At Dyea waiting for the mail at the P.O

Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection

At Dyea waiting for the mail at the P.O Young, W. W.

Description

Photograph depicts men lined up single file waiting for the mail. Caption on verso reads: "At Dyea waiting for the mail at the P.O. (Drop in the rear and wait our turn unless you are a woman.)" "7" is written in upper left corner on verso.

Item Metadata

Title	At Dyea waiting for the mail at the P.O
Alternate Title	At Dyea waiting for the mail at the Post Office
Creator	Young, W. W.
Date Created	1898
Description	Photograph depicts men lined up single file waiting for the mail. Caption on verso reads: "At Dyea waiting for the mail at the P.O. (Drop in the rear and wait our turn unless you are a woman.)" "7" is written in upper left corner on verso.
Extent	1 photograph : black and white
Subject	Postal service; Gold rushes
Geographic Location	Dyea (Alaska)
Genre	Photographs
Type	Still Image
File Format	image/jpeg
Language	English
Notes	Description from RBSC-ARC-1820-04-02: "'At Dyea waiting for the mail at the P.O. (Drop in the rear and wait our turn unless you are a woman).' A very interesting photograph showing a line of more than two dozen men waiting for the mail. Several business signs can be seen in the background, including one for a restaurant and another for 'Bleak House,' likely a lodging."
Identifier	RBSC-ARC-1820-PH-0003; RBSC_ARC_1820_PH_0003; RBSC-ARC-1820
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-PH-0003
Date Available	2024-04-04; 2024-04-04T19:47:36Z
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	10.14288/1.0447033
Aggregated Source Repository	DSPACE7
DigitalResourceOriginalRecord	https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/plind/items/1.0447033/source.json

Item Media

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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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