Collection Name	Stereographic Library Collection, ca. 1800-1910
Identifier	UAF-1975-178-4
Title	Twilight - In camp at St. Michaels, Alaska
Description	Title taken from caption. "9359 -- (4) A permanent residence at St. Michaels is not a thing to be desired, particularly by persons of a sociable disposition, for the winters are long and dark and cold; for hundreds of miles in every direction the waters are locked in their fetters of ice, and from September until the following June the residents of this little island are almost absolutely cut off from communication with the outside world. The summer season, however, is delightful, and the scenes and experiences at St. Michaels will afford many fascinating memories to those tourists who are fortunate enough to pass this way during the open season. The nearness of this locality to the Arctic Circle gives a maximum of sunshine and a minimum of twilight during June, July and August. Although the island is entirely devoid of forests, the formation is rugged and broken, giving a mountainous effect to the general outline, and at twilight the sun tints upon the clouds and sea and landscapes are often exquisite beyond description. The argonauts to the Yukon have endured and suffered, but it cannot be said that their labors and sacrifices have been in vain. Organized capital and effort will develop the vast resources of Alaska. The argonauts have struggled in the midst of privation, disappointment, danger and death. Out of this seething crucible of human toil and woe the coveted gold will come, but only in rare instances will it be the portion of those who bore the heat and burden of the day." "John P. Clum, U.S.P.O. Inspector and Lecturer." Copyright, 1900, by B. L. Singley
Contributors	Keystone View Company (Publishers)
Subject.TGM	Tents Lumber Settlements Camping Sunrises & sunsets Clouds Gold rushes
Location	Saint Michael (Alaska)
Region	Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period	1896 to 1913
Type	Image (Stereographs)
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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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Twilight - In camp at St. Michaels, Alaska

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