Two men outside A. Dinkelspiel's Alaska Outfitting Company, Nome, probably between 1899 and 1900

Gold was discovered on the Nome beaches in the Summer of 1899. By Spring of 1900, thousands had arrived for the gold rush. Adolph Dinkelspiel and his brother Joseph were born in Germany in 1848 and 1845, respectively. In 1900, Joseph was running the Dinkelspiel store in Nome, while Adolph lived in S...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Warner, Arthur Churchill, 1864-1943
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1899
Subjects:
General stores > Alaska > Nome
Wooden buildings > Alaska > Nome
Streets > Alaska > Nome
Nome (Alaska)
Alaska Outfitting Company
Adolph
Nome
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/warner/id/407
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Summary:Gold was discovered on the Nome beaches in the Summer of 1899. By Spring of 1900, thousands had arrived for the gold rush. Adolph Dinkelspiel and his brother Joseph were born in Germany in 1848 and 1845, respectively. In 1900, Joseph was running the Dinkelspiel store in Nome, while Adolph lived in Seattle with his family. By 1910, both Adolph and Joseph had died, and Adolph's widow, Bella, was head of household in Seattle. [Source: U.S. Census] Warner 106 Filed in Alaska series.

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