay dirt dwarf the small buildings. The small structure in the foreground may be an outhouse. The building to the far right, probably a commissary, has a sign reading "It pays to trade at Alaska Mercantile Company." 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w; 20 x 24 cm.

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