File:Father and son dredging for gold in the Bering Sea, ca 1904 (MOHAI 7208).jpg

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English: Father and son dredging for gold in the Bering Sea, ca. 1904   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Beverly Bennett Dobbs  (1868–1937)  wikidata:Q43129640
 
Alternative names
B.B. Dobbs
Description photographer
Date of birth/death 1868 Edit this at Wikidata 1937 Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q43129640
Title
English: Father and son dredging for gold in the Bering Sea, ca. 1904
Description
English: The discovery of gold in the beach sands at Nome, Alaska, inspired people to dredge for offshore gold in the Bering Sea. Captain Henry S. Finch, Sr. and his son, Captain Henry S. Finch, Jr. spent the winter of 1904-1905 in Nome, Alaska trying their hand at offshore mining. The two men made enough money to return to Seattle and set up their business of ship salvage, cargo recovery and underwater construction.

This photo of Captain Henry S. Finch, Sr. and his son, Captain Henry S. Finch, Jr. was taken off Nome, Alaska sometime during the winter of 1904-1905. According to a descendant of the two men, Capt. Finch, Sr. would have been about 55 years old at the time and his son, 17.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Diving suits; Dredging; Gold rushes; Ice
  • People: Finch, Henry S., Sr; Finch, Henry S., Jr
Depicted place
English: Nome (Alaska)
Date circa 1904
date QS:P571,+1904-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w
Dimensions height: 25 cm (9.8 in); width: 20 cm (7.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,25U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,20U174728
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
7208
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain

The author died in 1937, 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.

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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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