File:People in a Nome gold mine, ca 1903 (MOHAI 7315).jpg

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English: People in a Nome gold mine, ca. 1903   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
English: H.G. Simmer
Title
English: People in a Nome gold mine, ca. 1903
Description
English:

In Alaska and the Yukon, placer gold was found along ancient stream beds, some of which were underground. This often required much digging and long hours in the cold and dark. Candles were scarce and expensive at a dollar apiece. This photo, taken in Nome sometime between 1899 and 1906, shows a group of people working 110 feet underground for the Balkan Mining Company. Women and children did work in Klondike and Alaska mines, but is unclear whether the woman and children in this photo are workers or visitors.

Original title: Underground workings of Balkan Mining Co. Nome, Alaska. Depth 110 feet

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Balkan Mining Co.; Child laborers; old miners; Gold mining; Gold rushes; Women--Employment
Depicted place
English: Nome (Alaska)
Date circa 1903
date QS:P571,+1903-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w
Dimensions height: 18 cm (7 in); width: 24 cm (9.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,18U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,24U174728
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
7315
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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