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Photographic views taken during the Alaska gold rush /
BANC PIC 1973.054--LANLOCAL
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Title:
Photographic views taken during the Alaska gold rushCreator/Contributor:
Metcalf, Charles H., creatorAbstract:
Slides relating to the Alaska/Yukon gold rush at the end of the 19th century. Views include trails, town construction, mining,
settlements, camps, dog sleds, etc. There are also photos of local Indian populations (Tarku, Malamute), their activities
and homes. Several views of totem poles are also included. The following locations are frequently pictured: the Yukon River,
Fort Wrangell, the Dyea trail, Lake Bennett, Dawson City, and others. Some Washington state locations, such as Tacoma and
Seattle, are also included.
Date:
1896-1899 (issued)Subject:
n-cn-yk -- n-us-ak -- n-us-waGold mines and mining -- Alaska -- Photographs
Sled dogs -- Photographs
Totem poles -- Alaska -- Photographs
Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Photographs
Chiens de traîneaux -- Photographies
Mâts totémiques -- Alaska -- Photographies
Peuples autochtones -- Alaska -- Photographies
Gold mines and mining
Indians of North America
Sled dogs
Totem poles
Tacoma (Wash.) -- Pictorial works
Dawson (Yukon) -- Pictorial works
Alaska -- Pictorial works
Yukon -- Pictorial works
Dyea (Alaska) -- Pictorial works
Alaska -- Ouvrages illustrés
Alaska
Alaska -- Dyea (Skagway)
Washington (State) -- Tacoma
Yukon
Yukon -- Dawson
Note:
by Charles H. Metcalf.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Most slides copyrighted: "1897, by Chas H. Metcalf, Detroit."
Another set of these slides was given (presumably by the photographer) to the Alaska Territorial Museum, plus a partial set
to the University of Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
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Type:
graphicPhotographs.
Pictorial works.
Lantern slides.
Physical Description:
slide
68 slides : lantern, some handcolored.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1973.054--LANLOCAL
Origin:
AlaskaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.