Hydraulic mining operation on Nome Beach, September 23, 1904

Caption on image: 1199. Nowell, 1904. On verso of image: Hydraulic mine on Nome Beach, Sept. 23, 1904 In June 1899, gold was found on the beaches of Nome, and by August, a number of men were prospecting the beaches. The news of the gold strike was carried to the States that winter and in early summe...

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Main Author: Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1904
Subjects:
Gold mines and mining > Alaska > Nome
Gold miners > Alaska > Nome
Hydraulic mining > Alaska > Nome
The Beaches
Nome
Alaska
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spelling ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:nowell/35 2023-05-15T17:23:54+02:00 Hydraulic mining operation on Nome Beach, September 23, 1904 Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950 University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. United States--Alaska--Nome September 23, 1904 Silver gelatin, b&w : 8 x 10 in. Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2002. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/nowell/id/35 unknown Frank H. Nowell Photographs Frank H. Nowell Photograph Collection. PH Coll 316 NOW064 Nowell 1199 1199 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/nowell/id/35 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ 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 Gold mines and mining--Alaska--Nome Gold miners--Alaska--Nome Hydraulic mining--Alaska--Nome Photograph; image 1904 ftuwashingtonlib 2021-07-31T22:54:11Z Caption on image: 1199. Nowell, 1904. On verso of image: Hydraulic mine on Nome Beach, Sept. 23, 1904 In June 1899, gold was found on the beaches of Nome, and by August, a number of men were prospecting the beaches. The news of the gold strike was carried to the States that winter and in early summer 1900 the rush was on. At the peak that summer, there were 30,000 people at Nome, but 16,000 left in 13 weeks. (pg. 694) 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 Other/Unknown Material Nome Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections The Beaches ENVELOPE(-56.832,-56.832,49.583,49.583)
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Gold miners--Alaska--Nome
Hydraulic mining--Alaska--Nome
spellingShingle Gold mines and mining--Alaska--Nome
Gold miners--Alaska--Nome
Hydraulic mining--Alaska--Nome
Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950
Hydraulic mining operation on Nome Beach, September 23, 1904
topic_facet Gold mines and mining--Alaska--Nome
Gold miners--Alaska--Nome
Hydraulic mining--Alaska--Nome
description Caption on image: 1199. Nowell, 1904. On verso of image: Hydraulic mine on Nome Beach, Sept. 23, 1904 In June 1899, gold was found on the beaches of Nome, and by August, a number of men were prospecting the beaches. The news of the gold strike was carried to the States that winter and in early summer 1900 the rush was on. At the peak that summer, there were 30,000 people at Nome, but 16,000 left in 13 weeks. (pg. 694) 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
author2 University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
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author Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950
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author_sort Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950
title Hydraulic mining operation on Nome Beach, September 23, 1904
title_short Hydraulic mining operation on Nome Beach, September 23, 1904
title_full Hydraulic mining operation on Nome Beach, September 23, 1904
title_fullStr Hydraulic mining operation on Nome Beach, September 23, 1904
title_full_unstemmed Hydraulic mining operation on Nome Beach, September 23, 1904
title_sort hydraulic mining operation on nome beach, september 23, 1904
publishDate 1904
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Alaska
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op_relation Frank H. Nowell Photographs
Frank H. Nowell Photograph Collection. PH Coll 316
NOW064
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