Cabin damaged by ice, Dawson, Yukon Territory, ca. 1899.
Retouched photograph. PH Coll 246.53 [Meed journal: "On the hillside back of Dawson. Winter scene. While the owner of this cabin was away "up the creeks", a live spring sprouted up through the floor, the water freezing constantly as the height increases. When the man returned after se...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:meed/182 2023-05-15T16:00:17+02:00 Cabin damaged by ice, Dawson, Yukon Territory, ca. 1899. University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Canada--Yukon Territory--Dawson Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 72 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3. 5/1998. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/meed/id/182 unknown William E. Meed Collection William E. Meed Photograph Collection. PH Coll 246 MEE009 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/meed/id/182 Purchase. 1989. 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 Ice--Yukon--Dawson Log cabins--Yukon--Dawson Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:50:49Z Retouched photograph. PH Coll 246.53 [Meed journal: "On the hillside back of Dawson. Winter scene. While the owner of this cabin was away "up the creeks", a live spring sprouted up through the floor, the water freezing constantly as the height increases. When the man returned after several days, he found entering impossible. Peeping through the window, he saw about 3 feet of solid ice that had buried his food supplies, his stove, the bed and blocked the door. Some water had seeped through the upright logs and was frozen outside as seen in the photo. All efforts to stop the flow were unavailing. It continued to rise and freeze until it reached to roof and thus the owner was deprived of his home by Jack Frost."] 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 Other/Unknown Material Dawson Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Canada Yukon |
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Retouched photograph. PH Coll 246.53 [Meed journal: "On the hillside back of Dawson. Winter scene. While the owner of this cabin was away "up the creeks", a live spring sprouted up through the floor, the water freezing constantly as the height increases. When the man returned after several days, he found entering impossible. Peeping through the window, he saw about 3 feet of solid ice that had buried his food supplies, his stove, the bed and blocked the door. Some water had seeped through the upright logs and was frozen outside as seen in the photo. All efforts to stop the flow were unavailing. It continued to rise and freeze until it reached to roof and thus the owner was deprived of his home by Jack Frost."] 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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Cabin damaged by ice, Dawson, Yukon Territory, ca. 1899. |
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Purchase. 1989. 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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