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Collection Name
Rivenburg, Lawyer and Cora Photograph Album. 1910-1914 (bulk)
Identifier
UAF-1994-70-341
Title
One
man
mining
proposition
Description
Title
from
caption
.
Photograph
of a
mining
operation
that
used
steam
to
thaw
the
permafrost
.
Visible
in the
photo
are the
boiler
,
wood
pile
,
cabin
and what
may
be
another
cabin
.
Narrative
in the
photo
album
reads
:
"
Winter
view
of a
one
man
mining
proposition
,
cabins
at the
rear
&
a
steam
boiler
in
front
center
.
Pointed
iron
pipes
with
small
holes
through
them
carry
live
steam
as they are
forced
into the
eternally
frozen
ground
. Then the
loosened
dirt
is
shoveled
out
until
bedrock
is
reached.
"
Creator
Rivenburg, Lawyer
Subject.TGM
Miners
Gold mining equipment
Winter
Fuelwood
Boilers
Cabins
Region
Interior Alaska
Time Period
1896 to 1913
Date
1912
-
1914
Type
Collection
Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use
For information on ordering and using this material:
http://library.uaf.edu/order-photos
Holding Institution
Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.;
mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu
--(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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