File:Aerial view of Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1899 - DPLA - 69177dc45dd83cecea91eb3b76fe246e.jpg
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Aerial view of Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1899 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Aerial view of Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1899 |
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View of Skagway, Alaska looking SW towards the Chilkoot Inlet. The White Pass and Yukon Railway roundhouse can be seen at the lower right and many tents and other homes can be seen in the distance. During the Klondike Gold Rush, the White Pass was one of the routes used by prospectors to travel from Skagway to the Yukon gold fields. In April 1898 the White Pass and Yukon Railroad Company was formed in an effort to establish an easier way through the pass. Construction on the railroad began the following month. Thousands of workers worked around the clock in treacherous conditions to complete the project. The railroad track was completed at White Pass on February 20, 1899 and reached Lake Bennett on July 6, 1899. The final spike on the railroad was placed on July 29, 1900 in Carcross, B.C.; [No caption.]; Location approximated. Despite the title, this is a view from a hill, not an aerial view. |
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circa 1899 date QS:P571,+1899-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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institution QS:P195,Q7442157 |
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