United States Wireless Telegraph Station, Port Safety, October 2, 1905

• Main Author: Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1905
• Subjects: Telegraph offices > Alaska > Port Safety; Telegraph stations > Alaska > Port Safety; Nome; Seward Peninsula; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/nowell/id/147

Caption on image: U.S. Wireless Telegraph Station, Port Safety, Alaska. Oct. 2d 1905. Photo by F.H. Nowell, 4525. Port Safety is on a spit between Safety and Norton Sounds, 6 miles east of Cape Nome and 14 miles southwest of Solomon, Seward Peninsula. It was the site of a mining camp established in the summer of 1900 at the height of the Nome gold rush. Safety Post Office was established here in 1900 and discontinued in 1902. (pg. 773) Notes from Donald Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1967) 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