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Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection

Chopping permanent ice uncovered in August on the Alaska Highway. Melting of such ice when the insulating cover is removed is one of the problems solved [unknown]

Description

Postcard of a worker chopping ice.

Item Metadata

Title
Chopping permanent ice uncovered in August on the Alaska Highway. Melting of such ice when the insulating cover is removed is one of the problems solved
Creator
[unknown]
Contributor
Public Roads Administration, FWA
Date Created
[not before 1898]
Description
Postcard of a worker chopping ice.
Extent
1 postcard : black and white
Subject
Ice; Construction workers
Geographic Location
Alaska
Genre
Postcards
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1820-11-41; RBSC_ARC_1820_11_41
Collection
Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush collection. RBSC-ARC-1820-11-41
Date Available
2024-06-14
Provider
Vancouver: University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
Catalogue Record
https://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/phil-lind-klondike-gold-rush-collection
DOI
10.14288/1.0446262
Aggregated Source Repository
DSPACE7

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Rights

Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca