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Rocking gold on the sands, Cape Nome, Alaska.
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Description
Identifier
UAA-eph-0100-20
Collection Name
Stereoview collection, circa 1895-1905. UAA-EPH-0100
Title
Rocking
gold
on the
sands
,
Cape
Nome
,
Alaska
.
Description
Title
taken
from
caption
. This
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
.
Additional
text
on the
front
of the
stereogrph
reads
: "
Series
of
1903
, by
George
W
.
Griffith
.
Sold
only
by
griffith
&
Griffith
,
Philadelphia
,
Chicago
,
London
,
Hamburg
,
Ger
.
Milan
,
Italy
.
Geo
.
W
.
Griffith
,
publisher
,
Philadelphia
,
Pa.
"
Creator
Griffith & Griffith
Required citation
Stereoview
collection
,
Archives
and
Special
Collections
,
Consortium
Library
,
University
of
Alaska
Anchorage
.
Subject.TGM
Gold miners
Miners
Gold mining
Gold mining equipment
Gold rushes
Sluices
Mining camps
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)
Related Materials
https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/ephemera-collections/
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:uaa_archives@alaska.edu
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