Northwest History. Alaska. Fires.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1939
• Subjects: gold town; flames; Nome; Alaska; A. C. Grabbert; Kelso; Wash.; the Arctic beach; Golden Gate hotel; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th century; Arctic; Golden Gate; Pacific
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90992

Flames Destroy Famous Gold Town. FLAMES DESTROY FAMOUS GOLD TOWN -- This is the first Photograph showing the flames actually burning Nome, Alaska, September 17. It was taken by A. C. Grabbert, Kelso, Wash., a dentist who had gone to the famous gold city to prospect during the summer. He had to run s...