File:Nome Arctic Railroad train at Banner Station, Anvil Creek, ca 1904 (NOWELL 26).jpeg

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English: Nome Arctic Railroad train at Banner Station, Anvil Creek, ca. 1904   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Frank H. Nowell  (1864–1950)  wikidata:Q26202833
 
Frank H. Nowell
Alternative names
Frank Hamilton Nowell
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 19 February 1864 Edit this at Wikidata 19 October 1950 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Portsmouth
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creator QS:P170,Q26202833
Title
English: Nome Arctic Railroad train at Banner Station, Anvil Creek, ca. 1904
Description
English: Caption on image: Nome Arctic Railroad train at Banner Station, Anvil Creek. Most northerly Railroad Station in the World. 1204. Nowell, 1904
The town of Banner is located on the northwest side of Anvil Mountain, 4.8 miles north of Nome, on the Seward Peninsula. It was the site of a mining camp and railroad station. In 1901 the Wild Goose Railroad (later Seward Peninsula Railroad) extended from Nome to Banner. (pp. 103-104) Notes from Donald Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1967)
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Railroads--Alaska--Banner; Railroad stations--Alaska--Banner; Railroad cars--Alaska--Banner; Tents--Alaska--Banner
  • Subjects (LCSH): Nome Arctic Railroad
Depicted place
English: United States--Alaska--Banner
Date circa 1904
date QS:P571,+1904-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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English: Silver gelatin, b&w : 8 x 10 in.
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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The author died in 1950, 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 70 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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