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Creator Role

manufacturer publisher copyrighter

Description

The stereograph contains a black and white image of a mining camp that sat at the base of the Golden Stair, a difficult incline that leads to the Chilkoot Pass. The Pass is between the state of Alaska (United States) and British Columbia (Canada). Numerous men and tents are pictured throughout the camp. The image is adhered to an orange-colored paper card mount.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1898

Measurement

3 1/2 X 7 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card mount

Inscription

recto, vertical left: Keystone View Company, / Manufacturers and Publishers. recto, vertical right: Meadville, Pa. St Louis, Mo / Copyright, 1898, by B. L. Singley. recto, bottom right: 9195-Klondikers Climbing the "Golden Stair" and "Peterson's" Trail, / Chilcoot [sic] Pass, Alaska.

Subjects

Chilkoot Pass; Gold mines and mining--Alaska; Gold mines and mining--United States

Work Type

stereograph

Class

photos

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

6577

Digital ID

FVW_06577

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

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