B.S. Downing Eagle and Dawson Stage Line horse drawn sled, crossing the U.S. and Canada boundary line on the Yukon River, February 12, 1904

Benjamin S. Downing was born August 1861 in Maine. Before moving to Alaska in 1897, he was living in Rochester, New Hampshire, and working as a stock shipper. In 1900, he was living on the Yukon River north of Eagle and was working as a U.S. mail contractor. He also operated the B.S. Downing Eagle &...

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Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1904
Subjects:
Sleds & sleighs > Alaska
Transportation > Alaska
Horse teams > Alaska
Alaska > Boundaries
Northwest Territories > Boundaries
United States > Boundaries
Canada > Boundaries
B.S. Downing Eagle & Dawson Stage Line > Equipment & supplies > Alaska
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Canada
Dawson
Yukon river
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/warner/id/482
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Summary:Benjamin S. Downing was born August 1861 in Maine. Before moving to Alaska in 1897, he was living in Rochester, New Hampshire, and working as a stock shipper. In 1900, he was living on the Yukon River north of Eagle and was working as a U.S. mail contractor. He also operated the B.S. Downing Eagle & Dawson Stage Line. Caption on image: Cross the Boundry Line on the Yjkon, Feb. 12th, 1904. On verso of image: Boundry line between Alaska & N.W.T. Warner [2097] Filed in Alaska series.

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