Identifier	UAA-eph-0100-26
Collection Name	Stereoview collection, circa 1895-1905. EPH-0100
Title	Rocking gold on the sands, Cape Nome, Alaska.
Description	This stereograph (or stereoview) depicts two men standing on the beach at Cape Nome, holding shovels and using a rocker, or cradle, to remove gold from the sand. The man on the left stands in the ocean surf, and the man on the right stands on a small stool. There are tents visible on the shoreline behind the men. The photograph was taken circa 1903 and published by Griffith & Griffith. The title is printed on the stereograph card and reads in full, "3299. 'Rocking' Gold on the Sands, Cape Nome, Alaska. Series of 1903, by George W. Griffith."
Creator	Griffith & Griffith
Required citation	Stereoview collection, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Subject.TGM	Miners Gold miners Gold rushes Gold mining equipment Shovels Tents
Subject.LCSH	Gold mines and mining
Location	Nome (Alaska)
Region	Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period	1896 to 1913
Date.original	1903 ?
Type	Image (Stereographs)
Ordering & Use	https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/online-materials/
Holding Institution	University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections. 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508, 1-907-786-1849. mailto:archives@uaa.alaska.edu
Rating

Rocking gold on the sands, Cape Nome, Alaska.

Description