Child near mining equipment, Nome, August 30, 1906
Whole families traveled to the Yukon and Alaskan gold fields. Some couples met there and raised families. Many children worked with their parents on mining claims. It was a rough environment for children. Temperatures in Nome during the winter of 1899-1900 ranged from -35 to +35 degrees Fahrenheit w...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/7271 2023-05-15T17:23:57+02:00 Child near mining equipment, Nome, August 30, 1906 Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950 Nome (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/7271 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection shs565 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7271 Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Seattle Historical Society Collection Children Gold rushes Prospecting equipment & supplies image; photograph ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:56:21Z Whole families traveled to the Yukon and Alaskan gold fields. Some couples met there and raised families. Many children worked with their parents on mining claims. It was a rough environment for children. Temperatures in Nome during the winter of 1899-1900 ranged from -35 to +35 degrees Fahrenheit with strong chilly winds. This photo of a child in Nome was taken in 1906 by Frank Nowell. It was undoubtedly posed. Nowell took many photos of the area which he sold as souvenirs to visitors and miners alike. Full title: A two year old miner who needs the money. Franklin Bench, Nome, Alaska. Aug. 30th, 1906 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w; 20 x 24 cm. Other/Unknown Material Nome Alaska Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Yukon |
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Whole families traveled to the Yukon and Alaskan gold fields. Some couples met there and raised families. Many children worked with their parents on mining claims. It was a rough environment for children. Temperatures in Nome during the winter of 1899-1900 ranged from -35 to +35 degrees Fahrenheit with strong chilly winds. This photo of a child in Nome was taken in 1906 by Frank Nowell. It was undoubtedly posed. Nowell took many photos of the area which he sold as souvenirs to visitors and miners alike. Full title: A two year old miner who needs the money. Franklin Bench, Nome, Alaska. Aug. 30th, 1906 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w; 20 x 24 cm. |
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Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950 |
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Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950 |
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Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950 |
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Child near mining equipment, Nome, August 30, 1906 |
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Child near mining equipment, Nome, August 30, 1906 |
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Child near mining equipment, Nome, August 30, 1906 |
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Child near mining equipment, Nome, August 30, 1906 |
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Child near mining equipment, Nome, August 30, 1906 |
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Nome Alaska Yukon |
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Nome 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 shs565 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7271 |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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