Northwest History. Alaska. Fires.

Nome Records Still Burn: Glowing Mass Revealed When Concrete Vault Opened. NOME RECOEDS STILL BURN Glowing Mass Revealed When Concrete Vault Opened. NOME, Alaska, Oct. 7. UP)—The fires of Nome still burned today, for officials opened the concrete vault of the United States courthouse and found the c...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1934
Subjects:
Nome
Alaska
concrete vault
the United States
gold city
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Pacific
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90993
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Summary:Nome Records Still Burn: Glowing Mass Revealed When Concrete Vault Opened. NOME RECOEDS STILL BURN Glowing Mass Revealed When Concrete Vault Opened. NOME, Alaska, Oct. 7. UP)—The fires of Nome still burned today, for officials opened the concrete vault of the United States courthouse and found the charred records glowing. They were opened for the first time since the $3,000,000 fire that glutted itself on this gold city. Records of the marshal's office were almost completely destroyed, but the files of the district clerk appeared in good condition.

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