Loading passengers for steamer "St. Paul," ca. 1903
There is no harbor at Nome, Alaska, and when the Nome gold rush started in 1899, there wasn't even a city. Even as the settlement grew, it was challenging for passengers to arrive or leave by sea. Vessels anchored in deep water and barges carried the passengers between the ship and the shore. T...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/7349 2023-05-15T15:43:44+02:00 Loading passengers for steamer "St. Paul," ca. 1903 Dobbs, B. B. (Beverly Bennett) 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/7349 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection shs9545 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7349 Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Seattle Historical Society Collection Arrivals & departures Barges Gold rushes Ships image; photograph ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:56:21Z There is no harbor at Nome, Alaska, and when the Nome gold rush started in 1899, there wasn't even a city. Even as the settlement grew, it was challenging for passengers to arrive or leave by sea. Vessels anchored in deep water and barges carried the passengers between the ship and the shore. The Sesnon Lighterage Company provided ferry service for both passengers and freight. In this photo, probably taken between 1900 and 1906, a load of passengers is being lifted into a barge. They first climbed on board a pallet on the structure to the right. The pallet was then lifted and hauled to the end of the boom before being lowered to the barge. The barge will take them to the steamer "St. Paul," anchored offshore in the Bering Sea. Needless to say, this couldn't be done in rough weather. Original title: Loading passengers for S.S. St. Paul Sesnon Lighterage Co., Nome 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w; 20 x 24 cm. Other/Unknown Material Bering Sea Nome Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Bering Sea |
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Arrivals & departures Barges Gold rushes Ships Dobbs, B. B. (Beverly Bennett) Loading passengers for steamer "St. Paul," ca. 1903 |
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There is no harbor at Nome, Alaska, and when the Nome gold rush started in 1899, there wasn't even a city. Even as the settlement grew, it was challenging for passengers to arrive or leave by sea. Vessels anchored in deep water and barges carried the passengers between the ship and the shore. The Sesnon Lighterage Company provided ferry service for both passengers and freight. In this photo, probably taken between 1900 and 1906, a load of passengers is being lifted into a barge. They first climbed on board a pallet on the structure to the right. The pallet was then lifted and hauled to the end of the boom before being lowered to the barge. The barge will take them to the steamer "St. Paul," anchored offshore in the Bering Sea. Needless to say, this couldn't be done in rough weather. Original title: Loading passengers for S.S. St. Paul Sesnon Lighterage Co., Nome 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w; 20 x 24 cm. |
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Dobbs, B. B. (Beverly Bennett) |
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Dobbs, B. B. (Beverly Bennett) |
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Dobbs, B. B. (Beverly Bennett) |
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Loading passengers for steamer "St. Paul," ca. 1903 |
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Loading passengers for steamer "St. Paul," ca. 1903 |
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Loading passengers for steamer "St. Paul," ca. 1903 |
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Loading passengers for steamer "St. Paul," ca. 1903 |
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Loading passengers for steamer "St. Paul," ca. 1903 |
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loading passengers for steamer "st. paul," ca. 1903 |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7349 |
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Nome (Alaska) |
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Bering Sea |
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Bering Sea Nome Alaska |
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Bering Sea Nome Alaska |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Seattle Historical Society Collection |
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Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection shs9545 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/7349 |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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