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Miners Pack Train

Date: 05 20 1905
Description: Elevated view of a group of miners on horseback crossing a bridge into Fairbanks, Alaska, May 20th, 1905. Houses are on the other side of the river. Captio...
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Arrival of Gold Pack Train

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Description: View of a group of miners arriving in Fairbanks with their gold. One man is riding a mule. Caption reads: "Arrival Of Gold-Pack Train At Fairbanks, Alaska....
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Mail and Passenger Stage

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Description: View of a horse-drawn sleigh used as a mail and passenger stage between Tanana and Fairbanks. Writing on sleigh reads: "Tanana-Fairbanks Stage" Caption rea...
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Kennedy's Pack Train

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Description: A view of Kennedy's Pack Train, about to cross the Chena River. The pack train carried large amounts of gold dust taken from creeks. Caption reads: "Kenned...
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Ice Floes in the Tanana River

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Description: Ice in the Tanana River. Buildings are along the shore in the background. Caption reads: "A Run of Ice in the Tanana River, Fairbanks, Alaska."
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Wharf and Waterfront

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Description: Men and women stand on the pier at the wharf and waterfront. Buildings are visible in the distance.
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First Avenue

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Description: Elevated view of First Avenue, the main street in town. The area is home to the O.K. Lodging House, Denver Bar, and other restaurants and stores. Published...
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First Avenue

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Description: View of First Avenue, the main street in town. Stores, restaurants, and lodging houses stand on either side of the street. Snow-covered mountains rise in t...
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Gold Pack Train

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Description: View of a gold pack train outside Washington Alaska Bank and Bleary Meat Market. Published by Chisholm & Hall, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Front Street

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Description: View down Front Street in the business district. Hotel Revilla, which burned in 1924, stands at the right. Men walk past stores on the left.
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Front Street

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Description: View down Front Street, in the business district. Tanana Commercial Company, established in 1880, can be seen at left among other shops and restaurants.
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Street Scene

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Description: View down a street in the business section looking toward St. Michael's Cathedral. The Russian Orthodox church was constructed between 1844 and 1848.
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Winter Street Scene

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Description: View down a snow-covered street during winter. A man stands on a snow bank outside of shops and other small businesses at right.
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Waterfront

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Description: General view of the city's shoreline featuring a ship moored at the main pier.
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View from Harbor

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Description: View of the wharf and city from the harbor. Men stand on the main pier beside warehouses.
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Native Americans Roadside Market

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Description: View of a market near a road. Native Americans sell baskets and curios to men and women wearing hats and long coats.
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Metlakahtla Brass Band

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Description: View of the Metlakahtla Brass Band as they perform in a circular formation around the conductor. Another group of women and girls stands to the left. Spect...
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Eskimo Automobile Transfer Company

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Description: Side view of an a large group of people in an automobile from the Eskimo Automobile Transfer Company heading toward Cape Prince of Wales and Kotzebue Sound...
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People in front of Palmer Post Office and General Store

Date: 1935
Description: People are gathered at the entrance to the Post Office and General Store. There is a horse tethered to a wooden fence post, and an automobile is parked nea...
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Warton Post Office and General Store

Date: 1935
Description: One of a group of images under the headline: "Matanuska Valley Colonists Wait for Mail, Carry Water, Haul Logs." Original caption reads: "Colonists lounge ...

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