Skagway, Alaska, October 1897.
Caption on image: ""Skaguay, October 1897"" ""Skaguay, October, 1897. The town of Skaguay at present has a population of nearly 3,000 and there is every reason to anticipate a considerable increase at an early date. Skaguay is of as much relative importance to the trail...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:laroche/117 2023-05-15T18:19:52+02:00 Skagway, Alaska, October 1897. La Roche, Frank University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. United States--Alaska--Skagway 1897 Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 72 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3. 8/1998. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/laroche/id/117 unknown Frank La Roche Photograph Collection Frank La Roche Photograph Collection. PH Coll 283 LAR228 La Roche 2108 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/laroche/id/117 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. Cities & towns--Alaska--Skagway Mountains--Alaska Skagway (Alaska) photograph; image StillImage 1897 ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:49:50Z Caption on image: ""Skaguay, October 1897"" ""Skaguay, October, 1897. The town of Skaguay at present has a population of nearly 3,000 and there is every reason to anticipate a considerable increase at an early date. Skaguay is of as much relative importance to the trail named after it as is its northern neighbor, Dyea, is to the Dyea Trail. A wagon road is being made from the town to Summit Lake, about twenty miles ahead, the work having been undertaken by a local transportation company. The road is to be fourteen feet wide, covered with gravel and if possible, to be kept open the year round. Skaguay has three docks which are shown in the photograph, and besides several hundred frame and log houses it has six hotels, fifteen restaurants and thirteen general merchandise stores."" (Frank La Roche, En Route to the Klondike, 1898) To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction/reproduction Please cite the Order Number Still Image Skagway Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections |
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Caption on image: ""Skaguay, October 1897"" ""Skaguay, October, 1897. The town of Skaguay at present has a population of nearly 3,000 and there is every reason to anticipate a considerable increase at an early date. Skaguay is of as much relative importance to the trail named after it as is its northern neighbor, Dyea, is to the Dyea Trail. A wagon road is being made from the town to Summit Lake, about twenty miles ahead, the work having been undertaken by a local transportation company. The road is to be fourteen feet wide, covered with gravel and if possible, to be kept open the year round. Skaguay has three docks which are shown in the photograph, and besides several hundred frame and log houses it has six hotels, fifteen restaurants and thirteen general merchandise stores."" (Frank La Roche, En Route to the Klondike, 1898) To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction/reproduction Please cite the Order Number |
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Skagway, Alaska, October 1897. |
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For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use |
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