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Collection Name
Stereographic Library Collection, ca. 1800-1910
Identifier
UAF-1975-178-16
Title
Courtney's
Store
and
Postoffice
,
Sheep
Camp
,
Alaska
Description
Title
taken
from
caption
.
"
9212
--
(16)
In this
view
we
have a
combination
of
grocery
store
,
postoffice
,
laundry
, and
hay
and
grain
warehouse
, as
well
as a
Miner's
Exchange
.
Mr
.
Courtney
, the
proprietor
, was
fortunate
in
having
with him his
family
, and his
wife
is
seen
at the
door
of the
tent
attending
to the
wants
of a
waiting
customer
.
The
sign
over
the
doorway
,
advertising
a "
five
cent
mail
" or
ten
cents
from
Dyea
to the
lakes,would
not be
understood
by a
stranger
.
It
should be
remembered
that
Sheep
Camp
was
located
very
near
the
international
line
which
divided
Alaska
from the
Northwest
Territory
.
Prior
to
April
,
1898
,
no
provision
had been
made
by
our
Government
for the
transporation
of
mails
beyond
Dyea
, and
therefore
the
thousands
of
people
who
were
moving
their
supplies
to and
beyond
Sheep
Camp
found
it
necessary
to
arrange
for a
private
mail
service
from
Dyea
. For
several
months
a
fee
of
ten
cents
was
charged
for
carrying
a
single
letter
from
Dyea
to
Lake
Linderman
, but
Mr
.
Courtney
was a
man
who
believed
in
competition
, and
therefore
established
an
opposition
service
,
contracting
to
carry
letters
from
Dyea
to
Sheep
Camp
for
5
cents
each
, and from
Dyea
to the
lakes
for
10
cents
. This
private
mail
service
developed
into an
extensive
and
profitable
business.
"
Copyright
,
1909
, by
B
.
L
.
Singley
Creator
Singley, B. L.
Contributors
Keystone View Company (Publishers)
Subject.TGM
Gold rushes
Camps
Business enterprises
Children
Signs (Notices)
Prospecting
Gold miners
Merchandise displays
Stores & shops
Postal service
Location
Chilkoot Pass (Alaska and British Columbia)
Region
Southeast Alaska
Outside
Time Period
1896 to 1913
Date
1898
-
1900
Type
Image (Stereographs)
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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