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View from aboard the Steamship Steamer CORWIN off of Nome showing dogsled teams on ice hauling freight from ship, 1907 (NOWELL 153)

View from aboard the Steamship Steamer CORWIN off of Nome showing dogs...

Caption on image: Dog teams hauling freight from Str. Corwin 5 miles at sea. F.H. Nowell, 5383 Subjects (LCTGM): Dog teams--Alaska--Nome; Sleds & sleighs--Alaska--Nome; Ships--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Co... More

Steamer HUMBOLDT with passengers departing for Nome, June 2, 1901 (TRANSPORT 528)

Steamer HUMBOLDT with passengers departing for Nome, June 2, 1901 (TRA...

On verso of image: S.S. Humboldt ready to leave for Nome, 6-2-1901 . Originally built as a lumber carrying steam schooner, the Humboldt was converted to a passenger and freight steamer for the Klondike gold ru... More

Dog team hauling a cart on a wooden sidewalk, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 99)

Dog team hauling a cart on a wooden sidewalk, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (H...

Caption on image: "Dog team Express. Nome Alaska" Original image in Hegg Album 11, page 38 . Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1238; copied by Webster and Stevens 91.A . Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): ... More

Groups of men with supplies on the beach preparing to depart for destinations on the mainland United States, Nome, Alaska, ca (HESTER 2)

Groups of men with supplies on the beach preparing to depart for desti...

Shows small boats probably ferrying men to an awaiting steamship Caption on image: "Embarking at Nome for the States/ W. Hester, photo, Seattle" No. 172 appears in lower left hand corner of image . Nome Gol... More

Three miners using rocker to mine gold, vicinity of Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 153)

Three miners using rocker to mine gold, vicinity of Nome, Alaska, ca 1...

On verso of image: "Anvil mouth Nicola Gulch" No. 149 appears in lower right hand corner of image . Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Gold mining equipment--Alaska--Nome; Gold miners--Alaska--Nome Subjects (... More

Prospectors and supplies on Nome waterfront, Alaska, September 22, 1899 -  d2e8888d4214d8affe9d8d814f9d38b0

Prospectors and supplies on Nome waterfront, Alaska, September 22, 189...

Tents and supplies crowd the waterfront as freight is unloaded on the shore. The building for the Alaska Exploration Company appears in the background. The same photograph was published on page 275 of the "Brot... More

First passenger train over Nome River bridge, Seward Peninsula Railway, Nome, July 17, 1906 (NOWELL 265)

First passenger train over Nome River bridge, Seward Peninsula Railway...

Caption on image: First passenger train over Nome River bridge, Seward Peninsula Ry, Nome, Alaska. July 17th 1906. Photo by F.H. Nowell, 4984. Subjects (LCTGM): Railroads--Alaska--Nome; Railroad bridges--Ala... More

Claflin Brothers & Co. in Nome, Alaska, Sept. 28, 1899 -  9279606701cd45d7581e2556f08019ca

Claflin Brothers & Co. in Nome, Alaska, Sept. 28, 1899 - 9279606701cd...

The Claflin Brothers store was located on Front St. The cross street is unknown. Gold was discovered in the area in the summer of 1898 prospectors rushed to stake claims and Nome's population quickly ballooned ... More

Steamship OHIO at Schwabacher's Wharf at Pier 7, foot of Union St preparing to leave for Nome, Alaska, ca 1900-1903 (SEATTLE 2993)

Steamship OHIO at Schwabacher's Wharf at Pier 7, foot of Union St prep...

Barton 10 PH Coll 365.1 Subjects (LCTGM): Steamboats--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle; People--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Ohio (Steamship);

Boats moored along the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, June 29, 1900 (HEGG 272)

Boats moored along the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, June 29, 1900 (HEGG ...

Caption on image: "Snake River Nome June 29 1900" Original image in Hegg Album 38, page 6. Subjects (LCTGM): Sailboats--Alaska--Nome; Rivers--Alaska--Nome; Sternwheelers--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Snak... More

Elks Club Day parade with reindeer in procession, Nome, January 10, 1908 (NOWELL 189)

Elks Club Day parade with reindeer in procession, Nome, January 10, 19...

Caption on image: Elks Club Day, Nome, Alaska, Jan. 10th 1908. F.H. Nowell, 5944 Subjects (LCTGM): Parades & processions--Alaska--Nome; Reindeer; Streets--Alaska--Nome; Stores & shops--Alaska--Nome Subjects (... More

Mining operation, probably vicinity of Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 164)

Mining operation, probably vicinity of Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 1...

Group of miners with rocker . No. 68 appears in lower left hand corner of image Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Gold mining--Alaska--Nome; Gold miners--Alaska--Nome; Gold mining equipment--Alaska--Nome Sub... More

Nome from Lane's Derick, 1903 (NOWELL 69)

Nome from Lane's Derick, 1903 (NOWELL 69)

Original photograph may have been taken by Beverly B. Dobbs Caption on image: (Birds Eye View of Nome From Lane's Derick, 1903) Dobbs Subjects (LCTGM): Cities & towns--Alaska; Beaches--Alaska--Nome Subjects ... More

Sailing vessel SEQUOIA on the beach probably at low tide, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 161)

Sailing vessel SEQUOIA on the beach probably at low tide, Nome, Alaska...

Caption on image: "The Sequoia, high and dry on Nome beach/W. Hester Photo, Seattle" No. 85 appears in lower left hand corner of image Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Sailing ships--Alaska--Nome; Beaches--... More

Crowd gathered for election day, Nome, Alaska, 1902 (HEGG 182)

Crowd gathered for election day, Nome, Alaska, 1902 (HEGG 182)

Shows men and women with signs "Vote for … Goodrich for councilman" and "Vote for L.L. Sawyer for School Trustee" Caption on image: "Election day, Nome 1902" Original image in Hegg Album 37, page 37. Subject... More

Freight wagons, men and horses outside WJ Rowe Transfer Co, Nome, October 26, 1907 (NOWELL 190)

Freight wagons, men and horses outside WJ Rowe Transfer Co, Nome, Octo...

Caption on image: W.J. Rowe Transfer, Nome, Alaska, Oct. 26th, 1907. F.H. Nowell, 5885 Subjects (LCTGM): Stores & shops--Alaska--Nome; Freight & freightage--Alaska--Nome; Carts & wagons--Alaska--Nome; Horses-... More

Hydraulic lift on Glacier Creek mining operation, September 27, 1905 (NOWELL 129)

Hydraulic lift on Glacier Creek mining operation, September 27, 1905 (...

Caption on image: Hydraulic lift on No. 2 Glacier Creek, Nome, Alaska. Sept. 27th 1905. Photo by F.H. Nowell, 4460. Subjects (LCTGM): Gold mining--Alaska--Glacier Creek; Hydraulic mining--Alaska--Glacier Cre... More

Prospector standing in front of building with mule loaded with gold mining pan, shovel and other supplies, vicinity of Nome (HESTER 256)

Prospector standing in front of building with mule loaded with gold mi...

No. 150 appears in lower right hand corner of image . Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Gold miners--Alaska--Nome; Mules--Alaska--Nome; Pack animals--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Alaska--Nome--Gold discoveries

Steamship OHIO at dock in Seattle, May 24, 1900 (TRANSPORT 558)

Steamship OHIO at dock in Seattle, May 24, 1900 (TRANSPORT 558)

Caption on image: All aboard for Nome, S.S. Ohio, May 24, 1900 (?), No. 260, Seattle, Franks & RomanOn verso of image: About 30,000 persons leave Seattle every spring for Alaska and Yukon, nearly all of whom r... More

General Adolphus Washington Greely and party arriving at the Golden Gate Hotel, Nome, August 1905 (NOWELL 87)

General Adolphus Washington Greely and party arriving at the Golden Ga...

Caption on image: Gen. Greely and party arriving at Golden Gate Hotel, Nome, Alaska, Aug. 22d 1905. Nome Chamber of Commerce, Host. Photo by F.H. Nowell, 4186 Subjects (LCTGM): Automobiles--Alaska--Nome; Str... More

Major Julius F Giese giving a speech to a crowd during the July 4th celebration, Nome, Alaska, 1901 (HEGG 111)

Major Julius F Giese giving a speech to a crowd during the July 4th ce...

Caption on image: "Major J.F. Giese Yukon pioneer making some appropriate remarks at the close of program. Nome. July 4, 1901" Original image in Hegg Album 5, page 12 . Original photo... More

People boarding scow on Nome beach, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 459)

People boarding scow on Nome beach, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 459)

*Subjects (LCTGM): Scows--Alaska--Nome; Beaches--Alaska--Nome; Passengers--Alaska--Nome

Klondike-nome-1899 - Public domain image of a steam boat

Klondike-nome-1899 - Public domain image of a steam boat

People leaving Klondike for Nome Sep. 22nd 1899 down Yukon Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospectors on beach in Nome, Alaska, September 22, 1899 -  3254c0d20d2ee6b46415ccc48f641a46

Prospectors on beach in Nome, Alaska, September 22, 1899 - 3254c0d20d...

The men in the photo are employing a method known as "cradling." Prospectors would shovel gravel onto the top of a "cradle" or "rocker" box and rock it back and forth to sift through the gravel through to the l... More

Dogsleds from Corwin Nowell

Dogsleds from Corwin Nowell

Photographer's title: Dog teams hauling freight from Str. "Corwin" 5 miles at sea.

River St flooded after a storm, Nome, Alaska, 1902 (HEGG 373)

River St flooded after a storm, Nome, Alaska, 1902 (HEGG 373)

Caption on image: "River St. during storm 1902 Nome" Original image in Hegg Album 38, page 2. Subjects (LCTGM): Floods--Alaska--Nome; Flood damage--Alaska--Nome; Streets--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Nome... More

2nd Ave from the corner of Kester Ave, Nome, Alaska, ca1900 (HESTER 187)

2nd Ave from the corner of Kester Ave, Nome, Alaska, ca1900 (HESTER 18...

Shows the Hotel Golden Gate, Smilie Supply Company, Washington Trading Company, and advertisement for the Alaska Photo Company, (A.D. Goetze, propr.) Subjects (LCTGM): Hotels--Alaska--Nome; Buildings--Alaska--... More

Dog team hauling cart with cask of water on the beach at Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 449)

Dog team hauling cart with cask of water on the beach at Nome, Alaska,...

Caption on image: "Hauling water with dogs Nome Alaska" Original image in Hegg Album 11, page 5 . Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1218; copied by Webster and Stevens 193.A Subjects (LCTGM): Dog tea... More

Gold bricks belonging to the Miners and Merchants Bank, Nome, ca 1902 (NOWELL 137)

Gold bricks belonging to the Miners and Merchants Bank, Nome, ca 1902 ...

On verso of image: Miners & Merchants Bank, Nome, Alaska. $1,200,000 of gold bricks. Subjects (LCTGM): Gold

River Street along the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 717)

River Street along the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 717)

Shows the Riverside Saloon and Tacoma Grocery to the left . Caption on image: "River St., Snake River Nome, Alaska" Original image in Hegg Album 36, page 52 . Original photograph by Eric A... More

Blockade of people on Front St, Nome, Alaska, July 1, 1900 (HEGG 679)

Blockade of people on Front St, Nome, Alaska, July 1, 1900 (HEGG 679)

Shows traffic jam with horse drawn carts, and people; New York Kitchen and Gold Belt Dance Hall to the right . Caption on image: "Blockade on Front St. Nome July 1st 1900" Original image in Hegg Album 18, pa... More

Bluff, Alaska, ca 1901 (HEGG 581)

Bluff, Alaska, ca 1901 (HEGG 581)

Shows log cabins lining the street, A and A Saloon to the left, store to the right . Caption on image: "Street scene, Bluff City, Alaska" Original image in Hegg Album 27, page 29. Subjects (LCTGM): Streets--... More

Steamer Humboldt with passengers departing for Nome (4669579805)

Steamer Humboldt with passengers departing for Nome (4669579805)

Steamer Humboldt with passengers departing for Nome, June 2, 1901 Photographer: Curtis, Asahel Subjects (LCSH): Humboldt (Steamship) Steamships--Washington (State)--Seattle Passengers--Washington (State)--Seat... More

Receiving first shipment of gold from Nome, at Scandinavian American Bank, Seattle, ca 1901 (CURTIS 2063)

Receiving first shipment of gold from Nome, at Scandinavian American B...

Bank located at southwest corner, 1st Ave. and Yesler Way. Subjects (LCTGM): Gold--Washington (State)--Seattle

Gold bricks and buckets of gold ore belonging to the Miner's and Merchant's Bank, Nome, June 10, 1906 (NOWELL 161)

Gold bricks and buckets of gold ore belonging to the Miner's and Merch...

Caption on image: $1,250,000 gold bullion, Miners & Mercht's Bank, Nome Alaska, June 10th, 1906. Subjects (LCTGM): Gold

Lightering passengers from steamship VICTORIA, probably Nome, July 2, 1907 (NOWELL 168)

Lightering passengers from steamship VICTORIA, probably Nome, July 2, ...

Caption on image: Lightering Passengers from S.S. Victoria, July 2nd 1907. F.H. Nowell, 5433 1/2 Subjects (LCTGM): Passengers--Alaska--Nome; Ships--Alaska--Nome; Piers & wharves--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH):... More

Street scene on Front St Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 393)

Street scene on Front St Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 393)

Caption on image: "Front St. Nome, Alaska" Original image in Hegg Album 5, page 14 . Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1464; copied by Webster and Stevens 235.A Subjects (LCTGM): Streets--Alaska--Nome; Bus... More

The Sourdough Roadhouse on Dexter Creek, 1904 (NOWELL 4)

The Sourdough Roadhouse on Dexter Creek, 1904 (NOWELL 4)

Caption on image: Shel Wettach's Roadhouse on Dexter Creek, 7 miles from Nome. Nowell, 1904. 1073 Subjects (LCTGM): Hotels--Alaska; Buildings--Alaska Subjects (LCSH): Sourdough Roadhouse (Alaska); Roadhouses--Alaska

Bridge over the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 611)

Bridge over the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 611)

Shows two men in a rowboat on the river, buildings and boats along the shore . Caption on image: "Bridge over Snake River, Nome, Alaska" Original image in Hegg Album 38, page 16 . Or... More

Gold bricks in the Bank of Cape Nome, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 466)

Gold bricks in the Bank of Cape Nome, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 466)

Caption on image: "Gold bricks. Bank of Cape Nome. Nome, Alaska" Original image in Hegg Album 5, page 30 . Nome Gold Rush Subjects (LCTGM): Banks and banking--Alaska--Nome; Gold ingots--Alaska--Nome; Alaska-... More

Man with horse and cart selling water in the street, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 300)

Man with horse and cart selling water in the street, Nome, Alaska, ca ...

Shows business establishments: The Bohemia, Wm. Ramsay & Co. Druggists, ticket office of the steamer ELMORE, and crowd of men and children . No. 161 appears in lower right hand corner... More

Small boat navigating the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, September 29, 1900 (HEGG 242)

Small boat navigating the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, September 29, 190...

Caption on image: "Snake River, Nome Sept 29" Original image in Hegg Album 5, page 38 . Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1214; copied by Webster and Stevens 379.A. Subjects (LCTGM): Rivers--Alaska; Rowboa... More

A woman who went to Alaska (1903) (14763125725)

A woman who went to Alaska (1903) (14763125725)

Identifier: womanwhowenttoal00sull (find matches) Title: A woman who went to Alaska Year: 1903 (1900s) Authors: Sullivan, May Kellogg Subjects: Alaska -- Description and travel Publisher: Boston : J. H. Ea... More

Beach at Grantley Harbor near Teller, Alaska, ca 1901 (HEGG 163)

Beach at Grantley Harbor near Teller, Alaska, ca 1901 (HEGG 163)

Caption on image: "Grantley Harbor, Teller" Original image in Hegg Album 31, page 6 . Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1859; copied by Webster and Stevens 364.A Subjects (LCTGM): Harbors--Alaska--Telle... More

Coal pile, John J Sesnon Co, October 28, Nome, 1907 (NOWELL 238)

Coal pile, John J Sesnon Co, October 28, Nome, 1907 (NOWELL 238)

Caption on image: Pile No. 1, John J. Sesnon Co.'s coal supply, Nome, Alaska, Oct. 28th 1907. 10,000 Tons F.H. Nowell, 5928 Subjects (LCTGM): Coal--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Coal trade--Alaska--Nome

Eskimo men with umiak, or skin boat, on the beach surrounded by a group of white men, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 23)

Eskimo men with umiak, or skin boat, on the beach surrounded by a grou...

*Subjects (LCTGM): Crowds--Alaska--Nome; Beaches--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Eskimos--Alaska--Nome; Umiaks--Alaska--Nome

Front St, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 124)

Front St, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 124)

Shows ticket offices for steamship companies selliing tickets for the S.S. Tacoma and the S.S. Sentinel, the Warwick Hotel, and the Bodega Saloon. Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Business enterprises--Alask... More

Nome, Alaska, ca 1901 (HESTER 309)

Nome, Alaska, ca 1901 (HESTER 309)

Shows advertisement for the Wild Goose Railroad Co. and signs for business establishments . Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Streets--Alaska--Nome; Crowds--Alaska--Nome; Railroads--Alaska--Nome; Law offices-... More

Snake River from the bridge showing the aftermath of a storm in October 1902, Nome, Alaska (HEGG 532)

Snake River from the bridge showing the aftermath of a storm in Octobe...

Shows scows and boats crowded into the mouth of the river . Caption on image: "Looking down Snake River from the bridge during storm Oct. 1902." Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1858; copied by Webster an... More

Gold nugget from Pioneer Mining Co's claim on Anvil Creek near Nome, Sepember 29, 1901 (HEGG 654)

Gold nugget from Pioneer Mining Co's claim on Anvil Creek near Nome, S...

Caption on image: "The last wonder from Nome. Sept. 29, 1901. Largest nugget found in Alaska from Pioneer Mining Co.'s claim Discovery, Anvil Creek, Nome. Weight 108 ounces. Value $1729.00" Original image in ... More

Teller, Alaska, September 1900 (HESTER 194)

Teller, Alaska, September 1900 (HESTER 194)

Teller was situated on the spit between Port Clarence and Grantley Harbor . Caption on image: "Teller City, Sept. 1900. Port Clarence, Alaska/W. Hester, photo. Seattle" No. 202 appears in lower left hand cor... More

Nome 1900 dredge

Nome 1900 dredge

Detail from view of Nome, 1900 showing hydraulic equipment for gold digging

Judge RN Stevens reading the Declaration of Independence to a crowd during the July 4th celebration, Nome, Alaska, 1901 (HEGG 407)

Judge RN Stevens reading the Declaration of Independence to a crowd du...

Caption on image: "Judge R.N. Stevens reading the Declaration of Independence, Nome, July 4, 1901." Original image in Hegg Album 5, page 8 . Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1832; copied by Webster and St... More

Moving a house with a team of horses through the mud down Front St, Nome, Alaska, August 27, 1900 (HEGG 468)

Moving a house with a team of horses through the mud down Front St, No...

Caption on image: "Moving a house through Front St., Nome. Aug 27" Original image in Hegg Album 38, page 9. Subjects (LCTGM): Streets--Alaska--Nome; Boston Cafe (Nome, Alaska); Restaurants--Alaska--Nome; Hors... More

Prospectors rocking out gold on the beach at Bluff, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 627)

Prospectors rocking out gold on the beach at Bluff, Alaska, ca 1900 (H...

Bluff, at the mouth of Daniels Creek, was established as a mining site in 1900 at the height of the Nome gold rush . Caption on image: "Rocking on the beach, at Bluff City" Original image in Hegg Album 29, p... More

Surf at Nome showing ships anchored offshore, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 479)

Surf at Nome showing ships anchored offshore, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 47...

Caption on image: "Surf at Nome Alaska" Original image in Hegg Album 38, page 53 . Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1441; copied by Webster and Stevens 247.A Subjects (LCTGM): Beaches--Alaska--Nome; Seas

Three men standing outside of sod house, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 622)

Three men standing outside of sod house, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 6...

Caption on image: "Sod house Nome, Alaska" Original image in Hegg Album 38, page 13 . Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1340; copied by Webster and Stevens. Subjects (LCTGM): Sod buildings--Alaska--N... More

Nome Alaska 1903

Nome Alaska 1903

View of Nome, Alaska 1903. (Judging from the shadow it could have been taken from the cran seen on Lowtide_of_Nome_Oct_1903.jpg[citation needed])

Barge, tents and group of people on beach, Nome, August 1905 (NOWELL 120)

Barge, tents and group of people on beach, Nome, August 1905 (NOWELL 1...

Caption on image: Nome Improvement Co., Aug. 9th 1905, showing first day's work of Longstoremen's Union. Photo by F.H. Nowell, 1905. 4087 Subjects (LCTGM): Barges--Alaska--Nome; Beaches--Alaska--Nome; Tents-... More

Buildings decorated with American flags, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 271)

Buildings decorated with American flags, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 2...

Caption on image: "Street scen. Nome, Alaska" Original image in Hegg Album 18, page 29 . Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1277; copied by Webster and Stevens 319.A. Subjects (LCTGM): Streets--Alaska--Nome... More

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Alaska Dairy Co and Poultry Yard, Nome, August 1905 (NOWELL 121)

Alaska Dairy Co and Poultry Yard, Nome, August 1905 (NOWELL 121)

Caption on image: Alaska Dairy Co. and Poultry Yard, Nome, Alaska, Aug. 11th, 1905. John Schafer, Prop. Photo by F.H. Nowell, 1905. 4105 Subjects (LCTGM): Dairying--Alaska--Nome; Cows--Alaska; Poultry indus... More

Buildings, tents, and boats along the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 342)

Buildings, tents, and boats along the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, ca 19...

Shows the Alaska Meat Company (refrigerated stationary steamboat), Miller & Brown General Merchandise. Subjects (LCTGM): Rivers--Alaska; Business enterprises--Alaska--Nome; Steamboats--Alaska--Nome; Rowboats--... More

Hydraulic mining operation on Nome Beach, September 23, 1904 (NOWELL 35)

Hydraulic mining operation on Nome Beach, September 23, 1904 (NOWELL 3...

Caption on image: 1199. Nowell, 1904 . On verso of image: Hydraulic mine on Nome Beach, Sept. 23, 1904In June 1899, gold was found on the beaches of Nome, and by August, a number of men were prospecting th... More

Men, tents, and supplies on the beach, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 223)

Men, tents, and supplies on the beach, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 2...

Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Tents--Alaska--Nome; Beaches--Alaska--Nome

Passengers on barge being towed aboard SS VICTORIA from the beach, Nome, September 14, 1904 (NOWELL 12)

Passengers on barge being towed aboard SS VICTORIA from the beach, Nom...

Caption on image: Passengers being Towed Aboard "S.S. Victoria" through Heavy Surf. Nome, Sept. 14th 04. Nowell 1904. 1118 Subjects (LCTGM): Ships--Alaska--Nome; Barges--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Victor... More

Dogs catching fish in the surf on the beach at Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 220)

Dogs catching fish in the surf on the beach at Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (...

Caption on image: "Dogs catching fish on the beach, Nome, Alaska" Original image in Hegg Album 11, page 48 . Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1362; copied by Webster and Stevens 308.A. Subjects (LCTGM): D... More

Gold bricks and buckets of gold ore, Nome, 1906 (NOWELL 275)

Gold bricks and buckets of gold ore, Nome, 1906 (NOWELL 275)

Caption on image: $1,200,000.00 in gold, part of winter's cleanup bought by Miners & Merchants Bank of Nome, Alaska, June 10th, 1906. $1,000 in gold coin. Photo by F.H. Nowell, 4924 Subjects (LCTGM): Gold

Hydraulic mining operation operated by the Miocene Ditch Co, Nome, September 27, 1905 (NOWELL 150)

Hydraulic mining operation operated by the Miocene Ditch Co, Nome, Sep...

Caption on image: No. 2 Glacier Creek operated by the Miocen Ditch Co. Sept. 27th 1905. Photo by F.H. Nowell, 4458Glacier Creek flows into the Snake River 6 miles northwest of Nome, Seward Peninsula. (pg. 369... More

Hydraulic mining operation, vicinity of Nome, nd (NOWELL 146)

Hydraulic mining operation, vicinity of Nome, nd (NOWELL 146)

Caption on image: 4462 On verso of image: No. 2 Glacier owned by Price Bros. and operated by Miocene Ditch Co., Nome Subjects (LCTGM): Gold mining--Alaska--Nome; Hydraulic mining--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH... More

Nome's first fire, Alaska, May 25, 1901 (HEGG 499)

Nome's first fire, Alaska, May 25, 1901 (HEGG 499)

Shows street scene with crowd of people watching burning buildings. S & H stands for James A. Sciaroni (Saaroni) and Harry E. Hammond [photographers] who operated in Nome in 1901 . Caption on image: S & H. No... More

Rowboat caught in the surf on the beach at Nome during a storm, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 230)

Rowboat caught in the surf on the beach at Nome during a storm, Alaska...

Caption on image: "A Stormy day on Nome beach" Original image in Hegg Album 38, page 37. Subjects (LCTGM): Rowboats--Alaska--Nome; Beaches--Alaska--Nome; Seas--Alaska--Nome; Storms--Alaska--Nome; Dogs--Alaska--Nome

Two prospectors standing in front of building with donkey loaded with gold mining pan, shovel and other supplies, vicinity of (HESTER 117)

Two prospectors standing in front of building with donkey loaded with ...

No. 152 appears in lower right hand corner of image . Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Gold miners--Alaska--Nome; Donkeys--Alaska--Nome; Pack animals--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Gold mines and mining--Equ... More

Lowtide of Nome Oct 1903

Lowtide of Nome Oct 1903

Passengers brought ashore by boat, Nome, Alaska.

Funeral procession crossing a bridge over the Snake River, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 128)

Funeral procession crossing a bridge over the Snake River, Nome, Alask...

*Subjects (LCTGM): Funeral rites & ceremonies--Alaska--Nome; Funeral processions--Alaska--Nome; Rivers--Alaska--Nome; Bridges--Alaska--Nome; Carts & wagons--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Snake River (Alaska)

Horse and cart in front of the Northwestern Commercial Co building, Nome, ca 1905 (NOWELL 122)

Horse and cart in front of the Northwestern Commercial Co building, No...

Caption on image: Northwestern Commercial Co., Nome, Alaska. Photo by F.H. Nowell, 1905. 4128 Subjects (LCTGM): Stores & shops--Alaska--Nome; Horses--Alaska--Nome; Carts & wagons--Alaska--Nome; Plank roads--... More

Hydraulicing operation at a mining claim, probably vicinity of Nome, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 157)

Hydraulicing operation at a mining claim, probably vicinity of Nome, S...

Caption on image: "Hot Air Bench" Original image in Hegg Album 28, page 11 . Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1773; copied by Webster and Stevens 88.A Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Hydraulic mining--... More

Mining operation on Anvil Creek near Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 230)

Mining operation on Anvil Creek near Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 230...

Shows miners using sluice . Caption on image: "Anvil Creek No. 10/Photo by Hester, Seattle" No. 109 appears in lower left hand corner of image Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Gold mining--Alaska--Nome; Mi... More

Snake River from Front Street, Nome, Alaska, Sept 15, 1900 (HESTER 205)

Snake River from Front Street, Nome, Alaska, Sept 15, 1900 (HESTER 205...

Shows damage to buildings and boats from the storm . Caption on image: "Looking up Snake River from Front Street Sept. 15, 1900, Nome/Photo by W. Hester, Seattle" No. 79 appears in lower left han... More

Prospectors departing for Nome on the steamer CHARLES NELSON, 1900 (SEATTLE 2658)

Prospectors departing for Nome on the steamer CHARLES NELSON, 1900 (SE...

Caption on image: Ready to leave for Cape Nome on steamer Charles Nelson, Mar. 21, 1900 Wilse 390c PH Coll 285.7 Subjects (LCTGM): Gold miners--Washington (State)--Seattle; Ships--Washington (State)--Seattle ... More

Anvil-creek-1902

Anvil-creek-1902

Gold miners at Anvil Creek, Nome, Alaska, 1902

First-wharf-at-nome1905

First-wharf-at-nome1905

Wharf at Nome, Alaska

Cemetery by the beach, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 101)

Cemetery by the beach, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 101)

Shows steamships and sailing vessels in the waters off of Nome . Caption on image: "Nome cemetery/W. Hester Photo" No. 94 appears in lower left hand corner of ... More

Children picking blueberries, Anvil Creek, vicinity of Nome, Alaska, ca 1901 (HEGG 30)

Children picking blueberries, Anvil Creek, vicinity of Nome, Alaska, c...

Caption on image: "Picking blue berry's in Alaska. Anvil Creek" Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1619; copied by Webster and Stevens 32.A Subjects (LCTGM): Children--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Blueberri... More

Grantley Harbor, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 189)

Grantley Harbor, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 189)

Shows tent city and a few sailing vessels in the harbor . Caption on image: "Grantley Harbor, Sept. 1st, 1900/W. Hester Photo" No. 123 appears in lower left hand corner of image . Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (... More

Group of Eskimos seated in a car, Nome, ca 1905 (NOWELL 269)

Group of Eskimos seated in a car, Nome, ca 1905 (NOWELL 269)

Caption on image: Eskimo Automobile Transportation Co., Nome, Alaska. All aboard for Washington D.C. We don't believe in taxation without representation. Copyright by F.H. Nowell, 1905. 4099 On verso of i... More

Nome beach, showing business establishments, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 59)

Nome beach, showing business establishments, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 5...

*Subjects (LCTGM): Business enterprises--Alaska--Nome; Beaches--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Nome (Alaska)

Tram landing passengers from lighter at Nome, circa 1908

Tram landing passengers from lighter at Nome, circa 1908

Passengers being carried from a lighter to shore by an overhead tram. Ships could not get close to shore at Nome, so passengers and freight were both carried in by lighters. A cable system drew the lighter t... More

Beach showing businesses, Nome, ca 1904 (NOWELL 97)

Beach showing businesses, Nome, ca 1904 (NOWELL 97)

Caption on image: North Coast Lighterage Co., John J. Sesnon Co. 4038 Subjects (LCTGM): Beaches--Alaska--Nome; Warehouses--Alaska--Nome; Waterfronts--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Lighterage--Alaska--Nome

Eskimos unloading goods onto beach from umiak, or skin boat, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 259)

Eskimos unloading goods onto beach from umiak, or skin boat, Nome, Ala...

On verso of image: "Eskimos in skin boat" No. 74 appears in lower left hand corner of image. Subjects (LCSH): Eskimos--Alaska--Nome; Umiaks--Alaska--Nome; Loading and unloading--Alaska--Nome

Passengers arriving on the beach by scow from the steamer ST PAUL, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 632)

Passengers arriving on the beach by scow from the steamer ST PAUL, Nom...

Caption on image: "Passengers arriving from str. St. Paul. Nome, Alaska." Original image in Hegg Album 17, page 25 . Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 1410; copied by Webster and Stevens 211.A Subjects (LC... More

Passengers waiting to disembark from a scow on the beach, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 617)

Passengers waiting to disembark from a scow on the beach, Nome, Alaska...

Caption on image: "Landing passengers Nome" Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 3026; copied by Webster and Stevens 228.A Subjects (LCTGM): Scows--Alaska--Nome; Ships--Alaska--Nome

People boarding scow on Nome beach, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 438)

People boarding scow on Nome beach, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEGG 438)

Caption on image: "Cold footed gold seekers retreat from Nome" Subjects (LCTGM): Scows--Alaska--Nome; Rowboats--Alaska--Nome; Beaches--Alaska--Nome; Passengers--Alaska--Nome

Car-in-nome-1905 - A group of men standing next to a car

Car-in-nome-1905 - A group of men standing next to a car

Public domain image of an early automobile, 1910s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Maury Geography 068B Cape Nome

Maury Geography 068B Cape Nome

Digging for gold at Cape Nome, Alaska, from Maury's New Elements of Geography for Primary and Intermediate Classes.

Floating wooden breakwater structures on beach at Nome, July 1905 (NOWELL 99)

Floating wooden breakwater structures on beach at Nome, July 1905 (NOW...

Caption on image: W.M. Johnston & Co. Floating Breakwater. Nome, Alaska, July 30th 1905. Length 150 ft., diam. 9 ft. Photo by F.H. Nowell, 4050 Subjects (LCTGM): Jetties--Alaska--Nome; Beaches--Alaska--Nome... More

Men lined up at the Post Office to receive mail, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 13)

Men lined up at the Post Office to receive mail, Nome, Alaska, ca 1900...

Caption on image: "Mail day at Nome/W. Hester Photo" No. 28 appears in lower right hand corner of image Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Post offices--Alaska--Nome; Queues--Alaska--Nome

Mining camps with tents, probably vicinity Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 147)

Mining camps with tents, probably vicinity Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HEST...

Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Mining camps--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Alaska--Nome--Gold discoveries

Muddy street scene in Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 247)

Muddy street scene in Nome, Alaska, ca 1900 (HESTER 247)

Shows Discovery Saloon on the left . No. 106 appears on verso of image . Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Streets--Alaska--Nome; Mud--Alaska--Nome; Bars--Alaska--Nome; Business enterprises--Alaska--Nome Sub... More

Nome, Alaska, ca1900 (HESTER 25)

Nome, Alaska, ca1900 (HESTER 25)

Shows Roscoe's Theatre Comic to the right, Claflin Bros. & Co. to the left . Nome Gold Rush. Subjects (LCTGM): Business districts--Alaska--Nome; Theaters--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Roscoe's Theatre Comic ... More

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