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English: Dead horses on White Pass Trail, 1898   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Asahel Curtis  (1874–1941)  wikidata:Q4803332
 
Asahel Curtis
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 1874 Edit this at Wikidata 1941 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Minnesota Seattle
Work period 1888 Edit this at Wikidata–1941 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Seattle, Washington
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q4803332
Title
English: Dead horses on White Pass Trail, 1898
Description
English: In 1897 and 1898, many of the Klondike stampeders used pack horses and mules to carry supplies along the White Pass Trail. Smart pack train owners took good care of their animals, but the trail was rough and the work was extremely hard. There was no feed in the mountain canyons and no water in winter. Animals who were too weak to work were often let loose to die or were shot.

In this 1898 photo by Asahel Curtis dead horses lie among the boulders on the White Pass Trail, probably in the area known as Dead Horse Gulch. The average work life of a White Pass Trail horse in wintertime was six weeks.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Gold rushes; Horses; Livestock--Carcasses; Trails & paths
Depicted place
English: Dead Horse Gulch (Alaska); White Pass Trail (Alaska and Yukon)
Date 1898
date QS:P571,+1898-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
English: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w
Dimensions height: 20 cm (7.8 in); width: 25 cm (9.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,20U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,25U174728
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
7248
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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The author died in 1941, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer.

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.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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