File:Nome waterfront, Alaska, September 1899 - DPLA - 85f2a040d18101173906902a11815e81.jpg

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Nome waterfront, Alaska, September 1899 (

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Creator

Arthur Clarence Pillsbury (1870–1946)
Description	American photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	1870	1946
Location of birth	Medford
Work location	Western North America
Authority file	: Q4798272 VIAF: 72912746 ISNI: 0000000027683375 LCCN: n87826834 WorldCat

; Pillsbury and Cleveland

Title

Nome waterfront, Alaska, September 1899

Description

Gold was discovered near Nome in the summer of 1898. Prospectors rushed to stake claims and the city's population quickly ballooned to 10,000 people. In 1899, more gold was discovered on beaches near the town and spurred an even greater rush of visitors. By 1900, an estimated 1,000 people a day were arriving in Nome. Pillsbury took some of the first available photographs of the Nome. Following his departure, the winter conditions made it too difficult for others to reach the area.; Panorama Nome City water front, by Pillsbury + Cleveland, Sept. [remainder of caption cut off]; General Nome location provided.

Date

September 1899

Collection

Seattle Public Library

	Location	Seattle , United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 36′ 24″ N, 122° 19′ 58″ W
	Established	1890
	Website	www.spl.org
	Authority file	: Q7442157 VIAF: 147059007 ISNI: 0000000107435179 LCCN: n50059684 NRHP: 82004253 GND: 4841883-3 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

Record in source catalog
DPLA identifier: 85f2a040d18101173906902a11815e81
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_ap_00005

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