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[Scenes of the Klondike Gold Rush, building of the White Pass and Yukon route, and Indigenous peoples, volume 1] Barley, H. C. (Harrie C.), -1909
Description
Album one of two. From 1898 to 1900, Harry C. Barley worked as the company photographer for the White Pass and Yukon Route, a 177-kilometres narrow gauge railway from Skagway, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Yukon. The railroad replaced the dangerous White Pass Trail taken by prospectors arriving in Skagway. Originally from Denver, Colorado, Barley moved to Skagway, where he set up a photography studio and gained a reputation as a daring outdoor photographer.
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[Scenes of the Klondike Gold Rush, building of the White Pass and Yukon route, and Indigenous peoples, volume 1]
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Date Created |
[not before 1897]
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Description |
Album one of two. From 1898 to 1900, Harry C. Barley worked as the company photographer for the White Pass and Yukon Route, a 177-kilometres narrow gauge railway from Skagway, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Yukon. The railroad replaced the dangerous White Pass Trail taken by prospectors arriving in Skagway. Originally from Denver, Colorado, Barley moved to Skagway, where he set up a photography studio and gained a reputation as a daring outdoor photographer.
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1 album (98 photographs : black and white ; 24 x 19 cm and smaller)
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image/jpeg
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Language |
English
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Notes |
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Identifier |
RBSC-ARC-1820-AB-07-03-01; RBSC_ARC_1820_AB_07_03_01; RBSC-ARC-1820
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush collection. RBSC-ARC-1820-AB-07-03
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Date Available |
2024-07-04; 2024-07-03T23:04:27Z
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Provider |
Vancouver: University of British Columbia Library
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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
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DOI |
10.14288/1.0446551
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DSPACE7
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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