Group of men and women standing behind sleds loaded with caribou horns with dog sled team in foreground, possibly Circle City, Alaska, probably between 1898 and 1900

Probably one of Benjamin S. Downing's teams. 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 con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Warner, Arthur Churchill, 1864-1943
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1898
Subjects:
Sleds & sleighs > Alaska > Circle City
Antlers > Alaska > Circle City
Reindeer
Dog teams > Alaska > Circle City
Yukon
Dawson
Yukon river
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/warner/id/527
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Summary:Probably one of Benjamin S. Downing's teams. 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: A Load of Caribou Horns Warner [2096] Filed in Alaska series.

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